adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
One small markets disc only sales are not an indication of anything.
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ELDEN RING |OT| One Ring To Rule Them All
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One small markets disc only sales are not an indication of anything.
SantaC
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Yes you stepped on a wire that alerts nearby enemies.
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
Even PlayStation's Horizon did 30% on PS4 and 70% on PS5. And that was a crossgen game where the PS4 sku upgraded to the PS5 for free, meaning there's PS5 players out there that only bought the PS4 version for being cheaper.
Honestly I'm not sure when they planned these old gen versions that they expected so little sales from them
RafterXL
Member
The guy who said it before is right, Margit wouldn't be a top 20 From fight in terms of difficulty. Hell, there are multiple Evergaol fights in just the first couple areas that are harder. In a few weeks we'll all be talking about how easy he is once people start hitting the really hard ones.
I posted Sunhi's no hit, naked of Margit earlier, but here's another guy level 15 with +3 weapon:
And if you can't straight up fight him you got Shackle's, Jellyfish and he's one of the easiest bosses to parry.
I posted Sunhi's no hit, naked of Margit earlier, but here's another guy level 15 with +3 weapon:
And if you can't straight up fight him you got Shackle's, Jellyfish and he's one of the easiest bosses to parry.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Like I said, one small market is not an indication of anything.
The PS4 version of the game sold more in Japan compared to the PS5 version, but again, that's just one market.
Horizon Forbidden West Opens To Impressive Sales In Japan
Guerilla Games' Horizon Forbidden West had a great opening in Japan with more than 90K sales in its debut week on PS4 and PS5.
twistedvoxel.com
Overall it makes complete sense why Sony doesn't want to let the last gen versions go. Even if all said it accounts for 40% of the sales and the PS5 version accounts for 60% of sales, that's still a massive chunk of sales on the last gen.
imsosleepy
Member
So..something is bothering me alot and makes me not understand the review scores. I explored alot. Level 26. Still using the same weapons as i started.. how is this supposed to be super fun? And then i can sometimes find other weapons but never better then my upgraded base weapons...
WoodyStare
Member
The lake in the middle of Liurnia is absolutely massive. Holy shit. This area alone is going to take several hours before I even get to the Academy.
anthony2690
Gold Member
I feel like the only person who purchased this on disc, the other 9 people I know who purchased this game on Xbox went digital.
I guess I'm one of the rare people that still like to leave a game case on the shelf.
I guess I'm one of the rare people that still like to leave a game case on the shelf.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I feel you, I'm a physical buyer primarily as well. I love games and steel books in a shelf.
The UK market is irrelevant, the Japanese market isnt even worth talking about outside of pokemon and animal crossingLike I said, one small market is not an indication of anything.
The PS4 version of the game sold more in Japan compared to the PS5 version, but again, that's just one market.
Horizon Forbidden West Opens To Impressive Sales In Japan
Guerilla Games' Horizon Forbidden West had a great opening in Japan with more than 90K sales in its debut week on PS4 and PS5.
Overall it makes complete sense why Sony doesn't want to let the last gen versions go. Even if all said it accounts for 40% of the sales and the PS5 version accounts for 60% of sales, that's still a massive chunk of sales on the last gen.
By that logic you could also ask why they make games for PC or Xbox but the fact is that the hardware is so much alike now that it's no reason not to make games for the older consoles.
Even though games sell more on PS5 at launch we haven't had any success stories about any PS5 only game yet.
If you find something and don't complete it, use a marker, then assume anything visible on the map that doesn't have a marker is complete.
When anyone that is a desktop PC user gets a free moment, would you mind checking out the panels in post 6 and let me know if they're all aligned at the same width?
On my end, the very last post with the candle where it says "The ELDEN RING is meant to be yours - it always was" looks smaller than the others
Also the Editions post - the gif that shows the physical editions with their prices - it looks smaller on my end as well. Everything else looks as intended though
On my end, the very last post with the candle where it says "The ELDEN RING is meant to be yours - it always was" looks smaller than the others
Also the Editions post - the gif that shows the physical editions with their prices - it looks smaller on my end as well. Everything else looks as intended though
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SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
Off the top of my head, bosses that are easily more difficult than margit
DS1
O&S
Manus
What ever the dragon is in DS1 DLC
Dual sanctuary guardians in the same DLC
Cant remember DS2 well enough
Abyss Watchers
Dark Eater
Sludge bro gywndoline
Pretty much any of main DLC bosses from DS3
Hell, there are many bosses in Eldenring that are already more difficult than Margit. He is a mid tier boss at best that people are simply not prepared for because they just B-line it for him.
Barely took 3 tries and I was barely around level 20-25.
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ha , bit late for that as I've opened up about 3/4 of the map on 30 hours in.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Difficulty walls all around for me after the game feigned being fairly easy at the start. Man I suck, I can't even beat the first "real" boss the game nudges you toward. Though I got a couple side ones in caves/the world.
So because I can't seem to beat shit for progress I've been wandering the world and encountered all sorts of cool stuff and side stuff and PVP focused stuff and areas that I shouldn't be in just yet and so on and so forth so still having fun for now but dunno where to focus/improve to progress.
So because I can't seem to beat shit for progress I've been wandering the world and encountered all sorts of cool stuff and side stuff and PVP focused stuff and areas that I shouldn't be in just yet and so on and so forth so still having fun for now but dunno where to focus/improve to progress.
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Just keep exploring, no need to go straight on the critical path. If you're not sure what to level, boost your vigor and endurance. Get str/dex to fulfill weapon prerequisites for something you want to use after finding it.
Punished Miku
Member
Yeah I'm just sprinting past everything and opening all the travel spots lol.
Hawking Radiation
Member
This is gold for me. Been pumping everything into vigor. Question if I may.
Is it a waste to upgrade starting weapons or best to try and find an exotic and level that?
Weapons are generally all balanced, depending on your preferred playstyle. If you enjoy using it and it scales to your intended main stats then you're fine. There are regular weapons and special weapons, but they use different upgrade materials (smithing stones vs somber stones), so there's no point in holding out for something fancy. Use both. Basic weapons are viable for the entire game since they have a huge upgrade cap.
ssringo
Member
I took a dinner break at that boss due to rage buildup. I'm also running strength and using the Brick Hammer because it's ability gives a nice juicy R2 combo. It can be rather painful trying to get hits when bosses just don't stop attacking. Even more so when it's magic and you can't parry.
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G-Bus
Banned
No, I don't get that either haha.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I’m getting my strength up to 40 in order to wield the Grafted Blade Greatsword. I’m going to see how that weapon fares with the Starscourge Heirloom equipped. Currently using a Lordsworn Greatsword +5, which did wonders for me in the 2nd main boss area. I got the Bastard Sword thinking it might scale better than the Lordsworn, but I really like the move set. I can’t wait to play more as time allows.
GHG
Gold Member
Not at all, as soon as I could fast travel out of there I did. I'll return later once I figure out how it joins up with the rest of the world.
Aenima
Member
Finally after 10 hours the game finally clicked and feels amazing now. Was running around kinda lost in the 1st 10h with my starting gear and could not find any better weapon. The open world is not that great for starting the game, the game drops u in the middle of the map and tells u to go north, but once u find the 1st story boss u realize u are way to underpowered and need to explore somewhere else (I went south). But once you find the gear u like and level up a bit more, the world becomes much more enjoyable to explore.
The 1st 2 story bosses are down and im still level 30 with my starting armor, but having a great time exploring everething and challenging any enemy i find. Some still too OP to me.
The 1st 2 story bosses are down and im still level 30 with my starting armor, but having a great time exploring everething and challenging any enemy i find. Some still too OP to me.
Hawking Radiation
Member
Thanks Boss. Much appreciated.
Swift_Star
Banned
Like I already said: all of those were easier to me than Margit.
Swift_Star
Banned
No. Do it if it’s a decent weapon. I say the first straight sword you get is a solid weapon for the whole game if you have a pure str, a pure dex or a quality build.
drotahorror
Member
nvm, wiki is messed up.
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Hawking Radiation
Member
This is what I like most about this game. Just heading off in a direction I've never been in and sniffing around. Forced myself to not use the map and just use the compass. I stumbled across Castle Morne this way. A bit crazy for a beginner in these types of games lol but i'm up for the challenge.
Going back to Castle Morne to search every nook and cranny of that place because I've found myself in Erdtree Catacombs and seriously fuck that place with that blob shit hanging off the ceilings. Makes me paranoid going into any room now, check the ceilings for any surprises lol.
Swift_Star
Banned
Does anyone know what is a good str/fth weapon in the game already and where to get it?
Shmunter
Member
It's a large enough, indeed very large sample size to confidently extrapolate from...
Stuart360
Member
This is retail physical sales remember. PC is almost 100% digital.
The game had 900k ingame on Steam alone on launch day, which is probably way more than PS5 had.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Right but then you can use the same logic for Horizon selling more in Japan as a large enough sample to justify continued cross-gen games.
Whelp.
Not a good comparison point, the very tweet this topic is about states that Xbox and PC are a lot more digital focused so it's not surprising to see less boxed retail numbers for them.
Again, these are just boxed retail copies in the UK. Not even the full breadth of sales in UK.
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Shmunter
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I would say Japan is a completely unique landscape and differs to the west. If you were to look to Japan you could proclaim Xbox is dead, but that's not the case in the rest of the world. UK consumer trends and culture in general are global in a sense.
remember_spinal
Banned
Sony were dumb for releasing horizon a week before elden ring, even from their own ecosystems perspective. From games probably sell the most on playstation, especially from the japanese market. Sony conditioned the general public to play From games on their platforms having exclusives souls games for it every gen.
They should have released it the day Sifu release, and sifu could have released a week before elden since im sure the drop off was severe for it anyway
They should have released it the day Sifu release, and sifu could have released a week before elden since im sure the drop off was severe for it anyway
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I think a month or two's numbers from the US would be the biggest indicator since that is the single biggest market that we generally tend to get numbers from NPD every now and then.
UK is just one part of the greater EU market and we maybe get Spanish numbers once or twice a year at best.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Isn’t that just opening your map, hovering over a site of grace (save/refill spot) and selecting X to teleport toward it?
Works fine for me.
