What weapon do you use to beat spider mastermind in E3M8

[signofzeta]

For quick kill I use BFG. 1-2 hits its dead

I sometimes use plasma rifle and it cannot shoot you if you wave the stream from one joint from one of its legs to its brain and the other leg to its brain. It just dances the plasma stream. Same with chaingun

If I want to do the hide and shoot thing, I use rockets.

Don't you think that Spider Mastermind is too weak? C'mon, one to two BFG hits its dead. It is the last boss and is supposed to be a challenge not an easy level. I don't use BFG against it. Too easy.

[FATAL]

It doesn't matter where you hit the monster in doom.

[signofzeta]

I tried using plasma against the spidermastermind. I hit exactly the same place, he keeps on shooting. I shoot him in the places alternatively I mentioned above, he dances and does not shoot.

[FATAL]

I have no idea why that happens for you. It shouldn't.

[Illdo]

Everyone use BFG. My gosh, Id Software should get some serious bashing for making the Spidey so terribly easy to defeat! I killed it in 10 seconds and didn't lose more than 12 HP!!

[The Undertaker]

Same here. I rush up to it and unload 2 BFG shots, end of story.

[Random]

I use anything i can

[Cyberia-Mix]

You never try to play each level as it was the first (I mean with just with pistol and 50 bullets, as if you enter the level with IDCLEV) o_O ? If not, I guess you should (the levels have been made to be played this way IMO).
Try to beat the SM in E3M8 just with what you find in the level and you'll se it's more intersesting (and harder too :)). For example, you'll se that in E3M8 you won't have enough life nor ammo if you don't make the monsters firing them each other if you don't want to be nailed by the SM while collecting rockets (and those who already tried know that it's the only solution) :)).

[The Orichalcon]

I have no idea why that happens for you. It shouldn't.

It does that for me too. No idea why, I'd say splash damage, but I don't think plasma has splash damage.

[Kristian]

Playing from scratch, E3M8 is a little tough playing UV max style, since you'll most likely be a little short on ammo. It's still nowhere near "hard", though, and neither is NM (since you get so much plasma ammo). If you want a challenge, try completing it without using any weapons. It's 100% luck, so it may take you as much as 50 tries or more... :-)

[Flame Spawn]

If I start from scratch, I'd try to get the monsters to fight the SM. Then I'd unload my rockets into her. Otherwise, BFG + point blank on her = possible one-hit kill.

[General Greivous]

I just use the BFG. In all honestly, for being the final boss battle, it's really disappointing.

[FATAL]

Id has a nice habit of spoiling good games with a lame boss battle. That's for sure.