mad wolf too difficult

i'm playing as a witch, and i keep getting the mad wolf down to 50% to 80% decreased life but i can't get him. my gear is all good and my skill are all leveled up. ggg could easily make the wolf a little easier without affecting the quality of the game. honestly, i wish i could get my money back, because this feels like a mess of a game to me, but the mad wolf is where i hit the wall.

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VertigoStranger#6930 wrote:

i'm playing as a witch, and i keep getting the mad wolf down to 50% to 80% decreased life but i can't get him. my gear is all good and my skill are all leveled up. ggg could easily make the wolf a little easier without affecting the quality of the game. honestly, i wish i could get my money back, because this feels like a mess of a game to me, but the mad wolf is where i hit the wall.

try adjusting your gear , or leveling up a bit more on lower areas, maybe you missed a side objective.

of all the things that need fixing, i dont think boss difficulty is one.

another tip i coujld give is just spend a attempt or two not worrying about damage, but just dodge around and get used to the boss attacks then try again once you feel familiar with dodge more

there was several bosses where i had to kill them 4-5 levels above the area cuz i was too weak

Trade for better gear. It makes the game easy.

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VertigoStranger#6930 wrote:

i'm playing as a witch, and i keep getting the mad wolf down to 50% to 80% decreased life but i can't get him. my gear is all good and my skill are all leveled up. ggg could easily make the wolf a little easier without affecting the quality of the game. honestly, i wish i could get my money back, because this feels like a mess of a game to me, but the mad wolf is where i hit the wall.

I feel your pain. I beat him on witch, and it wasn't easy. He might be a bit overtuned and needs balancing, but not unkillable.

The comment above gives good advice (may be you don't need it) : go in and don't try to kill it, just learn his attacks, they are rather well telegraphed (sound cues, patterns...). Find how you should move around to not get hit.

Obviously he does cold damage, so improve your cold res (charm is easiest)

Have a look at your gems. May be some other combination could be more appropriate.

If all fails, then yeah may be some more farming for gear / level could help, or ask in chat if someone can help you / find gear in trade.

You can do it :)

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DeQuavis69#7107 wrote:

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VertigoStranger#6930 wrote:

i'm playing as a witch, and i keep getting the mad wolf down to 50% to 80% decreased life but i can't get him. my gear is all good and my skill are all leveled up. ggg could easily make the wolf a little easier without affecting the quality of the game. honestly, i wish i could get my money back, because this feels like a mess of a game to me, but the mad wolf is where i hit the wall.

try adjusting your gear , or leveling up a bit more on lower areas, maybe you missed a side objective.

of all the things that need fixing, i dont think boss difficulty is one.

another tip i coujld give is just spend a attempt or two not worrying about damage, but just dodge around and get used to the boss attacks then try again once you feel familiar with dodge more

there was several bosses where i had to kill them 4-5 levels above the area cuz i was too weak

Boss difficulty overall is FINE.
The mad wolf needs to be nerfed.

-It's the act ONE boss and it's the hardest by far.
- Mostly due to us reaching it too soon but that's the games fault.
- Shouldn't need to 2x the starting area to beat him.
- Campaign is already long enough.

The act one boss needs to be toned down.

I think it's the single best fight in the entire game. It,s brillant and amazing.

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JODYHiGHR0LLER#6171 wrote:

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DeQuavis69#7107 wrote:

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VertigoStranger#6930 wrote:

i'm playing as a witch, and i keep getting the mad wolf down to 50% to 80% decreased life but i can't get him. my gear is all good and my skill are all leveled up. ggg could easily make the wolf a little easier without affecting the quality of the game. honestly, i wish i could get my money back, because this feels like a mess of a game to me, but the mad wolf is where i hit the wall.

try adjusting your gear , or leveling up a bit more on lower areas, maybe you missed a side objective.

of all the things that need fixing, i dont think boss difficulty is one.

another tip i coujld give is just spend a attempt or two not worrying about damage, but just dodge around and get used to the boss attacks then try again once you feel familiar with dodge more

there was several bosses where i had to kill them 4-5 levels above the area cuz i was too weak

Boss difficulty overall is FINE.
The mad wolf needs to be nerfed.

-It's the act ONE boss and it's the hardest by far.
- Mostly due to us reaching it too soon but that's the games fault.
- Shouldn't need to 2x the starting area to beat him.
- Campaign is already long enough.

The act one boss needs to be toned down.

I completely disagree. He's the hardest because you are still learning, and that is the entire point of the fight. It forces you to learn, and gives you a good introduction to how the rest of the game is going to be.

On witch he's actually really easy, all you have to do is focus on dodge and let minions do most of the work.

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Valsacar#0268 wrote:

I completely disagree. He's the hardest because you are still learning, and that is the entire point of the fight. It forces you to learn, and gives you a good introduction to how the rest of the game is going to be.

On witch he's actually really easy, all you have to do is focus on dodge and let minions do most of the work.

Yup this

I had big troubles fighting him but back on cruel I thought he was the easiest of the act bosses. in general I think he's one of the best fight in the entire game prolly the best

also I think any act boss should force the player to rethink his build and prepare at least a little bit. if you jump it without a tiny bit of stress it's not an act boss. It needs to be properly challenging.

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VertigoStranger#6930 wrote:

i'm playing as a witch, and i keep getting the mad wolf down to 50% to 80% decreased life but i can't get him. my gear is all good and my skill are all leveled up. ggg could easily make the wolf a little easier without affecting the quality of the game. honestly, i wish i could get my money back, because this feels like a mess of a game to me, but the mad wolf is where i hit the wall.

Honestly mate if Wolf is giving you that much trouble on Witch you really need to optimize you build a bit. I 2-shot wolf on my Merc the first time through. The second time through, I was on Witch and I 1-shot him almost effortlessly. You have such access to DoTs and the like + you can get Grim Feast as your first spirit skill which COMPLETELY trivializes survivability in Act 1. Its especially useful in Wolf because his AoEs nuke your minions constantly which gives you a perpetual feed of Essences to overclock your energy shield. I don't think he touched my health a single time across that fight when I was on Witch.

He isn't difficult at all to be honest. People are struggling because they're falling into a couple traps.
They're super new and don't understand the game systems, so they're dramatically un-optimised for the fight and they're not reading the sign posts dictating which attack he is going to use.
Geonor needs to stay as he is, because EVERY other major boss is harder and more chaotic as the game progresses.
They're all very possible however. If you're getting beaten by it, stop, think, look at your build and ask yourself if you're missing anything gear wise or in how you're approaching the encounter.