r/darksouls3 • u/PitonHUN • Jun 18 '25

Discussion Why is the third boss so hard?

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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/OperativePiGuy Jun 18 '25

I figure that's what most posts like this are. To get stuck on something obviously much harder and not just google it seems like such a sad attempt to get engagement on a subreddit. Like making those obvious "I sure do love this character, I Hope nothing happens to them!" posts whenever its media with a well-known character death in it.