Fix the Infected Broodmother

[Pigeon_Chest]

I don't feel like I really need to elaborate- it's an unfun spam fest...

 

How to fix it- anything you do to it can be considered an improvement- including flat out deleting it from the game.

You have to spam hits to win- you have to spam health items to live- it genuinely is a test of endurance on how long can you click your mouse while spamming max heals- which AREN'T EVEN MAX HEALS -since it debuffs you so heavily. 

 

Here's a copy paste from my review script I'm drafting- sorry- this boss fight depresses me so much that I just can't bother re-writing this... but I will quickly censor the swears. 

 

Please enjoy the praises of the other bosses- cause they are actually well made- and all praise ends as soon as the Infected Broodmother comes onto screen.

 

 

 

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I was so ready to sing the praises of the Optional bosses when I first found them- 

-The Broodmother in the Hedge was a treat- and felt like a super Spider boss fight- with spiderlings and orb weaver's everywhere- exactly how you would expect it to feel. 
- The Boss weapon you get from the Broodmother is really disappointing- It's once again- a 3 hit combo that has no actual special features- no special hit combo- and it does less damage than most other weapons...

-The Mantis fight inside the flower pot is more technical- as it has prowess in hand to hand combat- and requires a shield to block some of the attacks if you don't dodge or hide behind the bark of the flower Bush. It also has an earthquake attack that scared the hell out of me when it one shot me. 
- The boss weapon you get from the Mantis fight is also really bad- it's a scythe that advertises stronger hits- but still is a disappointment compared to most other weapons. 

-The Wasp Queen fight inside the storage box is really fun- as it requires more of those ranged weapons- and SOMEHOW - it makes use of the Green Magic Staff- since the orb produced by the staff flies- and bounces around while electrocuting the queen and her drones. 
- The boss Armour acquired provides buffs to ranged weapons- and any friends you may be playing with. It is consider "Bard" armour- and is generally useless in solo play. 

But then.... comes the Infected Broodmother.... This Boss fight is found inbetween the rocks near the pesticide container... and I genuinely wish it didn't exist... 
The infected Broodmother is an absolute **** disturber- and I cannot insult this awful fight enough.
The Infected Broodmother is genuinely completely unfair- and it caused me to lower my difficulty to Easy for the first time in the entire game- but you didn't think I won did you?
Noooo, NoNoNo- This boss fight is so unfair that even on easy I was having the worst time trying to defeat this thing. 

-The Infected Broodmother has 3 stages to her fight- the first phase is easy- she dies, and comes back to life- no harder than a wolf spider with extra health...
-The second stage- sports the Infected Broodmother jumping around and producing huge spore clouds that prevent you from moving faster than a drugged snail- along with activating a self healing mechanic. This part is pretty bad, and causes the battle to be really hard as it is- since getting closer is more challenging, and she'll slowly heal if you don't get any hits in for a while. 

-The last stage of this fight is so awful I'm having a hard time writing this script properly- 
The Healing mechanic is turned up to 11- there are constant spore clouds restricting your movement- it now craps bombs directly below it- and it is jumping around like a goblin on crack. Any strategy you think this boss fight has- it does not have it- no matter what you do the Infected Broodmother heals constantly- even when you're actively dealing damage. It also applies permanent debuffs to you that stack- causing all damage and healing you do to be far less effective than usual. 
This- paired with it's crack head energy- causes you to watch as the health bar increases past the damage you dealt- often going back up to complete full health. I tried ranged weapons- magic- and every single weapon that sported the effects that she was weak to- none of it did anything to this monster. I found myself slogging forwards with my trusty Battleaxe- just spamming hits as much as possible- while spamming 50 of the biggest health drink I could make. Even after all of that- I still barely won, and my battleaxe was now half broken. If you enjoy clicking your mouse until you get carpel tunnel syndrome- then this godforsaken boss fight is for you.
Oh yeah- the boss weapon is a really crappy reusable grenade that requires you to kill the boss 3 times just to have enough resources to build it... so yeah- genuinely the worst boss in any game I have ever played.

If it weren't for the Infected Broodmother- and the awful Boss weapons- I would give the secrets of this game a 10/10
Due to the Infected Broodmother alone- I'm forced to give the secrets a 5/10

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Please fix this awful boss fight

It makes me sad that it even exists

 

The boss weapons would love to be fixed too- but this fight is worse than pulling out my fingernails... and makes me want to rip out my hair. 

[matt_2]

Here's what you can do to bear her.

Get a full set of fully upgraded red ant armor and shield. Fully upgraded toenail scimitar with the fresh upgrade: this will slow her attacks and she's weak to fresh. Mutations: blademaster, coup de grass, spicy safety, mantsterious stranger, corporate kickback (only thing that can really heal you in phase 3). And the fungal charm. 

 

If you need more help, sleep In a luxurious bed, that will give you +defense and eat black ox burger.

 

Hope that helps! The Boss is super hard but really fun and epic. 

[Pigeon_Chest]

I really appreciate the advice- it really helps having more input-

I wish the buffs of beds were properly advertised, so other people would use them more.

 

While I was using the Luxurious Bed- I wasn't using the toenail scimitar since I didn't see good results while testing and comparing to other weapons damage per second. It's good to know it slows down attacks 'slightly'.

 

 

In regards to your statement "The Boss is super hard but really fun and epic."

I must respectfully- and completely disagree- 

Sure, it kinda looks cool... but-

It has unavoidable damage from bombs that ruins any concept of a 100% damage free run, along with restricting your sight and slowing you down- It's simply unfun compared to every other boss I've ever fought in any game ever. 

I can't express just how *little* fun I had during any testing and fighting of this boss.  (There's always time for a pun)

Anything that forcibly requires you to heal mid fight from unavoidable damage instead of allowing avenues of skill to allow a no damage run- is simply poorly constructed and unfun for completion driven people. The only thing that will change my mind is actual changes to the boss that allow skill to prevail. 

 

I don't know what you're comparing this boss to in order to get your statement of it being fun- but I suspect you probably played with friends- which would make it fair at a flat rate since you could divide the work and effort required to get a damage free run.

Or perhaps you just don't value damage free runs as much as I or other completion driven people do. 

I do not have friends- so I solely rely on good game design to have fun- and The Infected Broodmother is the only creature in this game that does not fit that criteria.