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General Discussion => VIDYA GAMES => Topic started by: Nom De Plume on April 26, 2020, 01:31:39 PM
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Searched around and found some threads for the individual games but not for the whole series. Apologies if this thread already exists. Would love to hear folks weigh in on the games.
Got a PS4 last black friday for Bloodborne(first gaming on that generation console). As a huge Lovecraft and open world rpg fan, this was an amazing experience, one of the best I've had. Super tough but rewarding. My heart would actually start pounding when bosses were down to like 20% health; haven't had that since I was a kid. Props to the guy on here that beat Orphan of Kos second try.
So what's up with the Dark Souls games? Dark Souls and Dark Souls 3 are on sale right now and I got time on my hands. Seems like people here don't love #2. Should I play in order? If not, will it fuck up continuity in the story? Should I skip any of them? What say you?
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Between 1 2 and 3 it really doesn’t matter if you play them in order. There are a few names or references to lore stuff between the games but its not a big big deal. I’m replaying through the whole trilogy at the moment. Personally I’d just play 1 and 3 if you’re interested in the series. 2 is good but I wouldn’t pay more than like 10 dollars for it.
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In hindsight, Dark Souls 2 is just okay. It has tankier controls and an atmosphere that seems slightly off compared to the other two. Poured several hours into the initial release but going back to Scholar of the First Sin after Dark Souls 3 felt like a waste of time. The Scholar version is also a bit more grueling due to slight rearrangement and increase of the enemies.
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Has anyone tried any of the non-From Software soulsbornes like Surge, Nioh and Ashen? How about the 2d ones like Blasphemous? Any recommendations?
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DS 1&3 are great. 1 is the real deal. It’s amazing overall but there are more sections that drag and are a bitch to play. 3 feels a bit slick and fan-service-y but is enjoyable to play throughout.
Demon Souls is interesting and has a unique atmosphere but it plays like a Beta of DS1. Has some stupid mechanics like having to traipse around to particular smiths to upgrade xxxx. Couple of optional bosses that require you shooting 120 arrows or something at them from half a mile away. A few levels that should never not be speedrun-ed through.
Only made it a few hours into DS2 and put it down.
Sekiro is brilliant and frustrating and more of its own thing. It’s Soulsborne but not. I hated most of the first play through and then played through another 8 times and had a blast.
I got Nioh recently but didn’t get very far. It doesn’t have the same shoulder button configuration and the combat has a weird tempo - more like Ninja Gaiden with stamina thrown in. Put that down for the new God Of War which is more like a Souls game for dummies now but that was very enjoyable.
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DS 1&3 are great. 1 is the real deal. It’s amazing overall but there are more sections that drag and are a bitch to play. 3 feels a bit slick and fan-service-y but is enjoyable to play throughout.
Demon Souls is interesting and has a unique atmosphere but it plays like a Beta of DS1. Has some stupid mechanics like having to traipse around to particular smiths to upgrade xxxx. Couple of optional bosses that require you shooting 120 arrows or something at them from half a mile away. A few levels that should never not be speedrun-ed through.
Only made it a few hours into DS2 and put it down.
Sekiro is brilliant and frustrating and more of its own thing. It’s Soulsborne but not. I hated most of the first play through and then played through another 8 times and had a blast.
I got Nioh recently but didn’t get very far. It doesn’t have the same shoulder button configuration and the combat has a weird tempo - more like Ninja Gaiden with stamina thrown in. Put that down for the new God Of War which is more like a Souls game for dummies now but that was very enjoyable.
Demons Souls had such a cool atmosphere and really felt like they were left alone to make whatever the fuck they wanted: it’s pretty brutal (it gets harder the more you die and the worse you do) and there’s all kinds of weird little details and shit going on. I believe it was considered a failure and was written off by From, so they could make their weird little artsy game without too much interference and without worrying about it being some hot seller.
Dark Souls is my personal favorite because of all the fascinating ideas/art/world. It’s the only one that I think did the interconnected world thing really well. I remember my first time going through and finding out how all the areas fit together- it really felt like something unique and special. Plus I just think it’s the most enjoyable gameplay.
It’s not perfect or anything, but it just feels like a lot of love and attention was put into it (the first 2/3rds anyways).
Darks Souls 2 is not very good. If there’s one to skip, that’d be it.
I agree with Willie about Dark Souls 3. It felt like something that was rather unnecessary. Lots of “hey do you remember this character/place?” stuff. It was ok, but by then it had lost pretty much everything that made the first two games so great.
It was cool seeing something so fresh and different come out, since video games seem to just be dominated by sequels and copycat. It was nice not having everything spoon-fed to you (there are huge chunks of the game and story that you won’t experience unless you really go out of your way or follow some walkthrough). But now it itself has kind of become another rehashed and copied thing. Oh well.
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Thanks a ton for the input y'all. Copped 1 and 3. Now Scholar of the First Sin is on sale for $9.99. Kinda hard to pass up even when it's the least well received offering. These posts piqued my interest in Demon Souls too; maybe save the first for last this time.
Gonna finish off the Bioshock Collection, then it's time to die.
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Dark souls 1 and bloodborne are the pinnacles of the series. Souls 3 is also really good and has some challenging bosses epsecially the dlc. I believe the creator Miyazaki wasnt very involved with souls 2. Its a great game but is missing a certain magic the others have. I just finished demon souls and the levels are challenging like trying to get to a boss and theres very few shortcuts. The bosses are alot easier compared to the newer games. The A.I. is alot less developed and will get stuck on the enviroment and do dumb shit. No jumping or plunging attacks.
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Has anyone tried any of the non-From Software soulsbornes like Surge, Nioh and Ashen? How about the 2d ones like Blasphemous? Any recommendations?
Sorry to bump. Just wanted to say that Surge 2 is very fun. Don’t need to play the first one to understand what’s going on. Also I would recommend Remnant from the ashes.
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I love to R1 mash.
I dodge spam in so many other games as a result of DS1
The magic of DS1 for me was definitely invasions and PvE. I only played the first release on Xbox 360, and kind of late in the life cycle, so I never had a chance to experience the gravelord covenant.
Have fun when you get around to the series!
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The interconnected world in DS1 is so amazing to me, couldn't get through DS3 because of that and the subtle atmosphere change. Not sure if it's just me who feels that way about DS3 cause everyone seems to love it so it might just be.
But yeah DS1 is one of the best games of all time, I'm sure you'll love it.
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The interconnected world in DS1 is so amazing to me, couldn't get through DS3 because of that and the subtle atmosphere change. Not sure if it's just me who feels that way about DS3 cause everyone seems to love it so it might just be.
But yeah DS1 is one of the best games of all time, I'm sure you'll love it.
Personally I love the atmosphere of 3 and it fits with the lore and what's happening in the world at the time though I did feel like it looked too much like Bloodborne at first.
Anyone keeping up with Elden Ring and the Demon's Souls remake?
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Looking forward to Elden Ring. Not much info available apart from the teaser trailer. Hope they'll release Demon's Souls remake on PC. Although if it's like the remastered Dark Souls, don't think I'll spend another 20+ hours shooting reapers with a bow and arrow.
Edit. Demon's Souls will be a PS exclusive. Damn.
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Looking forward to Elden Ring. Not much info available apart from the teaser trailer. Hope they'll release Demon's Souls remake on PC. Although if it's like the remastered Dark Souls, don't think I'll spend another 20+ hours shooting reapers with a bow and arrow.
Edit. Demon's Souls will be a PS exclusive. Damn.
On the bright side the new Demon's is a full on remake from the ground up and not just the same game with some new lighting effects like Dark Souls Remastered was. Really hoping they finish that last archstone area (Land of the Giants) that was cut from the original version but not holding my breath.
Latest rumor is we'll get new Elden Ring news at Gamescom but who knows? Seems like it's going to be the true, big spiritual successor to the Souls games which is exactly what I need.
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The interconnected world in DS1 is so amazing to me, couldn't get through DS3 because of that and the subtle atmosphere change. Not sure if it's just me who feels that way about DS3 cause everyone seems to love it so it might just be.
But yeah DS1 is one of the best games of all time, I'm sure you'll love it.
Personally I love the atmosphere of 3 and it fits with the lore and what's happening in the world at the time though I did feel like it looked too much like Bloodborne at first.
Recently picked DS3 back up and I'm actually enjoying it right now, Irithyll of the Boreal Valley is breathtaking.
Anyone keeping up with Elden Ring and the Demon's Souls remake?
Extremely excited to play Demon's Souls for the first time, haven't kept up with it though.
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The interconnected world in DS1 is so amazing to me, couldn't get through DS3 because of that and the subtle atmosphere change. Not sure if it's just me who feels that way about DS3 cause everyone seems to love it so it might just be.
But yeah DS1 is one of the best games of all time, I'm sure you'll love it.
Personally I love the atmosphere of 3 and it fits with the lore and what's happening in the world at the time though I did feel like it looked too much like Bloodborne at first.
Recently picked DS3 back up and I'm actually enjoying it right now, Irithyll of the Boreal Valley is breathtaking.
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Anyone keeping up with Elden Ring and the Demon's Souls remake?
Extremely excited to play Demon's Souls for the first time, haven't kept up with it though.
DS3 is a greatest hits album. It’s not original, it repeats stuff that has already been done, it doesn’t have slow spots that make the pacing more organic. It’s also great to play, easier to jump back into at any point, and has some singular moments that are pretty great.
DeS is going to need a few major quality of life improvements to make me give a shit. The character weight was always off, not having enough inventory space to pick up vital upgrades was bullshit, and some levels are really hot garbage.
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The interconnected world in DS1 is so amazing to me, couldn't get through DS3 because of that and the subtle atmosphere change. Not sure if it's just me who feels that way about DS3 cause everyone seems to love it so it might just be.
But yeah DS1 is one of the best games of all time, I'm sure you'll love it.
Personally I love the atmosphere of 3 and it fits with the lore and what's happening in the world at the time though I did feel like it looked too much like Bloodborne at first.
Recently picked DS3 back up and I'm actually enjoying it right now, Irithyll of the Boreal Valley is breathtaking.
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Anyone keeping up with Elden Ring and the Demon's Souls remake?
Extremely excited to play Demon's Souls for the first time, haven't kept up with it though.
DS3 is a greatest hits album. It’s not original, it repeats stuff that has already been done, it doesn’t have slow spots that make the pacing more organic. It’s also great to play, easier to jump back into at any point, and has some singular moments that are pretty great.
DeS is going to need a few major quality of life improvements to make me give a shit. The character weight was always off, not having enough inventory space to pick up vital upgrades was bullshit, and some levels are really hot garbage.
The big thing with Demon's that people don't catch on to right away is that your inventory weighs you down regardless of what you have equipped so people end up fat rolling just by having a lot of shit on their person which is more realistic but sucks until you realize it. Then you have to remember to drop shit off at Stockpile Thomas all the time or your inventory gets full quick and you have to leave shit behind in a level. I definitely expect a lot of quality of life changes and level tweaks and am curious to see if they mess with Character and World Tendency at all.
Damn, I wasn't even aware of that! Guess being over-organised/storing all unused items spared me.
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Mortal Shell was recently released. It's got the Souls formula (collect "tar" which is the currency to purchase upgrades and items; you lose them on death and must be collected at corpse site), tough bosses etc... Little customization and few weapons but it's only $35 and a fun gap-filler until the PS plus games for September are released
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Mortal Shell was recently released. It's got the Souls formula (collect "tar" which is the currency to purchase upgrades and items; you lose them on death and must be collected at corpse site), tough bosses etc... Little customization and few weapons but it's only $35 and a fun gap-filler until the PS plus games for September are released
Yeah I'm playing it right now and it's really not bad, I like the harden mechanic a lot actually
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Play King’s Field, fromsoftware’s first games.
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Sekiro is getting an update in October where they are putting in a boss rush mode.
I’m actually pretty excited by that. I groused about the difficulty a lot on first play through but I think the bosses are fun now.
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i've been playing dark souls 2 i'm having such a blast with this game so far!
(i've lit two primal bonfires.) (scholars of the first sin on steam)
(also i played demons souls and 1 on PS3)
other than iron keep, i haven't found this game to be frustrating at all!
in fact, i'm enjoying it more than 1 - maybe because of the expectations based on popular opinion.
i think it's beautiful and there's a really cool variety of encounters the game expects you to adapt to.
i'm curious what specifically people don't like about it?
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i've been playing dark souls 2 i'm having such a blast with this game so far!
(i've lit two primal bonfires.) (scholars of the first sin on steam)
(also i played demons souls and 1 on PS3)
other than iron keep, i haven't found this game to be frustrating at all!
in fact, i'm enjoying it more than 1 - maybe because of the expectations based on popular opinion.
i think it's beautiful and there's a really cool variety of encounters the game expects you to adapt to.
i'm curious what specifically people don't like about it?
The lore and the world, mostly. The map physically doesn't make sense (taking an elevator from ground up to a lava-sea dungeon) and the lore is basically separate from the rest of the series and doesn't tie in with Gwyn or the linking of the flame or anything like that. There's frankly too many bosses and many of them have such basic movesets that make them trivial on a re-run not to mention some real balancing with enemies in certain areas. All that said the gameplay is fun and I don't think it's worthless, there's some good stuff there it just lost the plot so to speak.
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i've been playing dark souls 2 i'm having such a blast with this game so far!
(i've lit two primal bonfires.) (scholars of the first sin on steam)
(also i played demons souls and 1 on PS3)
other than iron keep, i haven't found this game to be frustrating at all!
in fact, i'm enjoying it more than 1 - maybe because of the expectations based on popular opinion.
i think it's beautiful and there's a really cool variety of encounters the game expects you to adapt to.
i'm curious what specifically people don't like about it?
The lore and the world, mostly. The map physically doesn't make sense (taking an elevator from ground up to a lava-sea dungeon) and the lore is basically separate from the rest of the series and doesn't tie in with Gwyn or the linking of the flame or anything like that. There's frankly too many bosses and many of them have such basic movesets that make them trivial on a re-run not to mention some real balancing with enemies in certain areas. All that said the gameplay is fun and I don't think it's worthless, there's some good stuff there it just lost the plot so to speak.
i finished it and i can't disagree, but i'm not super invested in anything but gameplay, so it seems.
i rarely felt the need for a guide which felt great. the progression made much more sense to me.
that being said, i do think 1 is much stronger design-wise
2 is more videogame-y which is fine imo.
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DaS 1 is a great game, very strong worldbuilding and a good toning-down of a lot of the out-there designs of Demons Souls. I thought it was more polished in that sense, but DaS 1 is still the king of the series. Demons souls had some really cool worldbuilding built into it, especially in terms of worldbuilding that made almost no sense at the start (shit like world tendency, and the various NPC's you would have to somewhat escort throughout the worlds at times) that can completely change your experience of the game.
has anyone played the PS5 remake? Pretty bummed it didn't come to PC.
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DaS 1 is a great game, very strong worldbuilding and a good toning-down of a lot of the out-there designs of Demons Souls. I thought it was more polished in that sense, but DaS 1 is still the king of the series. Demons souls had some really cool worldbuilding built into it, especially in terms of worldbuilding that made almost no sense at the start (shit like world tendency, and the various NPC's you would have to somewhat escort throughout the worlds at times) that can completely change your experience of the game.
has anyone played the PS5 remake? Pretty bummed it didn't come to PC.
Yeah, I absolutely love it. It's gorgeous and fluid, all the new animations really make the combat pop. Bluepoint really did so much with the fine details to tie the combat and world together. The world tendency stuff is all still there and while it's completely confusing to new-comers it really gives you fun stuff to work with on NG+ which is my biggest complaint of other games in the series; NG+ doesn't add anything new. Ironically DaS2 is the only other game to really change things in NG+ runs.
While I won't say it's perfectly executed the idea of World Tendency is a great idea and I'd love to see it expanded upon in Elden Ring. The idea that the more evil you do in the world brings more darkness and evil out of it and vice-versa. I know there's a weather system in Elden Ring and enemies wander so it should lead to a similar effect of making the world feel alive and changing.
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DaS 1 is a great game, very strong worldbuilding and a good toning-down of a lot of the out-there designs of Demons Souls. I thought it was more polished in that sense, but DaS 1 is still the king of the series. Demons souls had some really cool worldbuilding built into it, especially in terms of worldbuilding that made almost no sense at the start (shit like world tendency, and the various NPC's you would have to somewhat escort throughout the worlds at times) that can completely change your experience of the game.
has anyone played the PS5 remake? Pretty bummed it didn't come to PC.
Yeah, I absolutely love it. It's gorgeous and fluid, all the new animations really make the combat pop. Bluepoint really did so much with the fine details to tie the combat and world together. The world tendency stuff is all still there and while it's completely confusing to new-comers it really gives you fun stuff to work with on NG+ which is my biggest complaint of other games in the series; NG+ doesn't add anything new. Ironically DaS2 is the only other game to really change things in NG+ runs.
While I won't say it's perfectly executed the idea of World Tendency is a great idea and I'd love to see it expanded upon in Elden Ring. The idea that the more evil you do in the world brings more darkness and evil out of it and vice-versa. I know there's a weather system in Elden Ring and enemies wander so it should lead to a similar effect of making the world feel alive and changing.
Finally, someone has sold me on the remake! I have such a soft spot for Demon's Souls, I was scared to see it become a half-assed reboot. I'm trying to ignore as much as I can about elden ring until I actually play it, just so I'll be able to completely enjoy unravelling the story on my own.
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I try and try and try with PS3 Demon's Souls. It just does not work for me. I can't see a fucking thing and I'm so confused as to continue going through the Tower of Latria or through the mine shaft area, but both are fucking brutal and moon grass and decent weapons are fucked to come by. I'm on a dex build too. What do you guys run?
I think I started with a Sorcerer or something because I read somewhere it was the easiest. That started you with an offensive spell that could take out some of the enemies from a distance but honestly I mostly played the game like a lightly armored knight or whatever.
The levels are such a bitch I ended up watching speed run videos and trucking through the harder ones.
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I try and try and try with PS3 Demon's Souls. It just does not work for me. I can't see a fucking thing and I'm so confused as to continue going through the Tower of Latria or through the mine shaft area, but both are fucking brutal and moon grass and decent weapons are fucked to come by. I'm on a dex build too. What do you guys run?
I’ve played through the whole thing a few times. Magic is super powerful. Use a piercing weapon on the mineshaft guys.
There’s a easy glitch thing to duplicate a bunch of souls if you just want to easy-mode it. Some people say that takes all the fun out of the game, but for me it let me sort of chill and figure out the game my first time through, so use at your own risk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7EDAzs1lzw&feature=share
Part of what makes the game so cool is that it’s so unforgiving and doesn’t make strategies and stuff obvious. It had that hardcore and mysterious aura about it that no other current games at the time really did, so the high barrier to entry is kind of a plus and a minus. Sort of like skating.
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I try and try and try with PS3 Demon's Souls. It just does not work for me. I can't see a fucking thing and I'm so confused as to continue going through the Tower of Latria or through the mine shaft area, but both are fucking brutal and moon grass and decent weapons are fucked to come by. I'm on a dex build too. What do you guys run?
I’ve played through the whole thing a few times. Magic is super powerful. Use a piercing weapon on the mineshaft guys.
There’s a easy glitch thing to duplicate a bunch of souls if you just want to easy-mode it. Some people say that takes all the fun out of the game, but for me it let me sort of chill and figure out the game my first time through, so use at your own risk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7EDAzs1lzw&feature=share
Part of what makes the game so cool is that it’s so unforgiving and doesn’t make strategies and stuff obvious. It had that hardcore and mysterious aura about it that no other current games at the time really did, so the high barrier to entry is kind of a plus and a minus. Sort of like skating.
It can be a big hurdle to beginners but it makes it really replayable because every time you play it you learn something new about world tendency or builds and as you explore that you find all these new bits of content that you missed before.
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I try and try and try with PS3 Demon's Souls. It just does not work for me. I can't see a fucking thing and I'm so confused as to continue going through the Tower of Latria or through the mine shaft area, but both are fucking brutal and moon grass and decent weapons are fucked to come by. I'm on a dex build too. What do you guys run?
I typically go for a Dex build but magic is OP in Demon's once you can build it up. Bit late on this but as far as areas go, have you cleared out the other first levels of the other areas? If not I'd do that, 4-1 is intimidating but if you can clear that there's some good items and experience to be had, I'd hang off on 5-1 for as long as possible though. Also, don't be afraid to just run past shit if you need to and come back to it later. Most of these levels you can just sprint right past enemies to get a feel for the level and where you need to go.
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Elden Ring was 45 bucks on Gamersgate (now that's a name for a website oof) so I pre-ordered it.
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Elden Ring was 45 bucks on Gamersgate (now that's a name for a website oof) so I pre-ordered it.
I was always going to get this because I love all the Souls games but I didn't think it would be any different than Dark Souls 4 but after watching all these network tests people are streaming I'm genuinely blown away by what they're doing with this game, it's really a culmination of everything they've done with an open world that feels real and populated
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This better be good...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-8ix2pSHrw
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Yo I have Demons Souls on PS3 but I could never figure out wtf you are supposed to do in this game. Could someone just point me in the right direction for what i am supposed to be doing right out the gate?
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Yo I have Demons Souls on PS3 but I could never figure out wtf you are supposed to do in this game. Could someone just point me in the right direction for what i am supposed to be doing right out the gate?
Play through first level, find shortcuts so you don’t have to keep going all the way through when you die, work your way to the boss, beat the first boss. After that you’ll have access to the hub world and you’ll be able to level up and carry on through the game.
The big factor in this game is killing enemies and collecting their souls to in turn level you up. When you die all the souls you collected drop on the ground right there and you start the level over. If you can get to those souls without dying again you can pick them up but if you die before you get back there they’re gone forever. If you survive you can take them to the hub world and give them to an NPC to level yourself up. Beating the first boss is the first big test because there’s no leveling up until after that.
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Yo I have Demons Souls on PS3 but I could never figure out wtf you are supposed to do in this game. Could someone just point me in the right direction for what i am supposed to be doing right out the gate?
Play through first level, find shortcuts so you don’t have to keep going all the way through when you die, work your way to the boss, beat the first boss. After that you’ll have access to the hub world and you’ll be able to level up and carry on through the game.
The big factor in this game is killing enemies and collecting their souls to in turn level you up. When you die all the souls you collected drop on the ground right there and you start the level over. If you can get to those souls without dying again you can pick them up but if you die before you get back there they’re gone forever. If you survive you can take them to the hub world and give them to an NPC to level yourself up. Beating the first boss is the first big test because there’s no leveling up until after that.
hmm ok thanks ill have to give it another go tomorrow AM and make sure i turn the brightness up its so hard to see..
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Yo I have Demons Souls on PS3 but I could never figure out wtf you are supposed to do in this game. Could someone just point me in the right direction for what i am supposed to be doing right out the gate?
Play through first level, find shortcuts so you don’t have to keep going all the way through when you die, work your way to the boss, beat the first boss. After that you’ll have access to the hub world and you’ll be able to level up and carry on through the game.
The big factor in this game is killing enemies and collecting their souls to in turn level you up. When you die all the souls you collected drop on the ground right there and you start the level over. If you can get to those souls without dying again you can pick them up but if you die before you get back there they’re gone forever. If you survive you can take them to the hub world and give them to an NPC to level yourself up. Beating the first boss is the first big test because there’s no leveling up until after that.
hmm ok thanks ill have to give it another go tomorrow AM and make sure i turn the brightness up its so hard to see..
Save a few firebombs for the Phalanx. Learning to parry the skeletons and looting 4-1 early on is grueling but very rewarding.
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Yo I have Demons Souls on PS3 but I could never figure out wtf you are supposed to do in this game. Could someone just point me in the right direction for what i am supposed to be doing right out the gate?
Play through first level, find shortcuts so you don’t have to keep going all the way through when you die, work your way to the boss, beat the first boss. After that you’ll have access to the hub world and you’ll be able to level up and carry on through the game.
The big factor in this game is killing enemies and collecting their souls to in turn level you up. When you die all the souls you collected drop on the ground right there and you start the level over. If you can get to those souls without dying again you can pick them up but if you die before you get back there they’re gone forever. If you survive you can take them to the hub world and give them to an NPC to level yourself up. Beating the first boss is the first big test because there’s no leveling up until after that.
hmm ok thanks ill have to give it another go tomorrow AM and make sure i turn the brightness up its so hard to see..
Save a few firebombs for the Phalanx. Learning to parry the skeletons and looting 4-1 early on is grueling but very rewarding.
True, plus that Crescent Falchion is a great early game weapon.
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Love nearly all games of the soulsborne universe, except DS2. That game was way too long and repetitive. Best game so far was Bloodborne – especially the DLC. Took me several days to beat the orphan of kos
Still waiting for my PS5 to arrive, so i can try out demon souls.
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I’m currently about 4/5ths (?) of the way through DS2 and it actually gets a lot better than the first 1/4, which I gave up on for a year.
It’s wildly uneven - there are a ton of poison/dark levels that fucking suck, some bosses are pushovers, some crazy hard and you need to get by to advance the game but you’re way under leveled for them. Still has its virtues though. Not the best but it’s scratching the itch for me right now.
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Anybody playing Elden Ring? Just came up for air after a two day binge, this game is insane
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Anybody playing Elden Ring? Just came up for air after a two day binge, this game is insane
Na, the atmosphere looks cool but game play looks way to similar to DS3, i'll wait.
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I bought it. It’s pretty good so far although it’s totally DS4.
It’s a bit hard to get your bearings initially. I’m only on the first castle and haven’t done a ton of side stuff yet. The navigation aspect and level design don’t seem quite as tight. Having a jump opens things up a little bit but it’s not a huge jump so there’s a bit more of figuring out “is this jumpable?” Similarly it’s hard to get a handle on where the max fall height distance is.
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I picked up Elden Ring. I got outside, killed and eagle , and the horse guy just keeps murdering me.
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I picked up Elden Ring. I got outside, killed and eagle , and the horse guy just keeps murdering me.
skip him altogether for now.
I'm about 10 hours in, I'm not great at Soulsborne games but do enjoy them - i tend to rely on over levelling and upgrading gear, and using cheeses on bosses where I can.
It feels like the sort of game Dark Souls always should have been, the open world really suits it, although it can feel a bit overwhelming at first as there's little to no in game signposting or hand-holding.
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I picked up Elden Ring. I got outside, killed and eagle , and the horse guy just keeps murdering me.
You should definitely not be fighting that guy for a good while. The game throws a lot of very hard stuff at you quickly with the expectation that you'll explore away from it, level up and get better gear and come back.
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I bought it. It’s pretty good so far although it’s totally DS4.
It’s a bit hard to get your bearings initially. I’m only on the first castle and haven’t done a ton of side stuff yet. The navigation aspect and level design don’t seem quite as tight. Having a jump opens things up a little bit but it’s not a huge jump so there’s a bit more of figuring out “is this jumpable?” Similarly it’s hard to get a handle on where the max fall height distance is.
Gotta be honest I completely disagree about navigation and level design but also you're not very far and haven't done the open world stuff yet so that's probably why we differ... using your map, telescope and geography to scout things out in the open world is very cool in my opinion.
The jump is primarily for combat purposes, jumping R2's do a ton of posture damage and can lead to crits really easily. You can also use it to evade sweeping attacks. It does allow you to access areas in the legacy dungeons that you wouldn't be able to get to otherwise, though.
The horse double jump definitely helps with exploring and traversing the land though.
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Anybody playing Elden Ring? Just came up for air after a two day binge, this game is insane
Na, the atmosphere looks cool but game play looks way to similar to DS3, i'll wait.
The core is definitely Dark Souls however the sneak, jumping, powerstancing being back, Ashes of War, etc really adds to the combat. If you like Souls you'll love it, if not it won't sway you to the genre I think.
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Anybody playing Elden Ring? Just came up for air after a two day binge, this game is insane
Na, the atmosphere looks cool but game play looks way to similar to DS3, i'll wait.
The core is definitely Dark Souls however the sneak, jumping, powerstancing being back, Ashes of War, etc really adds to the combat. If you like Souls you'll love it, if not it won't sway you to the genre I think.
I see. I liked Bloodborne the most, by far. Ds3 was good. Sekiro ok. Maybe some years from now.
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I picked up Elden Ring. I got outside, killed and eagle , and the horse guy just keeps murdering me.
You should definitely not be fighting that guy for a good while. The game throws a lot of very hard stuff at you quickly with the expectation that you'll explore away from it, level up and get better gear and come back.
Should I skip that long descending hallway with the poison and giant rolling death machines? I got pretty far down, past the rolling stuff, only to get murdered by the first mob I came across. Gave up and went outside.
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I bought it. It’s pretty good so far although it’s totally DS4.
It’s a bit hard to get your bearings initially. I’m only on the first castle and haven’t done a ton of side stuff yet. The navigation aspect and level design don’t seem quite as tight. Having a jump opens things up a little bit but it’s not a huge jump so there’s a bit more of figuring out “is this jumpable?” Similarly it’s hard to get a handle on where the max fall height distance is.
Gotta be honest I completely disagree about navigation and level design but also you're not very far and haven't done the open world stuff yet so that's probably why we differ... using your map, telescope and geography to scout things out in the open world is very cool in my opinion.
The jump is primarily for combat purposes, jumping R2's do a ton of posture damage and can lead to crits really easily. You can also use it to evade sweeping attacks. It does allow you to access areas in the legacy dungeons that you wouldn't be able to get to otherwise, though.
The horse double jump definitely helps with exploring and traversing the land though.
I was speaking more in the context of the “legacy dungeons”. It felt like the design was just tighter in the earlier games. I’ve only completed Stormveil thus far but it didn’t have that neat, puzzle box feeling when it was completed. It’s maybe a bit more like DS2 where things do still link together but maybe not in a particularly clever or clean way.
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I picked up Elden Ring. I got outside, killed and eagle , and the horse guy just keeps murdering me.
You should definitely not be fighting that guy for a good while. The game throws a lot of very hard stuff at you quickly with the expectation that you'll explore away from it, level up and get better gear and come back.
Yes, I'd skip that. I got to the bottom and was severely unprepared for what I found. The fact that they put this right after the tutorial area is such a laugh.
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I bought it. It’s pretty good so far although it’s totally DS4.
It’s a bit hard to get your bearings initially. I’m only on the first castle and haven’t done a ton of side stuff yet. The navigation aspect and level design don’t seem quite as tight. Having a jump opens things up a little bit but it’s not a huge jump so there’s a bit more of figuring out “is this jumpable?” Similarly it’s hard to get a handle on where the max fall height distance is.
Gotta be honest I completely disagree about navigation and level design but also you're not very far and haven't done the open world stuff yet so that's probably why we differ... using your map, telescope and geography to scout things out in the open world is very cool in my opinion.
The jump is primarily for combat purposes, jumping R2's do a ton of posture damage and can lead to crits really easily. You can also use it to evade sweeping attacks. It does allow you to access areas in the legacy dungeons that you wouldn't be able to get to otherwise, though.
The horse double jump definitely helps with exploring and traversing the land though.
I was speaking more in the context of the “legacy dungeons”. It felt like the design was just tighter in the earlier games. I’ve only completed Stormveil thus far but it didn’t have that neat, puzzle box feeling when it was completed. It’s maybe a bit more like DS2 where things do still link together but maybe not in a particularly clever or clean way.
Gotcha, personally it reminded be a lot of Boletaria 1-1 in Demon's Souls so I really liked it but to each their own. One thing I'll say is the path to the boss is pretty direct but I went back through later and found a bunch of lower levels and content that I had missed. They're definitely more sprawling and don't lead back to the entrance area which personally I never cared about too much since Demon's was my first and doesn't do that a ton but I know the people who started with Dark Souls 1 really love it.
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I’ve only got 2 hours in, got the mount, got the bell, got the crafting kit. Just been farming soldiers really. I’m going to just focus on this game for now. With horizon forbidden west and the cyberpunk being upgraded, I’m probably good on games for the year.
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Alright, I’m hooked. Did a couple of caves and bosses in said caves around limgrave and it’s great. I love that every encounter could be life or death. I haven’t gone past the gate though, I started to and there’s a bunch of archers and this big ass monster showed up, turned around real quick.
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How's everyone playing Elden Ring? PS4? PS5? PC? Xbox?
I am currently playing Fallout 4 and won't start a new game until I finish it due to my OCD (even though I don't really love it) but Elden Ring has got me wanting to rush through it...
However, I only own a PS4 and while I would love to buy a PS5, it seems unlikely for the near future at least due to unavailability. I really want to play Horizon Forbidden West but I think I want to wait until I can play it on PS5 but it seems Elden Ring is decent on PS4? Is that a fair assumption?
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I’m playing it on PS4. It’s fine by me although I grew up playing C64 games so everything looks great to me now.
It’s a slight step down from Ghost of Tsushima or TLOU2 but it’s still the the best looking Fromsoft game on PS4. It’s also a free upgrade to PS5 if you score one so I’d just go for it (don’t know if your saves will transfer though).
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How's everyone playing Elden Ring? PS4? PS5? PC? Xbox?
I am currently playing Fallout 4 and won't start a new game until I finish it due to my OCD (even though I don't really love it) but Elden Ring has got me wanting to rush through it...
However, I only own a PS4 and while I would love to buy a PS5, it seems unlikely for the near future at least due to unavailability. I really want to play Horizon Forbidden West but I think I want to wait until I can play it on PS5 but it seems Elden Ring is decent on PS4? Is that a fair assumption?
I’m playing on ps5. Opt in to emails from Sony on your PlayStation account, every couple of weeks they email out invites to buy on. That’s how my brother and I both got ours.
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I’m playing on PC in bed with Covid and it’s absolutely rattled me lol. Never played a Souls game before and it’s more fun than I thought but super stressful. Battled a boss tonight for 3 hours straight but got an insane weapon for it. Working on an Astrologer / Mage build. Have gone on some huge map hunting runs and the map just keeps opening up. 20 hours in and barely feel like I’ve started
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How's everyone playing Elden Ring? PS4? PS5? PC? Xbox?
I am currently playing Fallout 4 and won't start a new game until I finish it due to my OCD (even though I don't really love it) but Elden Ring has got me wanting to rush through it...
However, I only own a PS4 and while I would love to buy a PS5, it seems unlikely for the near future at least due to unavailability. I really want to play Horizon Forbidden West but I think I want to wait until I can play it on PS5 but it seems Elden Ring is decent on PS4? Is that a fair assumption?
Where are you located? If it's in the States sign-up to buy directly from Sony. If it's another country, find a local twitter account that provides updates on stock updates and turn on notifications from that account. That is how I managed to get one from a late night Wal-Mart drop in Canada online in January of 2021.
I just finished Horizon and loved it. If you like the first one, you should like this one.
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How's everyone playing Elden Ring? PS4? PS5? PC? Xbox?
I am currently playing Fallout 4 and won't start a new game until I finish it due to my OCD (even though I don't really love it) but Elden Ring has got me wanting to rush through it...
However, I only own a PS4 and while I would love to buy a PS5, it seems unlikely for the near future at least due to unavailability. I really want to play Horizon Forbidden West but I think I want to wait until I can play it on PS5 but it seems Elden Ring is decent on PS4? Is that a fair assumption?
I just finished Horizon and loved it. If you like the first one, you should like this one.
I live in Europe. I can't find the option on PSN to sign up for emails to buy directly from Sony. Honestly, I'm in no rush, I guess if I really want to play Elden Ring I will buy the digital one then whenever I get a PS5 I guess I already have it.
I loved Horizon Zero Dawn, so I'm very eager to play Forbidden West, but I feel like I need to play that on on PS5 for sure.
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How's everyone playing Elden Ring? PS4? PS5? PC? Xbox?
I am currently playing Fallout 4 and won't start a new game until I finish it due to my OCD (even though I don't really love it) but Elden Ring has got me wanting to rush through it...
However, I only own a PS4 and while I would love to buy a PS5, it seems unlikely for the near future at least due to unavailability. I really want to play Horizon Forbidden West but I think I want to wait until I can play it on PS5 but it seems Elden Ring is decent on PS4? Is that a fair assumption?
I just finished Horizon and loved it. If you like the first one, you should like this one.
I live in Europe. I can't find the option on PSN to sign up for emails to buy directly from Sony. Honestly, I'm in no rush, I guess if I really want to play Elden Ring I will buy the digital one then whenever I get a PS5 I guess I already have it.
I loved Horizon Zero Dawn, so I'm very eager to play Forbidden West, but I feel like I need to play that on on PS5 for sure.
I believe the sign up and get an email from them in only in the States. I'm in Canada, so I just found a reliable twitter account to follow and tried whenever I saw a drop.
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Been basically playing this game non stop in any available free time I have, about 65 hours in right now. Absolutely loving it, keep finding new areas that expand the world in massive ways. Had some initial trouble with my build but respec'd to increase vigor and all is well now. HP in this game is much more important than in previous titles.
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Just about hit level 60 on my quality build @ 36 hours in (started out as Samurai), used the twinblade for the first 25 hours but switched up to the bloodhound fang and got that to +10. it's crazy OP for what it is, bleed comes in really handy.
I had a pop at Radahn but got slaughtered, so I'm going back through the early areas and knocking out all the optional bosses i skipped before.
Really enjoying this game, and it hasn't yet put any impassable walls of difficulty up like the previous souls games, there's always something else to do or somewhere else to go. Haven't been sleeping great so i've been sneaking some early morning sessions in before work, been a long time since a game has had me doing that.
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Just about hit level 60 on my quality build @ 36 hours in (started out as Samurai), used the twinblade for the first 25 hours but switched up to the bloodhound fang and got that to +10. it's crazy OP for what it is, bleed comes in really handy.
I had a pop at Radahn but got slaughtered, so I'm going back through the early areas and knocking out all the optional bosses i skipped before.
Really enjoying this game, and it hasn't yet put any impassable walls of difficulty up like the previous souls games, there's always something else to do or somewhere else to go. Haven't been sleeping great so i've been sneaking some early morning sessions in before work, been a long time since a game has had me doing that.
I had to respec when I hit Radahn because my vigor was way too low for how hard he hits, was a good thing to do anyways because the enemies in the second half of the game have such high damage pools.
I'm at endgame now, doing the last few optional bosses before I finish the final story boss. I'm level 140 with 85 hours of playtime.
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I don’t know what I’m doing but at least I’m having fun. I’d only been playing an hour or 2 a few nights a week. Yesterday I took the day off and played for like 12 hours. I beat margit, got to godrick, got him down super low once but haven’t gotten close since. I need to + my gear, but Im having trouble finding smithing (1). I have a ton of (2) and up. I rolled a bandit and I kind of regret it. Being that close is hectic, plus I don’t know where to spec other than dex and vigor.
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I don’t know what I’m doing but at least I’m having fun. I’d only been playing an hour or 2 a few nights a week. Yesterday I took the day off and played for like 12 hours. I beat margit, got to godrick, got him down super low once but haven’t gotten close since. I need to + my gear, but Im having trouble finding smithing (1). I have a ton of (2) and up. I rolled a bandit and I kind of regret it. Being that close is hectic, plus I don’t know where to spec other than dex and vigor.
Go do more open world stuff and you'll find tons of smithing stones. If you can find Mines specifically the stones grow on the walls, they'll look like gold crystals. You can also purchase them from the Nomadic merchants throughout Limgrave, I think almost all of them should sell level 1 stones. They actually just put a new patch out last night that's supposed to make them drop more and be sold at more places early game.
Nothing wrong with bandit and all melee players are going to be up close anyways. It also starts with a bow and arrow so you can take advantage of that if you want distance but you'll also need to level the bow up if you want to do decent damage.
If you're fighting Godrick your weapon should be +3 at the very least if not more. What weapon are you using? Need to look and see what it scales off of primarily to see if you should be putting damage into strength too or not.
Vigor is going to be extremely important as it's going to stop you from getting one-shotted, also Endurance, that's going to let you get more hits in and still have stamina to dodge out of the way after. After that you'll want to prioritize dex and strength most likely but it's mostly going to depend on what weapons you use and what sort of build/playstyle you want to do. Bleed is extremely powerful right now so anything you have that applies bleed and scales with arcane is going to be good. Pumping up arcane will increase bleed effect on items that apply it or scale with it.
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90 hours in so far, just beat the final optional boss and it was definitely near the hardest if not the hardest From Soft boss so far. Debating whether or not to say it's harder or less hard than Sword Saint Isshin from Sekiro, he was insane but every move could be blocked or dodged with proper learning but this boss has one move that's seemingly impossible to dodge and if it weren't for spirit summons it probably would've taken a few days of trying to beat. It's moveset isn't as crazy as Isshin's but they have a pretty bullshit health regain mechanic too which makes it tough.
Only thing left to do is beat the final story boss, I'm a piece of shit and plan on save scumming to see all endings in one playthrough
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90 hours in so far, just beat the final optional boss and it was definitely near the hardest if not the hardest From Soft boss so far. Debating whether or not to say it's harder or less hard than Sword Saint Isshin from Sekiro, he was insane but every move could be blocked or dodged with proper learning but this boss has one move that's seemingly impossible to dodge and if it weren't for spirit summons it probably would've taken a few days of trying to beat. It's moveset isn't as crazy as Isshin's but they have a pretty bullshit health regain mechanic too which makes it tough.
Only thing left to do is beat the final story boss, I'm a piece of shit and plan on save scumming to see all endings in one playthrough
2 days on said boss with no spirit summon. Fucking gruelling. Last time I had that much trouble with a From boss was the Dancer in DS3, melee build with no respecs left. In that instance, getting slightly drunk cued me into her moveset, with this boss I feel like I would have had to do 4 lines of coke to keep up. Didn't get that sense of accomplishment you usually get from a From boss defeat, felt more like pure shit luck.
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90 hours in so far, just beat the final optional boss and it was definitely near the hardest if not the hardest From Soft boss so far. Debating whether or not to say it's harder or less hard than Sword Saint Isshin from Sekiro, he was insane but every move could be blocked or dodged with proper learning but this boss has one move that's seemingly impossible to dodge and if it weren't for spirit summons it probably would've taken a few days of trying to beat. It's moveset isn't as crazy as Isshin's but they have a pretty bullshit health regain mechanic too which makes it tough.
Only thing left to do is beat the final story boss, I'm a piece of shit and plan on save scumming to see all endings in one playthrough
2 days on said boss with no spirit summon. Fucking gruelling. Last time I had that much trouble with a From boss was the Dancer in DS3, melee build with no respecs left. In that instance, getting slightly drunk cued me into her moveset, with this boss I feel like I would have had to do 4 lines of coke to keep up. Didn't get that sense of accomplishment you usually get from a From boss defeat, felt more like pure shit luck.
Kudos on beating it and fortunately there's absolutely no reason to ever do it again on NG+. Haven't used any of my mausoleums yet so I'm duplicating her remembrance first
That's crazy you beat this boss without a summon but struggled on Dancer, really does just prove the point that these games are all perseverance and that some bosses are easy for some people and hard for others (this boss is going to be a problem for everyone though lol). If they took away her bullshit combo move or at least made a way to actually dodge it I said it's "tough but fair" but as it stands I can't say that in good faith. She staggers easily so certain builds will definitely have way more of an advantage than others.
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90 hours in so far, just beat the final optional boss and it was definitely near the hardest if not the hardest From Soft boss so far. Debating whether or not to say it's harder or less hard than Sword Saint Isshin from Sekiro, he was insane but every move could be blocked or dodged with proper learning but this boss has one move that's seemingly impossible to dodge and if it weren't for spirit summons it probably would've taken a few days of trying to beat. It's moveset isn't as crazy as Isshin's but they have a pretty bullshit health regain mechanic too which makes it tough.
Only thing left to do is beat the final story boss, I'm a piece of shit and plan on save scumming to see all endings in one playthrough
2 days on said boss with no spirit summon. Fucking gruelling. Last time I had that much trouble with a From boss was the Dancer in DS3, melee build with no respecs left. In that instance, getting slightly drunk cued me into her moveset, with this boss I feel like I would have had to do 4 lines of coke to keep up. Didn't get that sense of accomplishment you usually get from a From boss defeat, felt more like pure shit luck.
Kudos on beating it and fortunately there's absolutely no reason to ever do it again on NG+
That's crazy you beat this boss without a summon but struggled on Dancer, really does just prove the point that these games are all perseverance and that some bosses are easy for some people and hard for others (this boss is going to be a problem for everyone though lol). If they took away her bullshit combo move or at least made a way to actually dodge it I said it's "tough but fair" but as it stands I can't say that in good faith
Yeah, unless they nerf that bullshit AoE (they probably won't), never touching that boss again.
I know, my play style on that first DS3 attempt just hit a brick wall with Dancer, like everything I usually did was conducive to getting fucked quickly and with no romance by her moveset. Facing her again on NG+ was a breeze though, as per.
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90 hours in so far, just beat the final optional boss and it was definitely near the hardest if not the hardest From Soft boss so far. Debating whether or not to say it's harder or less hard than Sword Saint Isshin from Sekiro, he was insane but every move could be blocked or dodged with proper learning but this boss has one move that's seemingly impossible to dodge and if it weren't for spirit summons it probably would've taken a few days of trying to beat. It's moveset isn't as crazy as Isshin's but they have a pretty bullshit health regain mechanic too which makes it tough.
Only thing left to do is beat the final story boss, I'm a piece of shit and plan on save scumming to see all endings in one playthrough
2 days on said boss with no spirit summon. Fucking gruelling. Last time I had that much trouble with a From boss was the Dancer in DS3, melee build with no respecs left. In that instance, getting slightly drunk cued me into her moveset, with this boss I feel like I would have had to do 4 lines of coke to keep up. Didn't get that sense of accomplishment you usually get from a From boss defeat, felt more like pure shit luck.
Kudos on beating it and fortunately there's absolutely no reason to ever do it again on NG+
That's crazy you beat this boss without a summon but struggled on Dancer, really does just prove the point that these games are all perseverance and that some bosses are easy for some people and hard for others (this boss is going to be a problem for everyone though lol). If they took away her bullshit combo move or at least made a way to actually dodge it I said it's "tough but fair" but as it stands I can't say that in good faith
Yeah, unless they nerf that bullshit AoE (they probably won't), never touching that boss again.
I know, my play style on that first DS3 attempt just hit a brick wall with Dancer, like everything I usually did was conducive to getting fucked quickly and with no romance by her moveset. Facing her again on NG+ was a breeze though, as per.
What build/weapons have you been running in Elden Ring?
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STR/DEX/VIG build, switching between the Bloodhound Fang (which I now know to be the PKCS of Elden Ring) and a maxed out Longsword/Beastcrest shield combo. I didn't realize until pretty late that most of the best melee weapons require either a STR/DEX/FTH or STR/DEX/INT build, so on NG+ I'm going to start pouring into Intelligence and Faith. They definitely push you to be more well rounded in your spec'ing than DS. I usually do a basic melee build on my first playthrough of any From game, but there were definitely some bosses here where that shit doesn't fly.
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They definitely push you to be more well rounded in your spec'ing than DS.
Definitely, seems hybrid builds are the way to go in this. The respec'ing option being early and frequent in this is great though, I respec'd twice... once to try out faith and another to switch back to dex/int and pump up vigor at the Radahn fight because I had been ignoring it and was getting one-shotted.
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
I woulda said Hoarfrost Stomp until yesterday when they neutered it with the update. Now it's about half the dmg with twice the cast time. Still good at crowd control if you get the timing right.
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
I woulda said Hoarfrost Stomp until yesterday when they neutered it with the update. Now it's about half the dmg with twice the cast time. Still good at crowd control if you get the timing right.
I was getting close to those Mimic Ashes too and I’ve read they’re now crap too!
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
I woulda said Hoarfrost Stomp until yesterday when they neutered it with the update. Now it's about half the dmg with twice the cast time. Still good at crowd control if you get the timing right.
I was getting close to those Mimic Ashes too and I’ve read they’re now crap too!
Mimic Tear fully upgraded is still very worth getting, before it was basically god mode. Now it's just "really helpful" heh.
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
That's a hard fight solo, I'd come back to it. Have you been underground or to the area North East of the Magic Academy yet?
What sort of build/equipment are you using? The ashes can change your scaling but I think it's still best to choose one that's going to fit your playstyle.
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
I woulda said Hoarfrost Stomp until yesterday when they neutered it with the update. Now it's about half the dmg with twice the cast time. Still good at crowd control if you get the timing right.
I was getting close to those Mimic Ashes too and I’ve read they’re now crap too!
They're not crap they're just not OP anymore, still one of the best spirits around when fully leveled though people are also fond of Black Knife Tiche apparently.
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
That's a hard fight solo, I'd come back to it. Have you been underground or to the area North East of the Magic Academy yet?
What sort of build/equipment are you using? The ashes can change your scaling but I think it's still best to choose one that's going to fit your playstyle.
I’m running the same str/dex build I’ve done in every Soulsborne for no good reason. Swapping between Longsword and Greatsword (currently the not so great Lordsworn Greatsword which does stagger quickly).
I’ve beaten the one Deer boss in Siofra, I don’t know if there’s anything else to do there? Need to get the 2nd medal for the Grand Lift but I was looking in the wrong place for it. I think my weapons are probably under leveled too for being this far in - is there a 3rd bell bearing that lets you buy 4+5 smithing stones?
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
That's a hard fight solo, I'd come back to it. Have you been underground or to the area North East of the Magic Academy yet?
What sort of build/equipment are you using? The ashes can change your scaling but I think it's still best to choose one that's going to fit your playstyle.
I’m running the same str/dex build I’ve done in every Soulsborne for no good reason. Swapping between Longsword and Greatsword (currently the not so great Lordsworn Greatsword which does stagger quickly).
I’ve beaten the one Deer boss in Siofra, I don’t know if there’s anything else to do there? Need to get the 2nd medal for the Grand Lift but I was looking in the wrong place for it. I think my weapons are probably under leveled too for being this far in - is there a 3rd bell bearing that lets you buy 4+5 smithing stones?
The bell bearings for the higher number stones are pretty late game, like 3rd and 2nd last non-optional areas. I gambled on two weapons to max out with found stones and then once I was done with the main quest, got the bearings, and grinded the shit out of them before starting NG+ because the bearings don't carry over (but your stones do).
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
That's a hard fight solo, I'd come back to it. Have you been underground or to the area North East of the Magic Academy yet?
What sort of build/equipment are you using? The ashes can change your scaling but I think it's still best to choose one that's going to fit your playstyle.
I’m running the same str/dex build I’ve done in every Soulsborne for no good reason. Swapping between Longsword and Greatsword (currently the not so great Lordsworn Greatsword which does stagger quickly).
I’ve beaten the one Deer boss in Siofra, I don’t know if there’s anything else to do there? Need to get the 2nd medal for the Grand Lift but I was looking in the wrong place for it. I think my weapons are probably under leveled too for being this far in - is there a 3rd bell bearing that lets you buy 4+5 smithing stones?
With a build like that I'd experiment with ashes that are going allow you to do things like attack faster or from range and then make sure you choose strength scaling for the bonus damage
That's pretty much it in Siofra for now, if you haven't thoroughly explore Liurnia of the Leakes or Caelid then I'd say do those next
You're just going to have to rely on finding stones for the time being. If you can find mines in Caelid that would be a good place to search.
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
That's a hard fight solo, I'd come back to it. Have you been underground or to the area North East of the Magic Academy yet?
What sort of build/equipment are you using? The ashes can change your scaling but I think it's still best to choose one that's going to fit your playstyle.
I’m running the same str/dex build I’ve done in every Soulsborne for no good reason. Swapping between Longsword and Greatsword (currently the not so great Lordsworn Greatsword which does stagger quickly).
I’ve beaten the one Deer boss in Siofra, I don’t know if there’s anything else to do there? Need to get the 2nd medal for the Grand Lift but I was looking in the wrong place for it. I think my weapons are probably under leveled too for being this far in - is there a 3rd bell bearing that lets you buy 4+5 smithing stones?
With a build like that I'd experiment with ashes that are going allow you to do things like attack faster or from range and then make sure you choose strength scaling for the bonus damage
That's pretty much it in Siofra for now, if you haven't thoroughly explore Liurnia of the Leakes or Caelid then I'd say do those next
You're just going to have to rely on finding stones for the time being. If you can find mines in Caelid that would be a good place to search.
So I found the bell bearing for +3 and +4 stones at the top of Altus plateau. I didn’t even activate the lift, just made it up through the scaffolding area, the boss of which I had already practiced on in another mine level. Nearly doubled my weapon level, which helped. Turns out I already had tons of +4 but not enough +3s to allow me to use them.
Went back to where that double ganker bosses were and they were no longer there and the way to Radahn was open. Beat him in like 6 tries which was surprisingly quick for how everyone was pumping him up.
Working my way in a bunch of different directions now.
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Is it me or is there not much armor in this game? I’m fairly far in (level 60), and I’m still using the same plain Jane knight armor I got in my first couple hours because I can’t really find anything else and what I actually do manage to find is worse than what I already have. Maybe I’m just a dumbass and am missing a bunch of armor.
Also, is there any way to compare the stats of something you want to buy against what you currently have equipped? It’s like they just forgot to put that in the game.
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Is it me or is there not much armor in this game? I’m fairly far in (level 60), and I’m still using the same plain Jane knight armor I got in my first couple hours because I can’t really find anything else and what I actually do manage to find is worse than what I already have. Maybe I’m just a dumbass and am missing a bunch of armor.
Also, is there any way to compare the stats of something you want to buy against what you currently have equipped? It’s like they just forgot to put that in the game.
I’m in the same boat, armor wise. I’m thinking that maybe there’s more stuff available than I realize from random merchants but it’s spread out all over? Thinking about killing all the merchants just because that makes everything available in one spot.
Maybe the boss armor is good? The Finger Maiden husk sells those but I never have money when I’m there.
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I feel like I’m way too underpowered for all of the routes I’m currently exploring.
I haven’t done any grinding, just trying to figure out the easiest path at any given time but it’s sort of frustrating hitting a bunch of walls all at once. I kind of miss being funneled towards the most sensible option instead of nope, nope, nope, nope, maybe, nope.
Currently stuck on that BS Lion-O+Tank Knight boss.
Haven’t been using Ashes of War much. What should I be spamming?
That's a hard fight solo, I'd come back to it. Have you been underground or to the area North East of the Magic Academy yet?
What sort of build/equipment are you using? The ashes can change your scaling but I think it's still best to choose one that's going to fit your playstyle.
I’m running the same str/dex build I’ve done in every Soulsborne for no good reason. Swapping between Longsword and Greatsword (currently the not so great Lordsworn Greatsword which does stagger quickly).
I’ve beaten the one Deer boss in Siofra, I don’t know if there’s anything else to do there? Need to get the 2nd medal for the Grand Lift but I was looking in the wrong place for it. I think my weapons are probably under leveled too for being this far in - is there a 3rd bell bearing that lets you buy 4+5 smithing stones?
With a build like that I'd experiment with ashes that are going allow you to do things like attack faster or from range and then make sure you choose strength scaling for the bonus damage
That's pretty much it in Siofra for now, if you haven't thoroughly explore Liurnia of the Leakes or Caelid then I'd say do those next
You're just going to have to rely on finding stones for the time being. If you can find mines in Caelid that would be a good place to search.
So I found the bell bearing for +3 and +4 stones at the top of Altus plateau. I didn’t even activate the lift, just made it up through the scaffolding area, the boss of which I had already practiced on in another mine level. Nearly doubled my weapon level, which helped. Turns out I already had tons of +4 but not enough +3s to allow me to use them.
Went back to where that double ganker bosses were and they were no longer there and the way to Radahn was open. Beat him in like 6 tries which was surprisingly quick for how everyone was pumping him up.
Working my way in a bunch of different directions now.
Nice work. Those guys will be back at Redmane Castle again now if you want to try them again.
They actually just nerfed Radahn in the latest patch but I haven't gone back to see how different the fight is yet. Surprisingly they haven't nerfed any late game bosses that people are actually asking for nerfs for yet.
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Is it me or is there not much armor in this game? I’m fairly far in (level 60), and I’m still using the same plain Jane knight armor I got in my first couple hours because I can’t really find anything else and what I actually do manage to find is worse than what I already have. Maybe I’m just a dumbass and am missing a bunch of armor.
Also, is there any way to compare the stats of something you want to buy against what you currently have equipped? It’s like they just forgot to put that in the game.
There's a metric fuckton of armor actually they're just doled out very slowly and some are pretty hidden. A lot of it is going to be mid-to-later game. It's mostly just cosmetic anyways in my opinion, the stat differences are generally minimal all things considered unless you need defense against a specific element.
No good way to compare against a shops inventory that I've found unfortunately
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I got pretty buzzed and beat godrick last night. I used that jellyfish to pull aggro off of me and was just patient about it all. Worked out well. I’m like level 28 and I haven’t really left limgrave or weeping peninsula. Trying to clear everything before I move on. I did make my way into caelid, fuck that place.
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I got pretty buzzed and beat godrick last night. I used that jellyfish to pull aggro off of me and was just patient about it all. Worked out well. I’m like level 28 and I haven’t really left limgrave or weeping peninsula. Trying to clear everything before I move on. I did make my way into caelid, fuck that place.
Yeah it's a hellhole. I would do the area north of Limgrave before I did Caelid whenever you get ready to move on.
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Beat Elden Lord #4. It’s weird how the difficulty is really all over the place. I thought he was a snap but then there will be a random boss in the middle of nowhere that feels completely unbeatable.
I’ve unlocked V. Manor and the cold place but I’m not sure which way to go first. I think there still might be stuff I’m missing in Liurnia and Caelid and definitely some stuff in Altus.
Are there any trigger events that lock you out of certain endings? I was going to save scum them all.
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Beat Elden Lord #4. It’s weird how the difficulty is really all over the place. I thought he was a snap but then there will be a random boss in the middle of nowhere that feels completely unbeatable.
I’ve unlocked V. Manor and the cold place but I’m not sure which way to go first. I think there still might be stuff I’m missing in Liurnia and Caelid and definitely some stuff in Altus.
Are there any trigger events that lock you out of certain endings? I was going to save scum them all.
I feel like boss difficulty is always hard to balance in these games because there's so much build variety... some are going to be really easy for some playstyles that are hard for others and vice versa. I've never seen anyone complain about that boss being hard though but that might be for obvious reasons I don't want to spoil for others.
Volcano Manor is optional content but it's really rad so I suggest doing it, the mountains are mandatory. Beating the final boss of the mountains does change some things in the game and can lock you out of some stuff.
As far as endings goes there's two that are tied to NPC quests that are very missable, those quests also unlock additional areas and have exclusive boss fights. There's another ending tied to a side area that will lock you out from getting all the other ones so it's suggested to do that last if you're going to save scum because once you start it you can't walk it back. If anyone wants specifics DM me.
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Bird farmed for an hour today. My kid said I was cheating. Made the game way more enjoyable.
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Is that where a bird jumps off a tree for 10000 runes or something? Where is that?
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Is that where a bird jumps off a tree for 10000 runes or something? Where is that?
Yea. You need to be in liurnia and talk to the guy from the start of the game, the white mask guy when you get outside for the first time. He’s at the church of roses in liurnia now. Do 3 invasions, soak a cloth in maiden’s blood, and he give you a thing to teleport to mohg’s palace. It took me a while to get to the maiden’s blood. There’s guides, just google elden ring bird farm. Went up like 60 levels yesterday from that hour.
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This is my first Souls game, and I gotta tell you I think it kind of sucks. Being hard is one thing, but I’m just bored to tears. I feel like I just walk around aimlessly and die. It’s…just boring and not very fun. I think I’m going to return it.
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I think it’s really good but I can’t imagine it being my first Souls experience. Not that the previous titles hold your hand in any way but they do somewhat funnel you in the right direction and introduce the navigation concepts bit by bit.
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This was the first one I got into. I bought bloodborne twice, ds3 twice, couldn’t get into them. I want to go back and try them again now that I have a better idea as to what I’m doing.
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This is my first Souls game, and I gotta tell you I think it kind of sucks. Being hard is one thing, but I’m just bored to tears. I feel like I just walk around aimlessly and die. It’s…just boring and not very fun. I think I’m going to return it.
This game takes quite a while to really accomplish anything, the key is to finally not die to something so you earn runes or equipment or upgrade your gear or find a checkpoint and keep pushing outward
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I’m really into this stupid game, and I really love power trip. Saw a guy at universal studios wearing this and instantly googled it. Should be delivered next week.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1172341352/the-tarnished-t-shirt-unisex-for-men-and?transaction_id=2958137909&campaign_label=shipping_confirmation_with_impact_messaging_control&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=shipping_confirmation_with_impact_messaging_control_010170_1051778175200_0_0&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&email_sent=1649470464&euid=uKClU-sZsNsQdv_ByZYyeCyVuuUK&eaid=45729568614&x_eaid=92355f7c1b
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I want this as a shirt:
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I want this as a shirt:
(https://preview.redd.it/ir62ygn0nfp81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ca9fd76ec817f0ecea605ddda7bf3dff8e8b923e)
Love how everyone gets their own font... and 'special guest Leonard'
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Love how everyone gets their own font... and 'special guest Leonard'
As the dickhead who bails on the gig, Patches needs some '94 GnR font.
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Love how everyone gets their own font... and 'special guest Leonard'
As the dickhead who bails on the gig, Patches needs some '94 GnR font.
Patches being summonable and immediately 'nope'-ing out of the fight is a tremendously funny bit
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In mountaintops of giants now getting butt r’ed by all the frost attacks. I put on all the frost resistant shit I have but it still isn’t enough. >:(
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That’s my next spot, but I went back to caelid and gonna do volcano manor after that.
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Been bored so playing a second character, doing a greatsword build just to try something different (I typically do dex on my first runs). About 12 hours in and steamrolled everything on the way to the capital but went back to fight Radahn and my low vigor is catching up with me.
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On the Malenia boss fight now… I might not be able to beat her. She just whooped my ass like four dozen times in a row no matter what I try to do.
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I read that she’s broken now and will heal with random swings, not making contact.
I haven’t played in a few days, but I finished ranni’s quest line the other day. I still don’t know what this game’s about.
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Man Elden Ring is something else. I’m a level 115 mage and getting my ass handed to me in the lydnell sewers after absolutely mowing the big boss fight at the base of the tree. Fuckin lobsters just destroying me lol.
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I read that she’s broken now and will heal with random swings, not making contact.
I haven’t played in a few days, but I finished ranni’s quest line the other day. I still don’t know what this game’s about.
Pretty typical experience, can't really even begin to piece these games together until after you've beat them and can research lore in my experience. That said I really like the story and lore. Ranni rules, loved her quest.
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Man Elden Ring is something else. I’m a level 115 mage and getting my ass handed to me in the lydnell sewers after absolutely mowing the big boss fight at the base of the tree. Fuckin lobsters just destroying me lol.
That area is hell. Was the absolute last thing I did for other reasons I won't spoil.
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This was the first one I got into. I bought bloodborne twice, ds3 twice, couldn’t get into them. I want to go back and try them again now that I have a better idea as to what I’m doing.
I bought bloodborne years ago, played for a couple of hours and immediately gave up. Since elden ring came out I've been super tempted to get it, but worried about my past experience with other From games. I booted bloodborne back up and now 'm 30+ hours in and fully addicted. Going for the platinum. Elden Ring will probably be my first purchase if/when I ever get my hands on a PS5.
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This was the first one I got into. I bought bloodborne twice, ds3 twice, couldn’t get into them. I want to go back and try them again now that I have a better idea as to what I’m doing.
I bought bloodborne years ago, played for a couple of hours and immediately gave up. Since elden ring came out I've been super tempted to get it, but worried about my past experience with other From games. I booted bloodborne back up and now 'm 30+ hours in and fully addicted. Going for the platinum. Elden Ring will probably be my first purchase if/when I ever get my hands on a PS5.
I'd also had Bloodborne on ice for a while (maybe a 60% main story completion?), and decided to boot it back up after ER. Went in hard and ended up getting the DLC soon after, which is goddamn incredible. In the thick of the Chalice Dungeons now, which is something else. Only one I can't really get into is Sekiro, but I'm going to keep trying until it happens.
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This was the first one I got into. I bought bloodborne twice, ds3 twice, couldn’t get into them. I want to go back and try them again now that I have a better idea as to what I’m doing.
I bought bloodborne years ago, played for a couple of hours and immediately gave up. Since elden ring came out I've been super tempted to get it, but worried about my past experience with other From games. I booted bloodborne back up and now 'm 30+ hours in and fully addicted. Going for the platinum. Elden Ring will probably be my first purchase if/when I ever get my hands on a PS5.
Still runs good on a PS4 from what I hear and it's a free upgrade to the PS5 version when you end up getting one
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This was the first one I got into. I bought bloodborne twice, ds3 twice, couldn’t get into them. I want to go back and try them again now that I have a better idea as to what I’m doing.
I bought bloodborne years ago, played for a couple of hours and immediately gave up. Since elden ring came out I've been super tempted to get it, but worried about my past experience with other From games. I booted bloodborne back up and now 'm 30+ hours in and fully addicted. Going for the platinum. Elden Ring will probably be my first purchase if/when I ever get my hands on a PS5.
I'd also had Bloodborne on ice for a while (maybe a 60% main story completion?), and decided to boot it back up after ER. Went in hard and ended up getting the DLC soon after, which is goddamn incredible. In the thick of the Chalice Dungeons now, which is something else. Only one I can't really get into is Sekiro, but I'm going to keep trying until it happens.
The thing with Sekiro is that previous experience with Souls games is a hindrance at first and you have to unlearn a lot of habits. Dodging is generally the wrong way to go and will punish you pretty hard, you have to rely on the parrying almost exclusively and jumping over attacks here and there.
That's said it's a terrific game
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I’m at the last fight. Destroyed it, thought “that’s it?!” That’s not it. Going back to clean some stuff up and get the bell bearings for all the smithing stones and glove warts.
I get into haligtree and hit a wall. I tried for an hour to get off of the branches. That big puffy one sniping you with bubbles from across the map, infuriating. I wanted to put a controller through my TV.
I don’t know if I want to play ng+ or take a break or just run a new game. I feel like this has taken years off my life.
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I get into haligtree and hit a wall. I tried for an hour to get off of the branches. That big puffy one sniping you with bubbles from across the map, infuriating. I wanted to put a controller through my TV.
I ended up just finding the most direct route to run and just hauled ass through it without even trying to fight anything. Just rolling through those stupid fucking bubbles whenever I saw em coming.
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anyone playing elden ring on pc? my fps is like always at 40 while on dark souls 3 it never dips from 60.
is there something i could do to boost fps except all the update drivers and high performance mode shit?
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Approaching the endgame. It’s been a pretty great ride but I still find it sprawling in a way that, while impressive, detracts from the narrative (both story and design) somewhat. 80+ hours in and the best designed legacy dungeon is still Stormveil.
Bosses are still hella inconsistent. I’m beating my head against a wall with Malenia but beating Godskin Duo on the first try after stumbling into them with half my flasks already gone. I do like finding dungeons and mines I missed and killing the bosses in 3 hits.
I think I have all the stuff I need for save scumming all the endings except for FF. Should I view the first 5 then go get lit to see that one last?
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If by FF, you mean Frenzied Flame, that’s the one I got my first time through. Wasn’t really any great shakes :-\. Just gotta keep giving that ho grapes.
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I beat melenia in under 10 tries. I’d been using rivers of blood and it’s so op. Doesn’t do shit for the last boss though, getting my ass handed to me on the beast.
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I know I'm 5 years late but I achieved my platinum on Bloodborne. Now I can move on to Elden Ring.
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Approaching the endgame. It’s been a pretty great ride but I still find it sprawling in a way that, while impressive, detracts from the narrative (both story and design) somewhat. 80+ hours in and the best designed legacy dungeon is still Stormveil.
Bosses are still hella inconsistent. I’m beating my head against a wall with Malenia but beating Godskin Duo on the first try after stumbling into them with half my flasks already gone. I do like finding dungeons and mines I missed and killing the bosses in 3 hits.
I think I have all the stuff I need for save scumming all the endings except for FF. Should I view the first 5 then go get lit to see that one last?
Feel like a lot of that has to do with build variety, some bosses are just harder or easier for different builds and play styles (though really, gank bosses being easy for anyone is a surprise)... that said I didn't really struggle with Godskin Duo either though a lot of people seem to. Banging your head against Malenia is natural as she's definitely the hardest boss in the game by a good margin imo.
If you’re going to save scums then it doesn’t really matter what order you do the endings in as long as your save is before you initiate the FF ending (basically, before you go into the doors)
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Never done much PvP in these games but messed around and made a build and been invading a dueling the past few nights. Such a blast, even when it's 2v1 or 3v1.
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I started new game + and I’m just annihilating everything in my path. I wish I had stocked up on stuff for upgrades before Instaryed though, didn’t realize I’d lose all the bell bearings and I want to start a different build. Rivers of blood is out of control. I’d like to try a caster. Oh well.
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I started new game + and I’m just annihilating everything in my path. I wish I had stocked up on stuff for upgrades before Instaryed though, didn’t realize I’d lose all the bell bearings and I want to start a different build. Rivers of blood is out of control. I’d like to try a caster. Oh well.
What system you on? If you're on PS I can help you out
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Never done much PvP in these games but messed around and made a build and been invading a dueling the past few nights. Such a blast, even when it's 2v1 or 3v1.
Souls PvP is the best shit, shame it's kinda busted in Elden Ring but seems like From are trying to address it a bit in the newest update. Hopefully we get an arena at some point because DS3 arena was the best shit
Greatlance gang rise up
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Never done much PvP in these games but messed around and made a build and been invading a dueling the past few nights. Such a blast, even when it's 2v1 or 3v1.
Greatlance gang rise up
Yeah there's some sort of organization started by Oroboro and other known PvP guys that are trying to mediate between fans and From with the intent of improving PvP so I'm hopeful
Pretty confident that when we finally get DLC they'll use one of these Coliseums for an Arena
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Never done much PvP in these games but messed around and made a build and been invading a dueling the past few nights. Such a blast, even when it's 2v1 or 3v1.
Greatlance gang rise up
Yeah there's some sort of organization started by Oroboro and other known PvP guys that are trying to mediate between fans and From with the intent of improving PvP so I'm hopeful
Pretty confident that when we finally get DLC they'll use one of these Coliseums for an Arena
Yeah it's nice to see it's starting to pay off, pretty bleak hearing how depressed people like jeenine sound over the state of the game but I guess now the hype's dying down From has more of an incentive to fix PvP rather than just focusing on attracting new players
Yeah I'd be surprised if that wasn't the case, I doubt they'd add in all those coliseums if they were all pointless
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Game Awards next week, seems pretty likely that we get a From Soft announcement. Hoping for Elden Ring DLC or whatever a glimpse of their new game is. Armored Core reboot leaked a long time ago but has been quiet since and now this Sekiro 2 rumor has started popping up but I don't believe that one for a second.
Anybody been doing any runs in these games? My buddies and I randomly started a Soulsborne instagram account for gameplay/memes/what have you just to pass the time
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I'm still hoping for a Bloodborne 2 release. In my opinion the b est game From Software has ever done
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I'm still hoping for a Bloodborne 2 release. In my opinion the b est game From Software has ever done
It's definitely the tightest experience in terms of gameplay and aesthetic coming together. I wouldn't exactly want Bloodborne 2 but I'd love a spiritual successor ala Demon's Souls -> Dark Souls that takes us to various Dreamlands like in Lovecraft lore, go deeper with the cosmic fantasy.
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I'm absolutely stuck on Godskin Noble in Volcano Manor. I really want to get my weapon to +10 BUT snce the jump skip to get the somber 7 has been patched, you have to get past Godskin Noble to get to it. I've been getting smoked and probably need to come back later after i've leveled more.
Ultimately it's not that criitical and I don't need to be going for a fully upgraded weapon this early, but man i forgot how frustrating it is to get fully wrecked by a boss like this. Does so much damage, he's so fast and his moveset is so difficult to play around. I've gotten maybe a quarter of the way through his phase two but that's it.
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I'm absolutely stuck on Godskin Noble in Volcano Manor. I really want to get my weapon to +10 BUT snce the jump skip to get the somber 7 has been patched, you have to get past Godskin Noble to get to it. I've been getting smoked and probably need to come back later after i've leveled more.
Ultimately it's not that criitical and I don't need to be going for a fully upgraded weapon this early, but man i forgot how frustrating it is to get fully wrecked by a boss like this. Does so much damage, he's so fast and his moveset is so difficult to play around. I've gotten maybe a quarter of the way through his phase two but that's it.
Wish i could help with specifics but it’s been a few months. Generic response to unbeatable souls bosses: take a step back, reevaluate your approach (try a different weapon type/magic/item) and really learn the enemy move set. Maybe grind a few levels.
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I'm absolutely stuck on Godskin Noble in Volcano Manor. I really want to get my weapon to +10 BUT snce the jump skip to get the somber 7 has been patched, you have to get past Godskin Noble to get to it. I've been getting smoked and probably need to come back later after i've leveled more.
Ultimately it's not that criitical and I don't need to be going for a fully upgraded weapon this early, but man i forgot how frustrating it is to get fully wrecked by a boss like this. Does so much damage, he's so fast and his moveset is so difficult to play around. I've gotten maybe a quarter of the way through his phase two but that's it.
Wish i could help with specifics but it’s been a few months. Generic response to unbeatable souls bosses: take a step back, reevaluate your approach (try a different weapon type/magic/item) and really learn the enemy move set. Maybe grind a few levels.
Yeah, I'm definitely a bit underleveled. I'm using a bleed weapon and a shield with Barrier to block his thrust attacks. Phase 1 isn't too difficult, but during Phase 2 he inflates and rolls around like a giant doom ball and it does a ton of damage and is hard to dodge. I'm making progress, it's just been a while since i've gotten fucked so hard by a boss. I also have to run the same route through Lava and past some enemies to get to the fog gate, so I'm always starting down 2-3 flasks which sucks.
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I'm absolutely stuck on Godskin Noble in Volcano Manor. I really want to get my weapon to +10 BUT snce the jump skip to get the somber 7 has been patched, you have to get past Godskin Noble to get to it. I've been getting smoked and probably need to come back later after i've leveled more.
Ultimately it's not that criitical and I don't need to be going for a fully upgraded weapon this early, but man i forgot how frustrating it is to get fully wrecked by a boss like this. Does so much damage, he's so fast and his moveset is so difficult to play around. I've gotten maybe a quarter of the way through his phase two but that's it.
Wish i could help with specifics but it’s been a few months. Generic response to unbeatable souls bosses: take a step back, reevaluate your approach (try a different weapon type/magic/item) and really learn the enemy move set. Maybe grind a few levels.
Yeah, I'm definitely a bit underleveled. I'm using a bleed weapon and a shield with Barrier to block his thrust attacks. Phase 1 isn't too difficult, but during Phase 2 he inflates and rolls around like a giant doom ball and it does a ton of damage and is hard to dodge. I'm making progress, it's just been a while since i've gotten fucked so hard by a boss. I also have to run the same route through Lava and past some enemies to get to the fog gate, so I'm always starting down 2-3 flasks which sucks.
Yeah I hate losing flasks before the fight. I did a magic/dex build so I could use ranged when I needed it. Mixing up a different wondrous physik definitely came in handy a few times. I ran the same flask most of the time but found that a new variation gave me an edge at times.
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started playing elden ring a few days ago. life hasn't been the same since
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started playing elden ring a few days ago. life hasn't been the same since
Just started a new Faith character last night, if anybody needs help I’m on ps5 zack1138
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started playing elden ring a few days ago. life hasn't been the same since
Oh I wish I could play it again for the first time. Enjoy
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just finally beat mohg after like 3 hours. such a cool design, one of my favorites ever so far. still no malenia tho :/
edit: i'm a masochist and beat melania w/ dual katanas, no ash of war and no spirit summon. i feel like i let all the terminally online dark souls purists get to me who call every ash of war/summon "cheese"
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Just had my first stretch of really difficult enemies in a while in upper caelid. I’ve been cruising for a bit not struggling too much but the gargoyle, big Jar summons and nightrider back to back to back fucked me up good.
I believe I still have a godskin apostle and bell bearing Hunter to get through that I expect will be pretty difficult, and starting to get anxious for the late game bosses. Just need to git gud
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Just had my first stretch of really difficult enemies in a while in upper caelid. I’ve been cruising for a bit not struggling too much but the gargoyle, big Jar summons and nightrider back to back to back fucked me up good.
I believe I still have a godskin apostle and bell bearing Hunter to get through that I expect will be pretty difficult, and starting to get anxious for the late game bosses. Just need to git gud
i actually love the black blade kindred gargoyle fights. took me a while but pretty fun once you get their rhythm down. what's the last main boss you killed?
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Just had my first stretch of really difficult enemies in a while in upper caelid. I’ve been cruising for a bit not struggling too much but the gargoyle, big Jar summons and nightrider back to back to back fucked me up good.
I believe I still have a godskin apostle and bell bearing Hunter to get through that I expect will be pretty difficult, and starting to get anxious for the late game bosses. Just need to git gud
Not sure if astel counts so maybe Radahn? I’ve been clearing out as many of the field bosses and dungeons as I can as I go, so I’ve cleared a ton of lesser bosses. Maybe draconic tree sentinel before entering the Capitol?
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Just had my first stretch of really difficult enemies in a while in upper caelid. I’ve been cruising for a bit not struggling too much but the gargoyle, big Jar summons and nightrider back to back to back fucked me up good.
I believe I still have a godskin apostle and bell bearing Hunter to get through that I expect will be pretty difficult, and starting to get anxious for the late game bosses. Just need to git gud
Not sure if astel counts so maybe Radahn? I’ve been clearing out as many of the field bosses and dungeons as I can as I go, so I’ve cleared a ton of lesser bosses. Maybe draconic tree sentinel before entering the Capitol?
ah i see, you're at the point where bosses become pretty damn difficult even when overleveled. not sure if you've been to farum azula yet but.....there's probably one of the worst boss(es) there in the whole game. you'll know what fight i'm talkin about haha
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Just had my first stretch of really difficult enemies in a while in upper caelid. I’ve been cruising for a bit not struggling too much but the gargoyle, big Jar summons and nightrider back to back to back fucked me up good.
I believe I still have a godskin apostle and bell bearing Hunter to get through that I expect will be pretty difficult, and starting to get anxious for the late game bosses. Just need to git gud
Not sure if astel counts so maybe Radahn? I’ve been clearing out as many of the field bosses and dungeons as I can as I go, so I’ve cleared a ton of lesser bosses. Maybe draconic tree sentinel before entering the Capitol?
Just the teaser portion from the four belfries. Just entered the capitol so need to clear that and all the sewers.
Godskin Duo are in Farum Azula? Godskin noble was the first major pain point for me, that took me 20+ attempts maybe until I learned the sleep pot method
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Just had my first stretch of really difficult enemies in a while in upper caelid. I’ve been cruising for a bit not struggling too much but the gargoyle, big Jar summons and nightrider back to back to back fucked me up good.
I believe I still have a godskin apostle and bell bearing Hunter to get through that I expect will be pretty difficult, and starting to get anxious for the late game bosses. Just need to git gud
Not sure if astel counts so maybe Radahn? I’ve been clearing out as many of the field bosses and dungeons as I can as I go, so I’ve cleared a ton of lesser bosses. Maybe draconic tree sentinel before entering the Capitol?
Just the teaser portion from the four belfries. Just entered the capitol so need to clear that and all the sewers.
Godskin Duo are in Farum Azula? Godskin noble was the first major pain point for me, that took me 20+ attempts maybe until I learned the sleep pot method
You're a brave man for attempting Dragonbarrow before going to the Altus Plateau. I skipped most of Dragonbarrow for the moment because IIRC it's actually meant to be a latter-game area that you revisit later on (i.e. The Beast Clergyman area etc...). I mean I cheesed Greyoll and cleared out Fort Faroth to get the 2nd half of the Dectus medallion (even though I beat Magma Wyrm Makar and didn't need it technically). Did you go to War Dead Catacombs after defeating Radahn? If so, how'd you like that level scaling? So far, the Altus Plateau area isn't as overpowered as I thought it would be, although I've just primarily been in the Plateau area and haven't gone to the Leyndell or Mt. Gelmir areas yet. Might finish Ranni's quest/Nokstella/Lake of Rot just for something to do and to gain more levels before venturing further into the 2nd half of the game.
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Just had my first stretch of really difficult enemies in a while in upper caelid. I’ve been cruising for a bit not struggling too much but the gargoyle, big Jar summons and nightrider back to back to back fucked me up good.
I believe I still have a godskin apostle and bell bearing Hunter to get through that I expect will be pretty difficult, and starting to get anxious for the late game bosses. Just need to git gud
Not sure if astel counts so maybe Radahn? I’ve been clearing out as many of the field bosses and dungeons as I can as I go, so I’ve cleared a ton of lesser bosses. Maybe draconic tree sentinel before entering the Capitol?
Just the teaser portion from the four belfries. Just entered the capitol so need to clear that and all the sewers.
Godskin Duo are in Farum Azula? Godskin noble was the first major pain point for me, that took me 20+ attempts maybe until I learned the sleep pot method
You're a brave man for attempting Dragonbarrow before going to the Altus Plateau. I skipped most of Dragonbarrow for the moment because IIRC it's actually meant to be a latter-game area that you revisit later on (i.e. The Beast Clergyman area etc...). I mean I cheesed Greyoll and cleared out Fort Faroth to get the 2nd half of the Dectus medallion (even though I beat Magma Wyrm Makar and didn't need it technically). Did you go to War Dead Catacombs after defeating Radahn? If so, how'd you like that level scaling? So far, the Altus Plateau area isn't as overpowered as I thought it would be, although I've just primarily been in the Plateau area and haven't gone to the Leyndell or Mt. Gelmir areas yet. Might finish Ranni's quest/Nokstella/Lake of Rot just for something to do and to gain more levels before venturing further into the 2nd half of the game.
War dead catacombs was the very last thing I did in Caelid. Got that Grace after radahn but realized how underpowered I was so marked it for later. Even the imps in there will wreck your shit, I mostly ran through and only fought enemies that I HAD to instead of clearing it out in full like I normally do.
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Started a new playthrough a couple of weeks ago. Tried my hardest not to do another dex character but failed. I'll skip Rivers of Blood and Mimic Tear this time around, promise!
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Started a new playthrough a couple of weeks ago. Tried my hardest not to do another dex character but failed. I'll skip Rivers of Blood and Mimic Tear this time around, promise!
*uses Moonveil and Black Knife Tiche instead*
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Started a new playthrough a couple of weeks ago. Tried my hardest not to do another dex character but failed. I'll skip Rivers of Blood and Mimic Tear this time around, promise!
*uses Moonveil and Black Knife Tiche instead*
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Ha, I did pump int up to 22 but I've haven't let go of uchi + nagakiba just yet. We'll see how many times I'll give Melania a go before I waltz into her arena with Lhutel the Headless or whatever.
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Started a new playthrough a couple of weeks ago. Tried my hardest not to do another dex character but failed. I'll skip Rivers of Blood and Mimic Tear this time around, promise!
*uses Moonveil and Black Knife Tiche instead*
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I couldn't let go of the Uchigatana either, running that at like +14 with a +5 moonveil halfway through the game. Lhutel took me through the 1st half of the game at +5 no problem, she's a fucking tank. Trying to pump mimic tear now like a chump (this is my first playthrough) but hot damn it's tough to tank the mimic up with a bunch of stuff you don't want to run in a boss fight (i.e., shabiri's woe or hell, even shields/weapons/other talismans) and then switch it out to your main setup without taking a shitload of damage (unless they are super slow). Taking time to farm a bunch of rare weapons that I have no intention of using, got a couple of halo scythes, crested halberd and a spiked spear, really want that Cleanrot spear though... Fuck, those Cleanrot knights are bad dudes!
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I've always been a huge fan of katanas, the moveset and reach is just nice, so it's unfortunate that the two weapons with the worst reputation for spamming/being overpowered both happen to be cool ass katanas
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I've always been a huge fan of katanas, the moveset and reach is just nice, so it's unfortunate that the two weapons with the worst reputation for spamming/being overpowered both happen to be cool ass katanas
you don't have to use the ash of wars! i dual wield w/ RoB but i either don't use an ash of war, or use one on my uchi/naga. i used moonveil for probably 3/4 of my first playthrough and i will admit that it definitely makes shit way too easy if you spam the ash of war
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I've always been a huge fan of katanas, the moveset and reach is just nice, so it's unfortunate that the two weapons with the worst reputation for spamming/being overpowered both happen to be cool ass katanas
For sure, but at that point I might as well just use the Uchi with whatever ash I want. I've mostly been experimenting with builds I wouldn't typically use these days, though... been messing around with the Winged Scythe lately.
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Working my way through consecrated snow fields and now am well and truly in “git gud” territory. Feel like I’m getting worked even by standard enemies. Been fun but challenging
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Working my way through consecrated snow fields and now am well and truly in “git gud” territory. Feel like I’m getting worked even by standard enemies. Been fun but challenging
make it to malenia yet?
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Working my way through consecrated snow fields and now am well and truly in “git gud” territory. Feel like I’m getting worked even by standard enemies. Been fun but challenging
No, saving her (and dreading it). Just got the first haligtree Grace but I’m going to do mohg first then farum azula
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Working my way through consecrated snow fields and now am well and truly in “git gud” territory. Feel like I’m getting worked even by standard enemies. Been fun but challenging
No, saving her (and dreading it). Just got the first haligtree Grace but I’m going to do mohg first then farum azula
Hot damn, you've been progressing pretty quick BHJ, you and you're damn underbite... Went on a good one on Saturday morning, beat the Night's Cavalry and Deathbird in Caelid (yes I know Night's Cavalry are a joke, but that Deathbird was a bitch), went up to Windmill Village and took out the Godskin Apostle 1st T, then took out the Bell Bearing Hunter at the Isolated Merchants Shack in Caelid and finally to the Divine Tower of Caelid to no-hit that Godskin Apostle. I had a real issue with the Godskin Nobel at the top of the Carian Study Hall and found the Apostle much easier, albeit I'm not looking forward to fighting both. I also spend a lot of time grinding/farming for rear weapons and crafting materials, while also doing most everything possible before moving on to a new area, less it be a side-quest requirement, hence I've already put like 250 hours into the game. Now back to finish the Minor Erdtree in Altus and back off to Mt. Gelmir and Volcano Manor. I did take one step into the Gelmir Hero's Grave, saw what it was all about and decided I'd save that one for another day...
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Working my way through consecrated snow fields and now am well and truly in “git gud” territory. Feel like I’m getting worked even by standard enemies. Been fun but challenging
No, saving her (and dreading it). Just got the first haligtree Grace but I’m going to do mohg first then farum azula
Hot damn, you've been progressing pretty quick BHJ, you and you're damn underbite... Went on a good one on Saturday morning, beat the Night's Cavalry and Deathbird in Caelid (yes I know Night's Cavalry are a joke, but that Deathbird was a bitch), went up to Windmill Village and took out the Godskin Apostle 1st T, then took out the Bell Bearing Hunter at the Isolated Merchants Shack in Caelid and finally to the Divine Tower of Caelid to no-hit that Godskin Apostle. I had a real issue with the Godskin Nobel at the top of the Carian Study Hall and found the Apostle much easier, albeit I'm not looking forward to fighting both. I also spend a lot of time grinding/farming for rear weapons and crafting materials, while also doing most everything possible before moving on to a new area, less it be a side-quest requirement, hence I've already put like 250 hours into the game. Now back to finish the Minor Erdtree in Altus and back off to Mt. Gelmir and Volcano Manor. I did take one step into the Gelmir Hero's Grave, saw what it was all about and decided I'd save that one for another day...
all the hero's graves are such nightmares. Also, no Night Rider or death bird is a walk n the park. I just handled the last ones in consecrated snow fields, pretty sure I'm done with them which is nice.
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Working my way through consecrated snow fields and now am well and truly in “git gud” territory. Feel like I’m getting worked even by standard enemies. Been fun but challenging
No, saving her (and dreading it). Just got the first haligtree Grace but I’m going to do mohg first then farum azula
Hot damn, you've been progressing pretty quick BHJ, you and you're damn underbite... Went on a good one on Saturday morning, beat the Night's Cavalry and Deathbird in Caelid (yes I know Night's Cavalry are a joke, but that Deathbird was a bitch), went up to Windmill Village and took out the Godskin Apostle 1st T, then took out the Bell Bearing Hunter at the Isolated Merchants Shack in Caelid and finally to the Divine Tower of Caelid to no-hit that Godskin Apostle. I had a real issue with the Godskin Nobel at the top of the Carian Study Hall and found the Apostle much easier, albeit I'm not looking forward to fighting both. I also spend a lot of time grinding/farming for rear weapons and crafting materials, while also doing most everything possible before moving on to a new area, less it be a side-quest requirement, hence I've already put like 250 hours into the game. Now back to finish the Minor Erdtree in Altus and back off to Mt. Gelmir and Volcano Manor. I did take one step into the Gelmir Hero's Grave, saw what it was all about and decided I'd save that one for another day...
all the hero's graves are such nightmares. Also, no Night Rider or death bird is a walk n the park. I just handled the last ones in consecrated snow fields, pretty sure I'm done with them which is nice.
I do believe you are correct, shouldn't see any Deathbirds after that! What setup/build are you using? I'm using a primarily dex/int/strength build with a +9 Moonveil (I know, sue me), +14 Longbow, base Gravity Staff, Dragon Communion Seal (scarlet rot is the shit) and rocking the Royal Remnants armor with some sorcerers pointy hat (not Renalla's) for the fuck of it. I really wanted to build strength for the colossal weapons but still primarily find myself using the katanas more often than not, hence I may just abandon strength at this point and keep stacking dex. I can't wait to play through again with a different build but also don't want the game to end on my current playthrough...
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Working my way through consecrated snow fields and now am well and truly in “git gud” territory. Feel like I’m getting worked even by standard enemies. Been fun but challenging
No, saving her (and dreading it). Just got the first haligtree Grace but I’m going to do mohg first then farum azula
Hot damn, you've been progressing pretty quick BHJ, you and you're damn underbite... Went on a good one on Saturday morning, beat the Night's Cavalry and Deathbird in Caelid (yes I know Night's Cavalry are a joke, but that Deathbird was a bitch), went up to Windmill Village and took out the Godskin Apostle 1st T, then took out the Bell Bearing Hunter at the Isolated Merchants Shack in Caelid and finally to the Divine Tower of Caelid to no-hit that Godskin Apostle. I had a real issue with the Godskin Nobel at the top of the Carian Study Hall and found the Apostle much easier, albeit I'm not looking forward to fighting both. I also spend a lot of time grinding/farming for rear weapons and crafting materials, while also doing most everything possible before moving on to a new area, less it be a side-quest requirement, hence I've already put like 250 hours into the game. Now back to finish the Minor Erdtree in Altus and back off to Mt. Gelmir and Volcano Manor. I did take one step into the Gelmir Hero's Grave, saw what it was all about and decided I'd save that one for another day...
all the hero's graves are such nightmares. Also, no Night Rider or death bird is a walk n the park. I just handled the last ones in consecrated snow fields, pretty sure I'm done with them which is nice.
I do believe you are correct, shouldn't see any Deathbirds after that! What setup/build are you using? I'm using a primarily dex/int/strength build with a +9 Moonveil (I know, sue me), +14 Longbow, base Gravity Staff, Dragon Communion Seal (scarlet rot is the shit) and rocking the Royal Remnants armor with some sorcerers pointy hat (not Renalla's) for the fuck of it. I really wanted to build strength for the colossal weapons but still primarily find myself using the katanas more often than not, hence I may just abandon strength at this point and keep stacking dex. I can't wait to play through again with a different build but also don't want the game to end on my current playthrough...
I’m Running a +10 bloodhounds fang and a +23 fingerprint stone shield, I’m just a quality build with some points in int to use a couple spells. I also have a couple back up weapons if I need a holy weapon or AOE ash of war. I sort of change up my armor based on how much weight I’m carrying because that shield puts you into heavy load real quick.
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Forgot how annoying Commander Niall can get. Think they nerfed the knights, though.
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Home sick with a cold so knocked out a major chunk of Farum Azula. Godskin Duo down (easy with sleep pots) and dragonlord placidusax down. Nearly 2/3 of the way toward my platinum trophy
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Nice work... I've platinumed all the games except for Dark Souls and Dark Souls 3 but now I mostly play on PC and need to rebuy all the games and don't think I have it again me to do it all again
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Nice work... I've platinumed all the games except for Dark Souls and Dark Souls 3 but now I mostly play on PC and need to rebuy all the games and don't think I have it again me to do it all again
I’ve only got Bloodborne and now Elden ring. Demons Souls remastered is free on PS Plus so may give that a shot next
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doing a hitless boss playthrough rn (melee no summons), just finally got radahn 8) this game has turned me into a masochist
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doing a hitless boss playthrough rn (melee no summons), just finally got radahn 8) this game has turned me into a masochist
Jesus dude. Godspeed.
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Nice work... I've platinumed all the games except for Dark Souls and Dark Souls 3 but now I mostly play on PC and need to rebuy all the games and don't think I have it again me to do it all again
That goddamn master of rings achievement...
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Repurchased Bloodborne off eBay because my old disc went missing. Forgot how difficult some areas and random mobs are. Brutal not being able to block.
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Repurchased Bloodborne off eBay because my old disc went missing. Forgot how difficult some areas and random mobs are. Brutal not being able to block.
Idk, dodging has always been better than blocking for me so Bloodborne tends to be the easiest of these games but that's super subjective I realize, tons of people prefer sword and board. I think parries trivialize a lot of the fights once you get them down, too.
This is kind of the thing with Sekiro too... hardest game to pick up initially but once it clicks you can just stomp it into the dirt.
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lads....the DLC was finally announced
https://twitter.com/ELDENRING/status/1630478058103734274?s=20
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lads....the DLC was finally announced
https://twitter.com/ELDENRING/status/1630478058103734274?s=20
trying to not get too excited until there's a date.... being "in development" could mean that we're in for a long wait
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lads....the DLC was finally announced
https://twitter.com/ELDENRING/status/1630478058103734274?s=20
trying to not get too excited until there's a date.... being "in development" could mean that we're in for a long wait
It's definitely going to be a while or they would've shown cinematics or gameplay, I think. My guess is they saw how disappointed people were when nothing was revealed on the anniversary and put this out just to stop speculation of there not being any DLC.
My bet is that we'll get a full reveal during Summer Games Fest with a fall/winter release date. Saw a rumor today that it's planned to release after Armored Core 6 which is being planned for September/October but take that with a grain of salt.
Definitely hoping I’m wrong and we get it sooner though!
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Forgot how annoying Commander Niall can get. Think they nerfed the knights, though.
I dreaded walking through that fog door (this is my first playthrough and I had only a few flasks left) and ended up having an easier time fighting him than the entirety of Castle Sol. I got killed by the duel wield banished knight EVERY TIME in the actual castle but I'm not going to lie, my summon fucking nerfed them in the Niall fight in like 3 hits. Found him to be a very enjoyable and a somewhat cinematic fight, similar to O'Neill in that aspect and the fact I didn't have an issue fighting them. Like I'm able to beat some bosses without any issue that really give people a hard time and then get my ass whopped by like a burial watchdog or an imp.
Finally finished Consecrated Snowfield and Miquella's Haligtree/Elphael Brace of the Haligtree without too many issues, those royal revenants are way easier to kill using great heal or some other kind of healing spell and finally getting all of those sweet sweet somber ancient dragon smithing stones. Fucking shit, I had such a hard time when I first got the the Mountaintop of the Giants, as the scaling of normal enemies was really off-putting at first (like getting 2 shotted by a damn bird) and since I was used to fighting almost any enemy I came across prior to that, which I've found is not the best strategy in the later game. Finished off Millicent's questline and have finally made it to the Malardia's Boom Boom Palace. Will start making attempts on her when I get home today, maybe I'll get lucky...
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Forgot how annoying Commander Niall can get. Think they nerfed the knights, though.
I dreaded walking through that fog door (this is my first playthrough and I had only a few flasks left) and ended up having an easier time fighting him than the entirety of Castle Sol. I got killed by the duel wield banished knight EVERY TIME in the actual castle but I'm not going to lie, my summon fucking nerfed them in the Niall fight in like 3 hits. Found him to be a very enjoyable and a somewhat cinematic fight, similar to O'Neill in that aspect and the fact I didn't have an issue fighting them. Like I'm able to beat some bosses without any issue that really give people a hard time and then get my ass whopped by like a burial watchdog or an imp.
Finally finished Consecrated Snowfield and Miquella's Haligtree/Elphael Brace of the Haligtree without too many issues, those royal revenants are way easier to kill using great heal or some other kind of healing spell and finally getting all of those sweet sweet somber ancient dragon smithing stones. Fucking shit, I had such a hard time when I first got the the Mountaintop of the Giants, as the scaling of normal enemies was really off-putting at first (like getting 2 shotted by a damn bird) and since I was used to fighting almost any enemy I came across prior to that, which I've found is not the best strategy in the later game. Finished off Millicent's questline and have finally made it to the Malardia's Boom Boom Palace. Will start making attempts on her when I get home today, maybe I'll get lucky...
You’ve got it. Takes time, but it’s doable
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Forgot how annoying Commander Niall can get. Think they nerfed the knights, though.
I dreaded walking through that fog door (this is my first playthrough and I had only a few flasks left) and ended up having an easier time fighting him than the entirety of Castle Sol. I got killed by the duel wield banished knight EVERY TIME in the actual castle but I'm not going to lie, my summon fucking nerfed them in the Niall fight in like 3 hits. Found him to be a very enjoyable and a somewhat cinematic fight, similar to O'Neill in that aspect and the fact I didn't have an issue fighting them. Like I'm able to beat some bosses without any issue that really give people a hard time and then get my ass whopped by like a burial watchdog or an imp.
Finally finished Consecrated Snowfield and Miquella's Haligtree/Elphael Brace of the Haligtree without too many issues, those royal revenants are way easier to kill using great heal or some other kind of healing spell and finally getting all of those sweet sweet somber ancient dragon smithing stones. Fucking shit, I had such a hard time when I first got the the Mountaintop of the Giants, as the scaling of normal enemies was really off-putting at first (like getting 2 shotted by a damn bird) and since I was used to fighting almost any enemy I came across prior to that, which I've found is not the best strategy in the later game. Finished off Millicent's questline and have finally made it to the Malardia's Boom Boom Palace. Will start making attempts on her when I get home today, maybe I'll get lucky...
You’ve got it. Takes time, but it’s doable
Only the power of Bart Harley Jarvis could give me the strength to take on Malardia, a baby that aggressive... Whoooooo-weeeee my chances be looking good now!
Update: Took me maybe 20 tries but the I summoned the power of The Mighty BHJ and took her down to screaming fanfare that scared my dogs.
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have now also finished bloodborne, sekiro, and ds3, dlc's included. need that ER dlc!!!
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have now also finished bloodborne, sekiro, and ds3, dlc's included. need that ER dlc!!!
I should go back and do the bloodborne DLC. I tried to do demons soul remaster and it just felt like such a letdown after Elden Ring…
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have now also finished bloodborne, sekiro, and ds3, dlc's included. need that ER dlc!!!
I should go back and do the bloodborne DLC. I tried to do demons soul remaster and it just felt like such a letdown after Elden Ring…
Demon Souls was just a drag to me. I’m sure the remaster looks a lot better but it played like a beta test for Dark Souls. DS1 was just hands down better.
I’m currently trying to beat one non-essential boss on the Bloodborne DLC on NG+5 that I’ve only ever beaten once. It’s driving me crazy. I’m somewhat indifferent on the Bloodborne DLC. There are a few good bosses (and a few shit ones) and some of the areas are interesting but it’s also got a higher frustration factor and kind of drags out a game that was essentially perfect as is.
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have now also finished bloodborne, sekiro, and ds3, dlc's included. need that ER dlc!!!
I should go back and do the bloodborne DLC. I tried to do demons soul remaster and it just felt like such a letdown after Elden Ring…
Demon Souls was just a drag to me. I’m sure the remaster looks a lot better but it played like a beta test for Dark Souls. DS1 was just hands down better.
I’m currently trying to beat one non-essential boss on the Bloodborne DLC on NG+5 that I’ve only ever beaten once. It’s driving me crazy. I’m somewhat indifferent on the Bloodborne DLC. There are a few good bosses (and a few shit ones) and some of the areas are interesting but it’s also got a higher frustration factor and kind of drags out a game that was essentially perfect as is.
I actually prefer Demon's to Dark Souls but I also played it first and I'd say most people probably prefer Dark Souls so that's not surprising
Surprised hear you say that about the BB DLC though because I genuinely think it's the best content in the game (aside from Living Failures fight). I will say if you're finding it's a slog it's probably because you're on such a high NG cycle, it really punishes you for playing through it on anything other than NG. When it first dropped I was on like Ng+5 and it was so hard I just made a new character to play through on a normal cycle.
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have now also finished bloodborne, sekiro, and ds3, dlc's included. need that ER dlc!!!
I should go back and do the bloodborne DLC. I tried to do demons soul remaster and it just felt like such a letdown after Elden Ring…
Demon Souls was just a drag to me. I’m sure the remaster looks a lot better but it played like a beta test for Dark Souls. DS1 was just hands down better.
I’m currently trying to beat one non-essential boss on the Bloodborne DLC on NG+5 that I’ve only ever beaten once. It’s driving me crazy. I’m somewhat indifferent on the Bloodborne DLC. There are a few good bosses (and a few shit ones) and some of the areas are interesting but it’s also got a higher frustration factor and kind of drags out a game that was essentially perfect as is.
hmmm, i thought the DLC was amazing and the best part of the game. i'm assuming you're talking about lawrence? cause i'll agree, that fight was complete ass lmao. i think the big beast fights in bloodborne are a bit awkward since they're very difficult to parry, but locking onto them makes you not able to roll and get i-frames. one of my minor gripes for an otherwise S-tier game
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have now also finished bloodborne, sekiro, and ds3, dlc's included. need that ER dlc!!!
I should go back and do the bloodborne DLC. I tried to do demons soul remaster and it just felt like such a letdown after Elden Ring…
Demon Souls was just a drag to me. I’m sure the remaster looks a lot better but it played like a beta test for Dark Souls. DS1 was just hands down better.
I’m currently trying to beat one non-essential boss on the Bloodborne DLC on NG+5 that I’ve only ever beaten once. It’s driving me crazy. I’m somewhat indifferent on the Bloodborne DLC. There are a few good bosses (and a few shit ones) and some of the areas are interesting but it’s also got a higher frustration factor and kind of drags out a game that was essentially perfect as is.
Yeah, it’s Laurence. I beat him once on NG and then never again. He just sucks and has a ridiculously high health bar. I actually came close yesterday but I really ought to give up. I’m sure I’ve done that runback 100+ times in all.
I really like Ludwig, love Maria, and can deal with Orphan. The first level is a fairly ugly reskin until you pass Ludwig. I enjoy the next portion through the Research Hall but Fishing Hamlet is laid out in such a way you either need to be incredibly slow and methodical or speedrun. It’s like that subterranean swamp level in DeS.
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I finally borrowed a ps4 and returned to Bloodborne. I got to Vicar Amelia 5+ years ago but never finished the game before selling my console. It's been so fun, very satisfying to breeze through the first three bosses after struggling a lot back when I first played it. Just got to Yahar'Gul, unseen village.
Figured a str/skill build would be reasonable for a "first" playthrough. Been using a saw spear although Ludwig's holy blade is tempting. I just want to avoid swords after a lot of Elden Ring.
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for anybody who likes souls, bloodborne is way too easy if you havent played it
the DLC is AMAZING tho, so i'd recommend you do what i did & beat the game once & then play the DLC on NG+1 or NG+2 so that it'll be an actual challenge
the problem with bloodborne is that the dodging makes the game absurdly easy (once you learn how to do it effectively)
also, enemy parrying is easy as well
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Been playing Nioh 2, which apparently my kid downloaded for free on PS+ some time ago.
I tried and gave up on Nioh 1 in short order but after adjusting to the controls (literally the hardest part of the game if you’re coming from Fromsoft) I’ve enjoyed Nioh 2.
It’s scratching the same itch as Souls games although I don’t think it’s anywhere near as good. The levels almost feel procedurally generated. It’s got it’s own pace and once you get acclimated it can be enjoyable.
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Been playing Nioh 2, which apparently my kid downloaded for free on PS+ some time ago.
I tried and gave up on Nioh 1 in short order but after adjusting to the controls (literally the hardest part of the game if you’re coming from Fromsoft) I’ve enjoyed Nioh 2.
It’s scratching the same itch as Souls games although I don’t think it’s anywhere near as good. The levels almost feel procedurally generated. It’s got it’s own pace and once you get acclimated it can be enjoyable.
Yeah, intensity of the combat is the main draw, even though I personally don't really enjoy or take advantage of the multiple fighting stances very often. Seems like a Souls game for people who like the combat of something like Devil May Cry where the skill-ceiling is high and you can stack crazy combos once you know what you're doing. Aesthetically it doesn't do much for me.
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I'm a recent initiate to the fromsoft catalogue - still working through ER; at the last boss but waiting to buy DLC for Bloodborne; touched DS1 for a couple hours (not really digging it atm).
All I have to say is DS3 plays smooth as fuck and I was instantly impressed on start-up. The boss intro to opening fire link was a cool idea for the first 10 min of the game and fully drew me in. Just made it past the hand-tree-abortion monstrosity.
Been trying to play this one spoiler-free, been doing pretty good so far.
I figure i should hold on to Embers for now, because aren't really worth using this early in the game?
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I figure i should hold on to Embers for now, because aren't really worth using this early in the game?
Embers give you a little bit more life but more importantly allow you to summon NPCs. As long as you’re not struggling to bad it might make sense to save them. DS3 is the shit.
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Been playing Nioh 2, which apparently my kid downloaded for free on PS+ some time ago.
I tried and gave up on Nioh 1 in short order but after adjusting to the controls (literally the hardest part of the game if you’re coming from Fromsoft) I’ve enjoyed Nioh 2.
It’s scratching the same itch as Souls games although I don’t think it’s anywhere near as good. The levels almost feel procedurally generated. It’s got it’s own pace and once you get acclimated it can be enjoyable.
Yeah, intensity of the combat is the main draw, even though I personally don't really enjoy or take advantage of the multiple fighting stances very often. Seems like a Souls game for people who like the combat of something like Devil May Cry where the skill-ceiling is high and you can stack crazy combos once you know what you're doing. Aesthetically it doesn't do much for me.
It’s more like a goofy, unnecessary mechanic to add difficulty. In Devil May Cry or Bayonetta, you just hammer buttons to keep a combo going whereas Nioh makes you add a Ki button and stance changes to keep a combo going. (Changing stances mid combo gives you stamina replenishment). It’s not really skill but muscle memory - you’re still just mashing 2 buttons. I preferred the Ninja Gaiden games but whatever, it’s something to play.
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I'm a recent initiate to the fromsoft catalogue - still working through ER; at the last boss but waiting to buy DLC for Bloodborne; touched DS1 for a couple hours (not really digging it atm).
All I have to say is DS3 plays smooth as fuck and I was instantly impressed on start-up. The boss intro to opening fire link was a cool idea for the first 10 min of the game and fully drew me in. Just made it past the hand-tree-abortion monstrosity.
Been trying to play this one spoiler-free, been doing pretty good so far.
I figure i should hold on to Embers for now, because aren't really worth using this early in the game?
Really only should use them when you're trying to summon help or desperately need an HP boost for a boss
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Thanks ye fellow Unkindled (Tarnished is a way better handle....)
I have a decent stack from the early game and wasn't sure on the best utility, appreciate it
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I figure i should hold on to Embers for now, because aren't really worth using this early in the game?
Embers give you a little bit more life but more importantly allow you to summon NPCs. As long as you’re not struggling to bad it might make sense to save them. DS3 is the shit.
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Been playing Nioh 2, which apparently my kid downloaded for free on PS+ some time ago.
I tried and gave up on Nioh 1 in short order but after adjusting to the controls (literally the hardest part of the game if you’re coming from Fromsoft) I’ve enjoyed Nioh 2.
It’s scratching the same itch as Souls games although I don’t think it’s anywhere near as good. The levels almost feel procedurally generated. It’s got it’s own pace and once you get acclimated it can be enjoyable.
Yeah, intensity of the combat is the main draw, even though I personally don't really enjoy or take advantage of the multiple fighting stances very often. Seems like a Souls game for people who like the combat of something like Devil May Cry where the skill-ceiling is high and you can stack crazy combos once you know what you're doing. Aesthetically it doesn't do much for me.
It’s more like a goofy, unnecessary mechanic to add difficulty. In Devil May Cry or Bayonetta, you just hammer buttons to keep a combo going whereas Nioh makes you add a Ki button and stance changes to keep a combo going. (Changing stances mid combo gives you stamina replenishment). It’s not really skill but muscle memory - you’re still just mashing 2 buttons. I preferred the Ninja Gaiden games but whatever, it’s something to play.
Yeah I didn’t mean it in a 1:1 sort of way and I guess Sekiro already did Souls combat with a higher skill ceiling in a way that felt like a tight, curated experience and not just shit that was tacked on to increase complexity or be different like Nioh kinda does
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Officially got to the credits in Bloodborne. Beat Moon Presence with ease, Orphan is the only main boss I didn't beat, his second phase kept eating my lunch, and mostly just wanted to start NG+.
Do people really think the DLC is that great? Ludwig and Maria were super cool fights, but the rest seemed okay, and the levels are only necessary to leave the DLC weapons out. Idk, i was expecting more after it being so praised.
Fucking awesome game tho.
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Officially got to the credits in Bloodborne. Beat Moon Presence with ease, Orphan is the only main boss I didn't beat, his second phase kept eating my lunch, and mostly just wanted to start NG+.
Do people really think the DLC is that great? Ludwig and Maria were super cool fights, but the rest seemed okay, and the levels are only necessary to leave the DLC weapons out. Idk, i was expecting more after it being so praised.
Fucking awesome game tho.
I think it's very strong and some of the better content in the game outside of the Living Failures fight. I think the Fishing Hamlet is a cool ass area even though it is a pain in the ass to get through. I don't love the Ludwig fight personally as it's mostly just a Cleric Beast reskin with lava but it does have a lot of cool-factor. I love the Orphan fight though I understand why people get frustrated with it... for whatever reason I always get super close to beating him first try and then seem to struggle for a bit before I finally beat him. Overall I think it's probably the best From DLC even though it doesn't really do anything new (though none of them do, really) it just ups the coolness.
I'd say start to finish Bloodborne is the tightest Miyazaki game for me
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I swear to the outer gods if this Elden Ring DLC doesn't get announced soon.....
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Officially got to the credits in Bloodborne. Beat Moon Presence with ease, Orphan is the only main boss I didn't beat, his second phase kept eating my lunch, and mostly just wanted to start NG+.
Do people really think the DLC is that great? Ludwig and Maria were super cool fights, but the rest seemed okay, and the levels are only necessary to leave the DLC weapons out. Idk, i was expecting more after it being so praised.
Fucking awesome game tho.
I think it's very strong and some of the better content in the game outside of the Living Failures fight. I think the Fishing Hamlet is a cool ass area even though it is a pain in the ass to get through. I don't love the Ludwig fight personally as it's mostly just a Cleric Beast reskin with lava but it does have a lot of cool-factor. I love the Orphan fight though I understand why people get frustrated with it... for whatever reason I always get super close to beating him first try and then seem to struggle for a bit before I finally beat him. Overall I think it's probably the best From DLC even though it doesn't really do anything new (though none of them do, really) it just ups the coolness.
I'd say start to finish Bloodborne is the tightest Miyazaki game for me
not to be technical, but the lava beast is Laurence. Ludwig is the fucked up manhorsebeast with the moonlight sword
Even though the living failures kinda sucked to fight, i liked the atmosphere.
Hm.. maybe i like the DLC more than I thought...
I swear to the outer gods if this Elden Ring DLC doesn't get announced soon.....
You and me both brotha... I still need to finish one of my playthroughs, and hoping the announcement gives me some more juice to push through the end-game, currently putting off Fire Giant and getting my ass handed by Cmndr Naill..
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Officially got to the credits in Bloodborne. Beat Moon Presence with ease, Orphan is the only main boss I didn't beat, his second phase kept eating my lunch, and mostly just wanted to start NG+.
Do people really think the DLC is that great? Ludwig and Maria were super cool fights, but the rest seemed okay, and the levels are only necessary to leave the DLC weapons out. Idk, i was expecting more after it being so praised.
Fucking awesome game tho.
The asylum section before the failure boss fight was amazing. As was the Maria boss battle. Id say it’s the best Soul’s DLC.
Those shark dudes in the well in the middle of fishing hamlet can fuck off, though.
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Officially got to the credits in Bloodborne. Beat Moon Presence with ease, Orphan is the only main boss I didn't beat, his second phase kept eating my lunch, and mostly just wanted to start NG+.
Do people really think the DLC is that great? Ludwig and Maria were super cool fights, but the rest seemed okay, and the levels are only necessary to leave the DLC weapons out. Idk, i was expecting more after it being so praised.
Fucking awesome game tho.
I think it's very strong and some of the better content in the game outside of the Living Failures fight. I think the Fishing Hamlet is a cool ass area even though it is a pain in the ass to get through. I don't love the Ludwig fight personally as it's mostly just a Cleric Beast reskin with lava but it does have a lot of cool-factor. I love the Orphan fight though I understand why people get frustrated with it... for whatever reason I always get super close to beating him first try and then seem to struggle for a bit before I finally beat him. Overall I think it's probably the best From DLC even though it doesn't really do anything new (though none of them do, really) it just ups the coolness.
I'd say start to finish Bloodborne is the tightest Miyazaki game for me
not to be technical, but the lava beast is Laurence. Ludwig is the fucked up manhorsebeast with the moonlight sword
Even though the living failures kinda sucked to fight, i liked the atmosphere.
Hm.. maybe i like the DLC more than I thought...
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I swear to the outer gods if this Elden Ring DLC doesn't get announced soon.....
You and me both brotha... I still need to finish one of my playthroughs, and hoping the announcement gives me some more juice to push through the end-game, currently putting off Fire Giant and getting my ass handed by Cmndr Naill..
Oh fuck, yeah I don't know how I completely blanked on Ludwig because that fight is amazing. When he pulls out the Moonlight sword it gets me every time
They've been doing a ton of stuff behind the scenes that really points to Elden Ring DLC date getting revealed this month so fingers crossed
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I really only like the Laboratory level and the Maria fight in the BB DLC.
Those shark guys suck but you can use a Shaman Bone Blade to make them fight each other and then finish off the one left with substantially less health.
Orphan sucks but I eventually had a system where I could make it through the first phase and leave him with less than a third of his HP for his 2nd phase.
Use the rune that enhances viscerals and the one that heals you when you perform a visceral. Because of a glitch, the healing rune gives you a full heal on orphan, which helps you save vials.
If you stay at a distance, he eventually runs towards you and jumps over you. Move forward when he jumps, backstab, visceral. 3 times and he’s close to half empty. Hit him a few more times to get him right to the edge, then get one more visceral. He’ll transform then and you get a few more hits. Then it’s up to dumb luck.
It’s not a picnic but it minimizes the first phase and gives you a leg up on the second.
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Killed Father G first try on NG+, absolutely annihilated him.
Was kind of having an off day and that solid W felt so satisfying.
Probably been mentioned before, but there's so many parallels to skating and souls-likes. Stomping something that kicks your ass forever, learning the best lines, learning what you can and can't get away with, coming back to things that used to be impossible and having a new understanding...
on the other side, i can't get the Fire Giant past like 80% health...
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Killed Father G first try on NG+, absolutely annihilated him.
Was kind of having an off day and that solid W felt so satisfying.
Probably been mentioned before, but there's so many parallels to skating and souls-likes. Stomping something that kicks your ass forever, learning the best lines, learning what you can and can't get away with, coming back to things that used to be impossible and having a new understanding...
on the other side, i can't get the Fire Giant past like 80% health...
The father gascoigne fight in ng+ is such a sweet piece of revenge. Did the same thing. first try. felt so good.
Fire Giant – what helped me was using a mimic tear ashes. and some summons. i hated that fight
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SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE TRAILER DROPS TOMORROW
What are we thinking the actual release date will be?? Will we be able to play before Summer?
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SADOW OF THE ERDTREE TRAILER DROPS TOMORROW
What are we thinking the actual release date will be?? Will we be able to play before Summer?
it would be very fromsoft to drop the trailer but still not give a release date
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Alright fellow Elden Ring nerds, it is here and it is beautiful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRA6r3iG7lI
Releases June 21, 2024
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
I wouldn't want to face the DLC bosses on a NG+ cycle tbh
So hyped for this though. My wallet hurts but I bought the Collector's Edition and the replica helmet of the dude from the trailer lol
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
I wouldn't want to face the DLC bosses on a NG+ cycle tbh
So hyped for this though. My wallet hurts but I bought the Collector's Edition and the replica helmet of the dude from the trailer lol
Yeah I definitely don't want to...but I also don't have another 40-80 hours to dedicate to a new build either I don't think...
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
I wouldn't want to face the DLC bosses on a NG+ cycle tbh
So hyped for this though. My wallet hurts but I bought the Collector's Edition and the replica helmet of the dude from the trailer lol
Yeah I definitely don't want to...but I also don't have another 40-80 hours to dedicate to a new build either I don't think...
Should be able to cut that down massively now that you know the game and where things are located, especially if you plan your build out and just go for the stuff you need
I have 4 characters and purposely stopped my primary from going into NG+ for future DLC purposes but I plan on repec-ing and I have no idea what type of build to go for, been out of the game for a while
Do you have homies to co-op with that could help rush you through if needed?
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
I wouldn't want to face the DLC bosses on a NG+ cycle tbh
So hyped for this though. My wallet hurts but I bought the Collector's Edition and the replica helmet of the dude from the trailer lol
Yeah I definitely don't want to...but I also don't have another 40-80 hours to dedicate to a new build either I don't think...
Should be able to cut that down massively now that you know the game and where things are located, especially if you plan your build out and just go for the stuff you need
I have 4 characters and purposely stopped my primary from going into NG+ for future DLC purposes but I plan on repec-ing and I have no idea what type of build to go for, been out of the game for a while
Do you have homies to co-op with that could help rush you through if needed?
Yeah my first playthrough I was going for the platinum so I did EVERYTHING and put in over 100 hours, obviously a second playthrough wouldn’t be nearly as intensive. This weekend I’m going to check if I have a cloud save from before I started NG+ to load into. If not, I need to map out a new playthrough to (at least) Mohg where the DLC portal is likely to be…
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
I wouldn't want to face the DLC bosses on a NG+ cycle tbh
So hyped for this though. My wallet hurts but I bought the Collector's Edition and the replica helmet of the dude from the trailer lol
Yeah I definitely don't want to...but I also don't have another 40-80 hours to dedicate to a new build either I don't think...
Should be able to cut that down massively now that you know the game and where things are located, especially if you plan your build out and just go for the stuff you need
I have 4 characters and purposely stopped my primary from going into NG+ for future DLC purposes but I plan on repec-ing and I have no idea what type of build to go for, been out of the game for a while
Do you have homies to co-op with that could help rush you through if needed?
Yeah my first playthrough I was going for the platinum so I did EVERYTHING and put in over 100 hours, obviously a second playthrough wouldn’t be nearly as intensive. This weekend I’m going to check if I have a cloud save from before I started NG+ to load into. If not, I need to map out a new playthrough to (at least) Mohg where the DLC portal is likely to be…
I read an interview with Miyazaki yesterday and he did confirm that Miquella's egg at Mohg's palace is the DLC entrypoint
I'm actually a little relieved the DLC isn't coming out for a few months because I've got a ton of shit going on right now and my game backlog is huge so I'm glad to have a little time
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I’m actually kind of nervous about going back to Elden Ring because I feel like ice forgotten more about it than any other Souls game. I haven’t touched it once since Platinum.
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I guess the count down's on for me to finish NG.
Still on the fire giant... fucker...
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
I wouldn't want to face the DLC bosses on a NG+ cycle tbh
So hyped for this though. My wallet hurts but I bought the Collector's Edition and the replica helmet of the dude from the trailer lol
Yeah I definitely don't want to...but I also don't have another 40-80 hours to dedicate to a new build either I don't think...
Should be able to cut that down massively now that you know the game and where things are located, especially if you plan your build out and just go for the stuff you need
I have 4 characters and purposely stopped my primary from going into NG+ for future DLC purposes but I plan on repec-ing and I have no idea what type of build to go for, been out of the game for a while
Do you have homies to co-op with that could help rush you through if needed?
Yeah my first playthrough I was going for the platinum so I did EVERYTHING and put in over 100 hours, obviously a second playthrough wouldn’t be nearly as intensive. This weekend I’m going to check if I have a cloud save from before I started NG+ to load into. If not, I need to map out a new playthrough to (at least) Mohg where the DLC portal is likely to be…
So I paid $10 for a month of PS Plus to try and access an old cloud save…. No dice. Pretty annoyed.
I’ve decided to play through NG+ at least to moghwyn palace instead of starting from Scratch. I have 120 hours into my character and all of the gear I’ll want or need. I’m sure the DLC will be tough but hopefully my level and gear helps offset
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
I wouldn't want to face the DLC bosses on a NG+ cycle tbh
So hyped for this though. My wallet hurts but I bought the Collector's Edition and the replica helmet of the dude from the trailer lol
Yeah I definitely don't want to...but I also don't have another 40-80 hours to dedicate to a new build either I don't think...
Should be able to cut that down massively now that you know the game and where things are located, especially if you plan your build out and just go for the stuff you need
I have 4 characters and purposely stopped my primary from going into NG+ for future DLC purposes but I plan on repec-ing and I have no idea what type of build to go for, been out of the game for a while
Do you have homies to co-op with that could help rush you through if needed?
Yeah my first playthrough I was going for the platinum so I did EVERYTHING and put in over 100 hours, obviously a second playthrough wouldn’t be nearly as intensive. This weekend I’m going to check if I have a cloud save from before I started NG+ to load into. If not, I need to map out a new playthrough to (at least) Mohg where the DLC portal is likely to be…
So I paid $10 for a month of PS Plus to try and access an old cloud save…. No dice. Pretty annoyed.
I’ve decided to play through NG+ at least to moghwyn palace instead of starting from Scratch. I have 120 hours into my character and all of the gear I’ll want or need. I’m sure the DLC will be tough but hopefully my level and gear helps offset
Apparently they only hold onto them for 6 months, but tbh I'm actually kind surprised they hold onto them that long. For what it's worth they auto-upload those frequently so unless you had that setting turned off so there's a good chance it would've been overwritten with more recent progress anyways.
I let my shit lapse as I mostly play on PC now but I will have to resubscribe when this DLC drops because I played all of ER on PS5. Kinda tempted to do it now and just hop on for a bit.
If you get your NG+ character caught up and want to start a new character too just incase hit me up and I could help you try to co-op through it quick. Or I could even help with the NG+ character if you want.
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
I wouldn't want to face the DLC bosses on a NG+ cycle tbh
So hyped for this though. My wallet hurts but I bought the Collector's Edition and the replica helmet of the dude from the trailer lol
Yeah I definitely don't want to...but I also don't have another 40-80 hours to dedicate to a new build either I don't think...
Should be able to cut that down massively now that you know the game and where things are located, especially if you plan your build out and just go for the stuff you need
I have 4 characters and purposely stopped my primary from going into NG+ for future DLC purposes but I plan on repec-ing and I have no idea what type of build to go for, been out of the game for a while
Do you have homies to co-op with that could help rush you through if needed?
Yeah my first playthrough I was going for the platinum so I did EVERYTHING and put in over 100 hours, obviously a second playthrough wouldn’t be nearly as intensive. This weekend I’m going to check if I have a cloud save from before I started NG+ to load into. If not, I need to map out a new playthrough to (at least) Mohg where the DLC portal is likely to be…
So I paid $10 for a month of PS Plus to try and access an old cloud save…. No dice. Pretty annoyed.
I’ve decided to play through NG+ at least to moghwyn palace instead of starting from Scratch. I have 120 hours into my character and all of the gear I’ll want or need. I’m sure the DLC will be tough but hopefully my level and gear helps offset
Apparently they only hold onto them for 6 months, but tbh I'm actually kind surprised they hold onto them that long. For what it's worth they auto-upload those frequently so unless you had that setting turned off so there's a good chance it would've been overwritten with more recent progress anyways.
I let my shit lapse as I mostly play on PC now but I will have to resubscribe when this DLC drops because I played all of ER on PS5. Kinda tempted to do it now and just hop on for a bit.
If you get your NG+ character caught up and want to start a new character too just incase hit me up and I could help you try to co-op through it quick. Or I could even help with the NG+ character if you want.
Yeah I let my subscription lapse in November because I don’t really play online and it’s gotten so expensive. But you’re exactly right, I had turned auto save back on so it overwrote the old save file I used to get all of the endings. C’est la vie…
I’m going to just take my time and enjoy my NG+ playthrough. I should plenty leveled for ng+ with a ton of +10/+25 weapons to fool around with so I’m mot worried. It’ll actually be good to get back into the groove and build the muscle memory back up before the DLC drops I think
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I sort of wish I hadn't started NG+. Have to decide if I want to create a new character before the DLC, or put some time into NG+ to get prepared...
I wouldn't want to face the DLC bosses on a NG+ cycle tbh
So hyped for this though. My wallet hurts but I bought the Collector's Edition and the replica helmet of the dude from the trailer lol
Yeah I definitely don't want to...but I also don't have another 40-80 hours to dedicate to a new build either I don't think...
same dilemma here. I hope i have a save file from right before the final bossfight somewhere.
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Finally beat ER the other week - co-op mod w/ my cousin, str/faith build, spammed black flame blade ftw on Elden Beast
My solo file, mage build using the moonlight sword, is at the final boss battle, but I'm thinking of keeping her in NG to get two flavors of the DLC
High hopes for the additional content to be a banger!
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I've put in another 30-40 hours in NG+ and only have a handful of bosses left. I got to Mohgwyn where the DLC will start, defeated Mohg and then stopped there.
Some people think the DLCC will hhave an upgrade system similar to Sekiro as opposed to the standard Elden Ring leveling, so that might help balance the experience for first ru and NG players
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I've put in another 30-40 hours in NG+ and only have a handful of bosses left. I got to Mohgwyn where the DLC will start, defeated Mohg and then stopped there.
Some people think the DLCC will hhave an upgrade system similar to Sekiro as opposed to the standard Elden Ring leveling, so that might help balance the experience for first ru and NG players
Yeah, from what Miyazaki said in an interview you have a separate leveling system of some sort in the DLC... they didn't want people coming in way over-leveled and lowering the difficulty basically and wanted everyone on a level playing field regardless of player level. The thought of trying to balance that with everyone's different builds and stuff gives me a headache... like I'm sure you could just nullify player level but then how does that effect weapon scaling and stuff? Idk
Can't believe it's April already, June ain't too far away
Had my hands full with Dragon's Dogma 2 lately but I'm gonna hop back on Elden Ring once I'm done
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I've put in another 30-40 hours in NG+ and only have a handful of bosses left. I got to Mohgwyn where the DLC will start, defeated Mohg and then stopped there.
Some people think the DLCC will hhave an upgrade system similar to Sekiro as opposed to the standard Elden Ring leveling, so that might help balance the experience for first ru and NG players
The thought of trying to balance that with everyone's different builds and stuff gives me a headache... like I'm sure you could just nullify player level but then how does that effect weapon scaling and stuff?
Maybe hard cap levels or stats (I'd guess lvl 100-150, stats ~50-60), and piggy-back the Sekiro-type leveling - and/or have runes be primarily for "buying" skills/upgrades... idk just thinking out loud
not sure how going back and forth between Land of Shadow and Lands Between would work tho, unless they let you shit all over the base game after DLC
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The DLC looks cool, but I wish it leaned more into the colorful and weird side of the game instead of the usual dark fantasy
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The DLC looks cool, but I wish it leaned more into the colorful and weird side of the game instead of the usual dark fantasy
If it's anything like typical From stuff then they're not showing a lot of stuff in the trailers... until the launch trailer which will spoil almost everything lol. But it is 'Shadow of the Erdtree' so yeah probably not going to get anything real bright. Hopefully some more cosmic stuff with the Outer Gods connections.
From recent interviews it sounds like Miyazak wants to give his younger staff more control so I'd love to see them do something a little more high-fantasy in the future