ELDEN RING/Souls-Like topic!
10-Jun-21 3:47pm
#1 Kommie
February 25, 2022
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Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh the ELDEN RING
https://www.youtube.... -------------- GAMEPLAY TRAILER
Winners who've beat it:
@Kommie
@Gypsy
@Feeb
@Archer
@Groo
@Bleed_DukeBlue
Quitters :
@theJaw
#1 Kommie
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February 25, 2022
image
Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh the ELDEN RING
https://www.youtube.... -------------- GAMEPLAY TRAILER
Winners who've beat it:
@Kommie
@Gypsy
@Feeb
@Archer
@Groo
@Bleed_DukeBlue
Quitters :
@theJaw
9-Dec-22 12:43pm
#261 d3vanj
Demon’s was the only souls game I ever did completely blind and it was just such an amazing experience that I wanted to try it with Elden Ring too. Totally worth it and I don’t think I would’ve been playing like 8 hours per week for the last 10 months if I used guides.
@Admiral ”completely” blind is technically an exaggeration, I was online and used messages and I don’t think I would’ve figured out a bunch of the secret paths and such without them regardless of how long I played. Placidusax for example I would’ve never found without messages.
#261 d3vanj
Demon’s was the only souls game I ever did completely blind and it was just such an amazing experience that I wanted to try it with Elden Ring too. Totally worth it and I don’t think I would’ve been playing like 8 hours per week for the last 10 months if I used guides.
@Admiral ”completely” blind is technically an exaggeration, I was online and used messages and I don’t think I would’ve figured out a bunch of the secret paths and such without them regardless of how long I played. Placidusax for example I would’ve never found without messages.
9-Dec-22 1:20pm
#262 Gypsy
d3vanj wrote:
Demon’s was the only souls game I ever did completely blind and it was just such an amazing experience that I wanted to try it with Elden Ring too. Totally worth it and I don’t think I would’ve been playing like 8 hours per week for the last 10 months if I used guides. @Admiral ”completely” blind is technically an exaggeration, I was online and used messages and I don’t think I would’ve figured out a bunch of the secret paths and such without them regardless of how long I played. Placidusax for example I would’ve never found without messages.
I play offline but if you are playing online messages are just a part of the game imo.
I actually did get to that boss on my own but I think I would have been 0% to find that the first time if this was the first of these games I had played. I also move around very slowly after clearing enemies and look for secrets.
I know I had to look up Nameless King in DS3 and trying to remember if there was anything else I missed on my first time with these games.
#262 Gypsy
d3vanj wrote:
Demon’s was the only souls game I ever did completely blind and it was just such an amazing experience that I wanted to try it with Elden Ring too. Totally worth it and I don’t think I would’ve been playing like 8 hours per week for the last 10 months if I used guides. @Admiral ”completely” blind is technically an exaggeration, I was online and used messages and I don’t think I would’ve figured out a bunch of the secret paths and such without them regardless of how long I played. Placidusax for example I would’ve never found without messages.
I play offline but if you are playing online messages are just a part of the game imo.
I actually did get to that boss on my own but I think I would have been 0% to find that the first time if this was the first of these games I had played. I also move around very slowly after clearing enemies and look for secrets.
I know I had to look up Nameless King in DS3 and trying to remember if there was anything else I missed on my first time with these games.
9-Dec-22 2:54pm
#263 Admiral
Ahhhh I didn't think about it - but I've been playing offline because PSN keeps kicking me off
I think my Internet just sucks right now. So yeah...I need to get back to being online so I can see messages and other stuff. But I'll be honest, it's kind of refreshing not seeing a million little white marks everywhere, and most of them are pointless.
#263 Admiral
Ahhhh I didn't think about it - but I've been playing offline because PSN keeps kicking me off
I think my Internet just sucks right now. So yeah...I need to get back to being online so I can see messages and other stuff. But I'll be honest, it's kind of refreshing not seeing a million little white marks everywhere, and most of them are pointless.
9-Dec-22 2:56pm
#264 Groo
Messages, the community gaming aspect is awesome, my first time playing a Souls game (1st time playing not owning
) I like that liking their post gave them health and I left 3-4 messages myself and was pretty cool when I would randomly get some health. Now I do wish some of the people would not place their messages in the spots they do as assume they are just being a jackleg.
#264 Groo
Messages, the community gaming aspect is awesome, my first time playing a Souls game (1st time playing not owning
) I like that liking their post gave them health and I left 3-4 messages myself and was pretty cool when I would randomly get some health. Now I do wish some of the people would not place their messages in the spots they do as assume they are just being a jackleg. 9-Dec-22 6:59pm
#266 Feeb
MrBean wrote:
Nice! Elden Ring won GOTY
I was kind of shocked by this after seeing all the polls etc. HFW is still my GotY but ER is up there. I’m excited how “mainstream” it has taken the series.
#266 Feeb
MrBean wrote:
Nice! Elden Ring won GOTY
I was kind of shocked by this after seeing all the polls etc. HFW is still my GotY but ER is up there. I’m excited how “mainstream” it has taken the series.
12-Dec-22 12:03pm
#267 Admiral
Wow, came across a game changer for me in Elden Ring. I found a "farming" spot....which I don't doubt some people would consider a lame tactic. Anyway, I farmed about 10k runes every 5 minutes or so. Leveled up my Bloodhound's Fang to level 5, my Banished Knight Engvall spirit ash to level 5, and went nuts. With those two combined upgrades, I am destroying crap. I still run into a few enemies too powerful for me, and I'm certain it will continue to get more difficult...but this has allowed me to freely explore without much worry. I also have the Lhutel the Headless spirit ash, which I keep reading is one of the best in the game but I didn't upgrade her as fast :( That's my next goal. I do love the summoning in this game. Makes me feel like I'm not screwed in every fight I enter.
#267 Admiral
Wow, came across a game changer for me in Elden Ring. I found a "farming" spot....which I don't doubt some people would consider a lame tactic. Anyway, I farmed about 10k runes every 5 minutes or so. Leveled up my Bloodhound's Fang to level 5, my Banished Knight Engvall spirit ash to level 5, and went nuts. With those two combined upgrades, I am destroying crap. I still run into a few enemies too powerful for me, and I'm certain it will continue to get more difficult...but this has allowed me to freely explore without much worry. I also have the Lhutel the Headless spirit ash, which I keep reading is one of the best in the game but I didn't upgrade her as fast :( That's my next goal. I do love the summoning in this game. Makes me feel like I'm not screwed in every fight I enter.
12-Dec-22 12:10pm
#268 DarkFact
In hindsight me thinking anything before the Ice Giant mountains was difficult is laughable. You notice it a lot in your second attempt at a playthrough, you can get "OP" pretty quickly but the endgame sorts out the boys from the men. It's really an unfair difficulty hike. But it do feel good to be crushing it
#268 DarkFact
In hindsight me thinking anything before the Ice Giant mountains was difficult is laughable. You notice it a lot in your second attempt at a playthrough, you can get "OP" pretty quickly but the endgame sorts out the boys from the men. It's really an unfair difficulty hike. But it do feel good to be crushing it
12-Dec-22 12:20pm
#269 Gypsy
DarkFact wrote:
In hindsight me thinking anything before the Ice Giant mountains was difficult is laughable. You notice it a lot in your second attempt at a playthrough, you can get "OP" pretty quickly but the endgame sorts out the boys from the men. It's really an unfair difficulty hike. But it do feel good to be crushing it
Yeah that's where the game hard spikes and some of the regular enemies become ROUGH.
@Admiral there is an insane farming spot later on. Can get to pretty much any reasonable level you want without too much time in.
#269 Gypsy
DarkFact wrote:
In hindsight me thinking anything before the Ice Giant mountains was difficult is laughable. You notice it a lot in your second attempt at a playthrough, you can get "OP" pretty quickly but the endgame sorts out the boys from the men. It's really an unfair difficulty hike. But it do feel good to be crushing it
Yeah that's where the game hard spikes and some of the regular enemies become ROUGH.
@Admiral there is an insane farming spot later on. Can get to pretty much any reasonable level you want without too much time in.
12-Dec-22 1:35pm
#270 MrBean
Honestly, it's really only Haligtree that massively bumps up the difficulty. The rest is pretty on par as long as you're staying leveled and managing a good loadout. My second playthrough, Haligtree was much easier for me (going more melee this time) ... that, and casting Heal on those fudging butt-hole spider like dickheads that absolutely dominate you. Casting heal was ezmode and I'm pissed I didn't do this first time through, my god those guys sucked.
#270 MrBean
Honestly, it's really only Haligtree that massively bumps up the difficulty. The rest is pretty on par as long as you're staying leveled and managing a good loadout. My second playthrough, Haligtree was much easier for me (going more melee this time) ... that, and casting Heal on those fudging butt-hole spider like dickheads that absolutely dominate you. Casting heal was ezmode and I'm pissed I didn't do this first time through, my god those guys sucked.
12-Dec-22 2:02pm
#271 Admiral
I'm curious...what level is everyone on? I think I'm only around 43 or so right now? Wondering how high you guys are when these areas become really tough for you...
#271 Admiral
I'm curious...what level is everyone on? I think I'm only around 43 or so right now? Wondering how high you guys are when these areas become really tough for you...
12-Dec-22 2:03pm
#272 Admiral
Gypsy wrote:
DarkFact wrote:> In hindsight me thinking anything before the Ice Giant mountains was difficult is> laughable. You notice it a lot in your second attempt at a playthrough, you can> get "OP" pretty quickly but the endgame sorts out the boys from the men. It's really> an unfair difficulty hike. But it do feel good to be crushing it Yeah that's where the game hard spikes and some of the regular enemies become ROUGH. @Admiral there is an insane farming spot later on. Can get to pretty much any reasonable level you want without too much time in.
I'll be sure to spend plenty of time there 
#272 Admiral
Gypsy wrote:
DarkFact wrote:> In hindsight me thinking anything before the Ice Giant mountains was difficult is> laughable. You notice it a lot in your second attempt at a playthrough, you can> get "OP" pretty quickly but the endgame sorts out the boys from the men. It's really> an unfair difficulty hike. But it do feel good to be crushing it Yeah that's where the game hard spikes and some of the regular enemies become ROUGH. @Admiral there is an insane farming spot later on. Can get to pretty much any reasonable level you want without too much time in.
I'll be sure to spend plenty of time there 12-Dec-22 4:03pm
#273 Gypsy
Admiral wrote:
I'm curious...what level is everyone on? I think I'm only around 43 or so right now? Wondering how high you guys are when these areas become really tough for you...
Fextralife that I linked to awhile back typically lists "recommended level" for areas. It's been long enough that I couldn't tell you what level I was and where.
#273 Gypsy
Admiral wrote:
I'm curious...what level is everyone on? I think I'm only around 43 or so right now? Wondering how high you guys are when these areas become really tough for you...
Fextralife that I linked to awhile back typically lists "recommended level" for areas. It's been long enough that I couldn't tell you what level I was and where.
19-Dec-22 7:24am
#274 Admiral
So I'm having a really great time just running around, filling in the map, going places that "appear" to have nothing...leveling up, searching for weapons, and getting my butt kicked.
If I REALLY wanted to progress the story without looking things up, would the best advice be to just follow the sites of grace trails? I know they don't point exactly in the direction of the next place to go, but I clearly see some directing me in the same generally area - while others seem to be really pointing to a random location.
#274 Admiral
So I'm having a really great time just running around, filling in the map, going places that "appear" to have nothing...leveling up, searching for weapons, and getting my butt kicked.
If I REALLY wanted to progress the story without looking things up, would the best advice be to just follow the sites of grace trails? I know they don't point exactly in the direction of the next place to go, but I clearly see some directing me in the same generally area - while others seem to be really pointing to a random location.
19-Dec-22 10:39am
#275 Orlandu
More or less. If you see something in the distance that looks interesting it's likely to be plot related. NPCs also give you hints, especially at the round table hold.
#275 Orlandu
More or less. If you see something in the distance that looks interesting it's likely to be plot related. NPCs also give you hints, especially at the round table hold.
6-Jan-23 10:03pm
#276 MrBean
I hate that this game makes all other games feel ... inferior.
After my second play through of Elden Ring, I did go play and finish God of War, yet I struggle to get into a new game.
I just bounced from Witcher 3 to FFXII, to Bloodbourne, to Overwatch 2, to Sonic Frontiers, to Returnal ... nothing is sticking and feeling that sense of "wtf do I play" (even though I have dozens of games on the backlog).
Happens every time I go through a Soulsbourne game, everything else just feels meh.
Bloodbourne feels like the right choice, but I dunno, just wasn't grabbing my attention.
Dead Space in a couple weeks will be great.
#276 MrBean
I hate that this game makes all other games feel ... inferior.
After my second play through of Elden Ring, I did go play and finish God of War, yet I struggle to get into a new game.
I just bounced from Witcher 3 to FFXII, to Bloodbourne, to Overwatch 2, to Sonic Frontiers, to Returnal ... nothing is sticking and feeling that sense of "wtf do I play" (even though I have dozens of games on the backlog).
Happens every time I go through a Soulsbourne game, everything else just feels meh.
Bloodbourne feels like the right choice, but I dunno, just wasn't grabbing my attention.
Dead Space in a couple weeks will be great.
6-Jan-23 11:34pm
#278 MrBean
Feeb wrote:
Told you try ys. The best Zelda in years.
There's so many ... where do you even start?
Looks like VIII and IX are in PS Plus. Quick Google says start with VIII?
Just finished downloading.
#278 MrBean
Feeb wrote:
Told you try ys. The best Zelda in years.
There's so many ... where do you even start?
Looks like VIII and IX are in PS Plus. Quick Google says start with VIII?
Just finished downloading.
7-Jan-23 12:29am
#279 MrBean
@Feeb ok, aside from the quirky acting and dialogue it's growing on me quickly ... super early into, just got second character but I'm digging the combat already
#279 MrBean
@Feeb ok, aside from the quirky acting and dialogue it's growing on me quickly ... super early into, just got second character but I'm digging the combat already
7-Jan-23 1:00am
#281 Feeb
MrBean wrote:
@Feeb ok, aside from the quirky acting and dialogue it's growing on me quickly ... super early into, just got second character but I'm digging the combat already
You’ll love it.
#281 Feeb
MrBean wrote:
@Feeb ok, aside from the quirky acting and dialogue it's growing on me quickly ... super early into, just got second character but I'm digging the combat already
You’ll love it.
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