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ELDEN RING |OT| One Ring To Rule Them All
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fart town usa
Member
Praise the Message!
Fought some mini-boss, I thought, "hmmm, he isn't taking damage and the enemy's name has Snail in it..." Messages said, go for the bright spots.
Thank you internet, I followed the advice and mini-boss was felled.
Fought some mini-boss, I thought, "hmmm, he isn't taking damage and the enemy's name has Snail in it..." Messages said, go for the bright spots.
Thank you internet, I followed the advice and mini-boss was felled.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
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FunkMiller
Gold Member
Okay, they really, really need to nerf the Mimic Tear Summon.
I just beat
first time, and didn’t get hit by any of them.
I just beat
Godfrey, Morgott, Fell Twins
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TheDarkPhantom
Gold Member
I've been putting that work in
all cleared. All of Limgrave, Liurnia and Caelid canvassed from top to bottom though I found it amusing that yesterday I went back to Limgrave for nostalgia's sake and ended up finding a boss battle (with incantation reward for my Confessor!) a gesture and an ash of war which I'd somehow missed lol. As I've said before, if you think you've cleared a region I promise you you haven't.
Finally going into Atlus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir. Found my way to Volcano Manor, wonder how certain decisions will impact questlines/endings, I'm doing everything blind as God intended, exciting stuff. Ended up getting
be careful with your decisions, Visions of sadness...
Nokron, Noskella, Eternal Nameless City, Lake of Rot
all cleared. All of Limgrave, Liurnia and Caelid canvassed from top to bottom though I found it amusing that yesterday I went back to Limgrave for nostalgia's sake and ended up finding a boss battle (with incantation reward for my Confessor!) a gesture and an ash of war which I'd somehow missed lol. As I've said before, if you think you've cleared a region I promise you you haven't.
Finally going into Atlus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir. Found my way to Volcano Manor, wonder how certain decisions will impact questlines/endings, I'm doing everything blind as God intended, exciting stuff. Ended up getting
Boc the seamster killed
I will try the double seppuku or something else once I have my internet back on Saturday i guess.
Keihart
Member
There is a whip at the south of limgrave, thats the one im using, maybe you missed it or is the one zone you didn't explore.
There doesn't seem to be much whip stuff in general and is compatible with very frew ashes.
remember_spinal
Banned
Would anyone be willing to help me beat Radagon here? I’m close to giving up and just watching the ending on youtube lol
BadBurger
Banned
It shows an affinity for an ashes of war (Wild Strikes) when I go to apply it to my +3 Lordsworn's Greatsword. If I choose heavy, it becomes a heavy greatsword. Does anyone know if it will have the same attack speed and attacks? Or does it literally transform into something else?
kingpotato
Ask me about my Stream Deck
That death blighted fire exploit is so annoying. Was playing pvp and I won and some how got summoned in the same player and they switched that on for instant kill. So dumb.
Aenima
Member
When you choose the Heavy affinity for a weapon, the power of the weapon just scalles based on your character STR. It will have the same speed, all those affinity things do is change the stats and grade of the weapon scalling. So depending of your character build you can choose an affinity that does more damage.
TheDarkPhantom
Gold Member
HOLY SHIT! Just solo'd
Very 1st attempt, went in with no idea what to expect. All flasks used up, right down to the wire, double KO but it counted, absolutely priceless!
Lichdragon Fortissax
Very 1st attempt, went in with no idea what to expect. All flasks used up, right down to the wire, double KO but it counted, absolutely priceless!
GodLordPaddock
Banned
What a fucking game. It's taking the number 1 spot in my top 100 games list. Beat every boss except 4 and just finished Rannis quest. Beat the hardest ones and just have some stragglers. Going to finish them off Monday after work.
As a long time souls fan this game the cherry on the top.
As a long time souls fan this game the cherry on the top.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I thought the same but about the 2 tree sentinels together. One is difficult enough with all its pissy jumping around but 2 of the fuckers at the same time I thought was just lazy doing that.
OsirisBlack
Banned
Ok Meteorite of Astel is just plain fucking dumb. Fight was going as badly as it possibly could have and then …. Fuck it.
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SkylineRKR
Member
I love Caelid. I went there at level 50 ish and managed fine. It has very cool areas, like the area around the church or Sellia village. Some castles to conquer as well, and the divine tower, which I decided to get the fuck out of for now. Caelid reminds me of Bloodborne.
jadefire66
Member
I'm having a lot of fun on my second character. Dual katana DEX just like the first, but this time I'm not rushing the main story so much. I'm going around the early areas doing most content for smithing stones and stuff. Level 40-50 or so. I just killed 4 world bosses in Caelid one after another (O'Neill + the ones in the south). I swear the deathbird was harder than the big dragon, and didn't even give 1/3 of the runes he gave lol. Gonna wanna upgrade my weapons a bit more before I go to Radahn. This area is awesome. I also got the Beast Roar art of war after giving 4 deathroot to Gurranq and it's very useful because it's a fast ranged attack.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
There‘s a later area and a boss that’s so Bloodborne, it hurts. You’ll know it when you get there!
Soodanim
Gold Member
Regarding a Liurnia NPC:
Does anyone know the blind girl’s third location? After you give her the second Shabriri Grape. I didn’t do it until after I finished the rest of the area, so I need to know whether she’s still in Liurnia or if she has moved on to where I’ve already moved onto.
balls of snow
Member
Ah so thats what that npc dude was alluding too. I did one and invaded. Got out and nothing.
SJRB
Gold Member
I don't understand the cry to nerf an optional item that is designed to help you out.
Just don't use if it you think it's OP? I don't get it.
captainnapalm
Member
The more I play it the more convinced I become that Elden Ring is one of the greatest video games of all time. I feel like the world alone qualifies it for that, to say nothing about the addictive and rewarding gameplay. It's hard to think of a more complete package.
TheDarkPhantom
Gold Member
Foot of the broken down bridge that leads to the lakes, eastern side
FunkMiller
Gold Member
…because the game is designed to provide a level of challenge, and having stuff that is too OP rather destroys that challenge. Same goes for bosses with attacks that hit too hard… ruins the challenge. There’s a fine line to walk in terms of providing players with equipment that makes them more powerful and able to take on bosses… and having stuff that just breaks the game completely. Mimic Tear is not a hard thing to find or upgrade once you’re in late game.
BadBurger
Banned
I love it. Reminds me of myself bumbling through this, my first Soulsborne game, just winging it and getting 99% of my knowledge from GAF. This game is like Breath of the Wild for adults, turned up to eleven.
DavidGzz
Member
They are definitely the best playthroughs to watch. I love watching veterans cause you can see how excited they are but seeing a newbie is watching someone go through what you went through your first time. That was me back in '09 with Demon's Souls. I quit playing it for a couple weeks cause of the difficulty. I came back to it eventually and fell in love.
DeaconOfTheDank
Member
Level up your character a bit so that they can take at least one hit at full HP. Additionally, try to mix your Flask of Wonderous Physick with the protective bubble tear that let's you get hit once with massively reduced damage negation.
Some tips:
- Don't use the lock on camera. It'll spazz out on such a huge boss and get you killed. This is especially true for such a narrow area.
- Immediately get in close and hug one of the boss' sides. I mean literally cling to the side. Creating distance between the player and this boss is one of the worst things you can do - a lot of its attacks will close gaps quickly and hone in on you. Thankfully, its turn radius is shit.
- Just spam jump attacks and charged R2s while hugging the side. If you want to play it safe, wait till after the boss attacks, dodge-roll if you need to, and whittle away. With any luck, you'll open up the boss to a critical.
- At around half health, the boss will start glowing. Get the hell out of there - an AOE will come pretty soon. This is good moment to pop the Flask of Wonderous Physick if you haven't already done so. Afterwards, immediately run back to one of the sides of the boss. Rinse and repeat.
SCB3
Member
So dont use it? Theres your challenge, I don't mind some OP stuff for players, this is the Souls Equivalent of an Easy mode imo, same with Summoning, who cares if its not affecting y9ou
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
Exactly. Its also arguably needed to give offline players a chance. Because let's face it, the traditional "quick fix" in Souls' games for unbeatable bosses is summon a co-op buddy.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
That doesn't mean they need to nerf stuff. Souls games always have broken builds/items, it's part of the fun, some players like being as OP as possible and wrecking the game, others run around naked with a 2H club. If mimic tear and magic make the game too easy for you, don't use them. What's next, nerf bleed, nerf night/fire sword, nerf jump+strong attack?
I'll hold my hands up and say I've claimed items like night/fire sword "will get nerfed" but I'm not championing it.
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mansoor1980
Gold Member
scaled armor set is superb , finally some good defense stats
Remember that there’s a door locked with stonesword keys at the very beginning of the game.
GymWolf
Gold Member
fuck i forgot that, thanks boss.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Oh, that door. THAT dungeon. Ha ha. I did that way too early and it knocked the wind out of me, should be fine if you're nearly done with Limgrave.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Yeah I think you'll be fine, the main enemy in that place is your camera. I went in before like 20 with a +1 longsword and it was rough.
Fools idol
Banned
so I was wandering around at the edge of the map and fell down some cliffs edge using Cotton and theres.... a fucking entire village of those little pot dudes just chilling the fuck out. It's called Jar Burg.
This game man. So much hidden stuff you can miss even after 2 full runs.
This game man. So much hidden stuff you can miss even after 2 full runs.
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AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Wait 'til you see what the jar ashes are called.
Soodanim
Gold Member
I went out of my way to get my FP up to 100 to summon that particular Spirit Ash, and I've said it before: it's like I'm his weak NPC summon. Level him up a few times and he's brutal. He's the big gun I save for rare occasions. He has taken out bosses that have destroyed me almost entirely by himself. I've had another Spirit Ash since that costs more but isn't even nearly as good. You'll see.
As for nerfs, I think the quickest way for them to nerf anything is to nerf the "Infinite FP" ingredient by making it a shorter time, because that's the source of nearly all the OP-ness people talk about. The balance of the powerful spells is having a limit, so of course the lack of a limit makes them god-tier.
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