It's a somewhat tedious explanation but the gist is animals like Bears have a crap ton of stamina and will use 'Sprint' whenever possible. When a bear is sprinting, even when a slow poison is in effect, are still incredibly quick. On master difficulty, I believe slow effects have their magnitude changed (as opposed to their duration) so a 50% slow poison is only actually slowing them by 25%.
The best way to deal with them, poison wise, is a combo I use a lot:
- Deathbell
- Bone Meal
- Salt Pile
The bonemeal and salt can be swapped for other ingredients but both are extremely common so I use them. This poison will slow the enemy as well as ravage it's stamina reserve. If you combine this poison with 1-word of 'Drain Vitality' (read more on my other discussion) you will completely drain their stamina in 5-10 seconds and they will be unable to regain any, combine this will the slow, even if it's only a reduced slow, you should be much better off. I use this combo for fighting enemies like bears and giants to great effect.
It's a somewhat tedious explanation but the gist is animals like Bears have a crap ton of stamina and will use 'Sprint' whenever possible. When a bear is sprinting, even when a slow poison is in effect, are still incredibly quick. On master difficulty, I believe slow effects have their magnitude changed (as opposed to their duration) so a 50% slow poison is only actually slowing them by 25%.
The best way to deal with them, poison wise, is a combo I use a lot:
- Deathbell
- Bone Meal
- Salt Pile
The bonemeal and salt can be swapped for other ingredients but both are extremely common so I use them. This poison will slow the enemy as well as ravage it's stamina reserve. If you combine this poison with 1-word of 'Drain Vitality' (read more on my other discussion) you will completely drain their stamina in 5-10 seconds and they will be unable to regain any, combine this will the slow, even if it's only a reduced slow, you should be much better off. I use this combo for fighting enemies like bears and giants to great effect.