Hawking Radiation
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Fucking hell that's rough bro.
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ELDEN RING |OT| One Ring To Rule Them All
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led4lyfe
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The area they’re stuck in you can’t teleport out of. Have to book it out of there the old fashion way.
I said going by his/her logic which is based off of the numbers posted which doesn't tell the full story.
I even pointed out that even though we see games with better launches on PS5 we still don't see the big success stories about PS5 only games.
Hint: the games are still selling well on the other consoles
Hawking Radiation
Member
Interested to know if anyone came across any really scary dungeons or areas of this massive open world?
Reizo Ryuu
Member
Did you get in that area via the chest in the dragon ruins area? Like in the basement with the rats?\
Then yeah you can't teleport out, teleport snare traps prevent teleporting until you rest at another grace site.
If that is the place though, there is a grace site extremely close nearby, walk out of the shack to the left and drop down, and just run for the tunnel and you're home free.
DavidGzz
Member
I'm at 20 on my main. I know lol. Haven't seen any main bosses. Total time is like 40 on 3 characters.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
The main thing I’ve always felt FromSoft could be better at is explaining how important it is to make sure you’re using the right weapon for your stats. Scaling is such a vital aspect of having a good game. The main thing new players have an issue with is not having this put across to them well enough. Can really make or break someone’s experience.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Comparing a base weapon against an upgraded one is a lopsided thing. Play with what feels good and then upgrade from there.
Swift_Star
Banned
What he said… most weapons are valid if you are with the right stats. This is something really good in these games. Almost anything can be used if you want to. But you have to be with the right stats.
Aesius
Member
I came across one way up at the top of the map that was loaded with signs with people saying essentially "turn back now" and "despair ahead" so I noped out of there.
Going to take an extended break now before my brain melts. Two great runes in hand, several regions cleared, most of the map uncovered.
I didn’t get a chance to finish Demon’s Souls PS5 on release so I went back and cleared the final boss a couple days before ER launch.
There have to be 50+ encounters in Elden Ring that are harder than that final boss. It’s so common to face insane situations in this game that it becomes routine. Impossible —> done. There’s a massive amount of get good training here. It is glorious.
I didn’t get a chance to finish Demon’s Souls PS5 on release so I went back and cleared the final boss a couple days before ER launch.
There have to be 50+ encounters in Elden Ring that are harder than that final boss. It’s so common to face insane situations in this game that it becomes routine. Impossible —> done. There’s a massive amount of get good training here. It is glorious.
fart town usa
Gold Member
Did a ton of exploring and leveling up today, also beat the first boss, Margit, with the help of my buddy.
The Margit Shackle item from Patches is super helpful. It restrains Margit, I think you can only use it twice in the battle though. Gotta wait for him to do his attack where his wooden sword is plunged into the ground.
The game is definitely difficult, but the abundance of Grace Points really helps to make the game more accessible. I mean shit, this is the first Souls game (I think) where you can actually level up without having to beat the first boss, that in itself makes the game so much easier than previous titles.
The Margit Shackle item from Patches is super helpful. It restrains Margit, I think you can only use it twice in the battle though. Gotta wait for him to do his attack where his wooden sword is plunged into the ground.
The game is definitely difficult, but the abundance of Grace Points really helps to make the game more accessible. I mean shit, this is the first Souls game (I think) where you can actually level up without having to beat the first boss, that in itself makes the game so much easier than previous titles.
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DForce
NaughtyDog Defense Force
Seems like it was going to be low regardless.
Considering how many copies sold on the PlayStation 5, we can assume that it's going to go up and down whenever UK gets new stock available.
V4skunk
Banned
Steam sales alone must be over 3 million to have 900k players on at a time at peak.
AutumnLeaves
Member
Just started today...any tips for a new player?
drotahorror
Member
How do you access the ingame brightness slider after you first set it in the beginning? You would think it would be somewhere in the menus but I can't find it anywhere.
Has anyone heard when the Ray Tracing patch will drop?
I'm waiting to play until then, so I can experience this game at it's utmost detail - and hopefully the frame rate & loading issues will be fixed on the Xbox Series X
I'm waiting to play until then, so I can experience this game at it's utmost detail - and hopefully the frame rate & loading issues will be fixed on the Xbox Series X
drotahorror
Member
Jump attacks are amazing.
R6Rider
Gold Member
Make sure you explore and don't be afraid of dying or losing some runes. If you get stuck somewhere you have a large world of options to try and can always come back to a boss or area that is difficult.
My first souls..
Spent 3 hours fighting that guy at the beginning with the horse, and when I finally made progress, he starts using his shield....I can now confidently get to half his life...so maybe another 3 hours from now to figure out his second phase...
Damn lol
But I keep coming back for more, this can't be healthy lol
Spent 3 hours fighting that guy at the beginning with the horse, and when I finally made progress, he starts using his shield....I can now confidently get to half his life...so maybe another 3 hours from now to figure out his second phase...
Damn lol
But I keep coming back for more, this can't be healthy lol
Fredrik
Member
Thanks, I needed that info, time to go explore instead
Should I explore more and come back to him? Don't wanna be burned out on the first guy
R6Rider
Gold Member
Yeah, go explore and try out other weapons and magic.
drotahorror
Member
Maybe it's kind of obvious but I was just exploring the castle a bit more after killing the boss and there's a HUGE area that you can get to if you go to Liftside chamber, as soon as you come out turn right I believe and there's a body with an item and no wall there. You can fall down from there and there's just a massive amount more to explore.
Thought that was pretty cool.
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Didn't even know Magic was a thing LoL, the blue bar so far drains with my skill
drotahorror
Member
I haven't attacked a chest yet, but something about one of them made me attack it first. Wasn't a mimic but the item inside was related to a Mimic. Pretty crazy since I've opened dozens of chest and never attacked them. There's gotta be a mimic somewhere.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
The talismans are wonderful. The stat boosting ones assist with using weapons. I needed 40 str and the talisman just boosted me for the requirements.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
i need to farm smithing stones , help me neogaf
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
They’re all over the place. There are statues that have to get hit by a large troll or another enemy. One of these is up on the hill when you first make your way to Warmasters Shack and the area is right off near the edge. I think that gives you 3 and then the 4th one is right around the area on a hanging body.
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kingpotato
Ask me about my Stream Deck
Managed to clock 17 hours over the weekend and still take care of the family somehow. I'm exhausted but it was worth it. It isn't dark souls, but it's still really awesome!
Absolutely stellar game, well done FROM. Thank you Miyazaki.
Absolutely stellar game, well done FROM. Thank you Miyazaki.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Do bosses like Margit scale somehow when other players are present? I did beat him but you need to have luck not to make people die 5 seconds in. The attempt I finally killed him had a really good samurai player helping, he died at the end but I managed to finish the boss off.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
thanks ......i feel i may have upgraded the wrong weapon and wasted some precious stones and now im desperate
I collect VHS tapes
Member
Yeah, I have this one on my faith/str build
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bitbydeath
Gold Member
Definitely.
I think I’ve defeated close to 10 other bosses and I’m still not ready for him yet.
I collect VHS tapes
Member
I wouldn’t worry about it
you can eventually unlock them at an NPC, at least level 1 and 2 stones. You can buy and infinite amount
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bitbydeath
Gold Member
Gonna spoiler this because the location is CRAZY good, don’t click if you want to discover this amazing location for yourself, but I found a ton down here...
Spaceman292
Banned
To find the level up system you just rest at any four sites of grace, so it's guaranteed you'll get it sooner or later.
LavitzSlambert
Member
Can someone please explain to me WTF the deal is with this enemy in Stormveil Castle?
Any tips would be helpful.
He’s one big MFer. If you start from Rampart tower and go out the door with the eagles, then drop off the ledges and through the crumbling floor. He is big, red, and I seriously have no idea how he can be so fast and have so much stamina. Literally never stops attacking and seems like his poise can’t be broken at all. Also can’t be parried. I only have so much fireball usage and he is too fast with too much range, plus I can’t summon ashes.
Any tips would be helpful.
DavidGzz
Member
My luck, I start a samurai for a bleed build, and because the armor is awesome and then my first kill of one of the horse lord dudes I get his helmet and chest armor in one drop. They are too cool not to wear.
Damn, you guys weren't kidding the uchi's unsheathe attacks are great, especially the heavy and it's no big deal if you don't have any mana, they still work, they are just weaker.
Damn, you guys weren't kidding the uchi's unsheathe attacks are great, especially the heavy and it's no big deal if you don't have any mana, they still work, they are just weaker.
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SkylineRKR
Member
Its the weapon then. I did less damage with my +1 greatsword at SL20.
He's not among the hardest FROM bosses to me (Ludwig, Laurence, Alonne, ISS, Flamelurker are all harder imo, considering melee builds). But he isn't easy either. He's just fline. I figured him out by fighting him a lot, never looked at any footage. And yeah, his aerials, dashing strikes and stab is the way to punish him.
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