Jan 5, 2023·2 replies
Banana ClipIf you open the map and see the sites of grace they have a little trail that hints at you where to go. But also just explore around the first area, go in caves and fight things, get familiar with the gameplay.
You don’t HAVE to fight anything in the open-world for the most part. But exploration and discovery is a huge part of the first playthrough. So you generally want to fight most things at least once.
Also they’re f***ing you up cuz you aggro’d like the whole camp. Try stealth and fighting one or two at a time. Also your dodge roll is “laggy” very likely because you’ve got too much s*** equipped and are on “heavy load” in the bottom right of your equipment menu. Unequip s*** until you’re at least medium load
i went to these catacombs with the fire that shoots out and i was getting f***ed up by those gorgoyles and gave up. Am i supposed to be wearing my samurai armor? Im slow af
- Jan 5, 2023·1 reply
UIPbro getting f***ed up by the weakest enemies in the game
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dude one of them f***ing blew his horn and called everyone bro
- Jan 5, 2023
alright im dropping the longsword then
- Jan 5, 2023BVL
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dude one of them f***ing blew his horn and called everyone bro
lol it’s just funny cuz those are supposed to be the only guys in the game who don’t give you much trouble, but i can totally see them being harder if this is your first From game.
if you’re using longsword and not really loving the slow heavy weapon style, try switching to a shorter sword, axe, scythe, etc. when you find one. your play style will develop more as you level up.
just make sure to explore everything that seems even slightly interesting, there are tons of secrets all over the map
- Jan 5, 2023BVL
i went to these catacombs with the fire that shoots out and i was getting f***ed up by those gorgoyles and gave up. Am i supposed to be wearing my samurai armor? Im slow af
the catacombs suck d***, just get out of there
- Jan 5, 2023·1 replyBVL
i went to these catacombs with the fire that shoots out and i was getting f***ed up by those gorgoyles and gave up. Am i supposed to be wearing my samurai armor? Im slow af
Samurai armor is solid but you’ve probably got too many weapons and shields equipped. You can level up your endurance to be able to equip more s*** but honestly it’s not that necessary just stick to one weapon and one shield if you want
- Jan 5, 2023·edited·4 replies
In the ER subreddit and in the hot takes thread, sorting by controversial for the actual hot takes and of course the number one hot take is that “open world” ruined the souls experience.
Crine y’all really want Miyazaki to make nothing but dark souls to infinity this mf made ds3 like “alright mfers this is IT stop asking me for more bullshit in a dead world” and y’all still just want the same experience every time
let this man live IMO ER is dark souls fully realized. Y’all think anor londo was really only meant to be reached by gargoyles abducting you and flying you up?? Cmon now there was def a lift that brought you up there
- Jan 5, 2023·2 repliesBanana Clip
Samurai armor is solid but you’ve probably got too many weapons and shields equipped. You can level up your endurance to be able to equip more s*** but honestly it’s not that necessary just stick to one weapon and one shield if you want
the only other weapon i have is the longsword. Nothing else. Does the red flowers or stuff that i picked up cause alot of weight
- Jan 5, 2023BVL
the only other weapon i have is the longsword. Nothing else. Does the red flowers or stuff that i picked up cause alot of weight
na dude if that’s all you got then you’re fine. You just gotta get the timing on the dodge roll down
- Jan 5, 2023BVL
the only other weapon i have is the longsword. Nothing else. Does the red flowers or stuff that i picked up cause alot of weight
Long as that says Med Load you’re good so yeah like @basedspirit said just gotta get familiar with the timing and distance
- Jan 5, 2023·2 replies
alright so i went to the roundtable thingy and i just got killed by someone. Was that a f***ing real player or was that supposed to happen??? I thought no killing in that room
i had 1k runes bro i was bout to upgrade
- Jan 5, 2023·1 replyBVL
alright so i went to the roundtable thingy and i just got killed by someone. Was that a f***ing real player or was that supposed to happen??? I thought no killing in that room
i had 1k runes bro i was bout to upgrade You jumped down over the balcony huh :mjlaff: there’s just that guy down there and once you kill him he’s gone.
Jan 5, 2023·1 replySouloYou can change it any time during the game but you have to get to a certain part first
you can actually change it any time if u look at the mirror in fias room in the roundtable
- Jan 5, 2023·2 repliesBanana Clip
You jumped down over the balcony huh :mjlaff: there’s just that guy down there and once you kill him he’s gone.
wtf was i supposed to do in that area? I talked to everyone and couldnt get out lmao
- Jan 5, 2023BVL
wtf was i supposed to do in that area? I talked to everyone and couldnt get out lmao
It’s just a hub. You go there periodically mainly to upgrade your weapons with the blacksmith but also Gideon will give you directions on where to go. Some people sell s*** and have quest implications. You leave by going to your map and teleporting to any other grace you wanna go to
Jan 5, 2023BVLwtf was i supposed to do in that area? I talked to everyone and couldnt get out lmao
The roundtable itself is also a site of grace
Jan 5, 2023BVLlike bro am i supposed to be fighting these guys? They are f***ing me up
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- Jan 5, 2023·1 replySynopsis
you can actually change it any time if u look at the mirror in fias room in the roundtable
Yeah but you have to get to the roundtable first lol that’s what I was saying
- Jan 5, 2023Banana Clip
In the ER subreddit and in the hot takes thread, sorting by controversial for the actual hot takes and of course the number one hot take is that “open world” ruined the souls experience.
Crine y’all really want Miyazaki to make nothing but dark souls to infinity this mf made ds3 like “alright mfers this is IT stop asking me for more bullshit in a dead world” and y’all still just want the same experience every time
let this man live IMO ER is dark souls fully realized. Y’all think anor londo was really only meant to be reached by gargoyles abducting you and flying you up?? Cmon now there was def a lift that brought you up there
And it’s funny because a lot of people hated DS3 when it’s literally the first two game’s perfected. Fromosft fanbase make no f***ing sense
- Jan 5, 2023Banana Clip
In the ER subreddit and in the hot takes thread, sorting by controversial for the actual hot takes and of course the number one hot take is that “open world” ruined the souls experience.
Crine y’all really want Miyazaki to make nothing but dark souls to infinity this mf made ds3 like “alright mfers this is IT stop asking me for more bullshit in a dead world” and y’all still just want the same experience every time
let this man live IMO ER is dark souls fully realized. Y’all think anor londo was really only meant to be reached by gargoyles abducting you and flying you up?? Cmon now there was def a lift that brought you up there
They're right though
I prefer the more linear approach
Jan 5, 2023·1 replyBanana ClipIn the ER subreddit and in the hot takes thread, sorting by controversial for the actual hot takes and of course the number one hot take is that “open world” ruined the souls experience.
Crine y’all really want Miyazaki to make nothing but dark souls to infinity this mf made ds3 like “alright mfers this is IT stop asking me for more bullshit in a dead world” and y’all still just want the same experience every time
let this man live IMO ER is dark souls fully realized. Y’all think anor londo was really only meant to be reached by gargoyles abducting you and flying you up?? Cmon now there was def a lift that brought you up there
I think Elden Ring is amazing, but I also think there’s a lot of value in DS1 world/level design, the fully interconnected string of levels as opposed to an open world with dungeons and levels dispersed within an overworld. Both design philosophies have their merits,imo
- Jan 5, 2023Soulo
Yeah but you have to get to the roundtable first lol that’s what I was saying
oh i thought u meant after beating rennala
Jan 5, 2023·1 replyBanana ClipIn the ER subreddit and in the hot takes thread, sorting by controversial for the actual hot takes and of course the number one hot take is that “open world” ruined the souls experience.
Crine y’all really want Miyazaki to make nothing but dark souls to infinity this mf made ds3 like “alright mfers this is IT stop asking me for more bullshit in a dead world” and y’all still just want the same experience every time
let this man live IMO ER is dark souls fully realized. Y’all think anor londo was really only meant to be reached by gargoyles abducting you and flying you up?? Cmon now there was def a lift that brought you up there
I mean i get It, if you prefer the more meticolously designed areas of classic souls and Legacy dungeons, the open world while having a better design than 90% of open worlds wont cut it. Elden ring's freedom also prevents from software from perfectly balancing the game's difficulty. And elden ring because of its gigantic map can get repetitive and boring. I disagree with most of these because i do love its open world, but i can see It not resonating as well with others. I do agree from has to keep the souls formula fresh by switching things up after a while. I love ds3 but its so "derivative" and "unambitious" It almost becomes parody, although it smartly avoids that at the end of the day (couldnt find better terms than the ones ive put in brackets, in my mind they wouldnt be as negative as they seem, but there is some truth to it).
The worst takes ive read though were on the main bosses that either misunderstood how bosses were designed or were just plain wrong - for example delayed attacks being somehow objectively bad when its the perfect answer to the roll spam that was majority of ds3, and bosses not leaving enough openings which is also false because if you learn to position yourself well against them or use items to fish some specific attacks they become pretty intuitive and fun, plus making drinking estus a strategic play and not just standing there and chugging since compared at least to ds1 and 2 ds3 was way more demanding. also nevermind how dancer, sullyvahn and in a way gael were proto elden ring bosses but nobody criticized them
- Jan 5, 2023Malakas
I think Elden Ring is amazing, but I also think there’s a lot of value in DS1 world/level design, the fully interconnected string of levels as opposed to an open world with dungeons and levels dispersed within an overworld. Both design philosophies have their merits,imo
ER has some of that design philosophy ds1 had, but ds1 had better difficulty balance (probably due to being way smaller and having less build variety) and It had a vertical open world instead of horizontal. Both are masterclass in level design
Jan 5, 2023BVLlike bro am i supposed to be fighting these guys? They are f***ing me up