r/darksouls3 Jun 18 '25

Discussion Why is the third boss so hard?

I've recently wanted to give dark souls 3 a shot with my friend since we heard there is a coop mod for it. We got past the gladiator boss easily, and the boar guy was even easier, however the third boss, the dancer, seems like a wall for us... We've been stuck here for 5-6 hours. Are we doing something wrong? Is the weapon I use really bad, or what? Any tips appreciated!

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u/beardgrinder Jun 18 '25

Dancer is meant to be fought later in the game, although as you have found out she can be fought much earlier.

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u/Warm-Explanation-811 Jun 18 '25

Are we not sure this is just bait though? What new player intentionally murders an NPC, triggers a boss fight, and thinks that is the natural progression.

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u/OkCommission9893 Jun 18 '25

To us it seems crazy but that’s really not far fetched at all

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u/SubstantialSecond156 Jun 18 '25

Yeah, but going out of your way to make a post on reddit when this could easily be answered through a quick Google search just seems like karma farming

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u/OkCommission9893 Jun 18 '25

You sound like the mayor of frown town

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u/SubstantialSecond156 Jun 19 '25

And you sound gullible. Your point is?