Anybody excited about Elden Ring?
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yeah you are going to have a very bad time in late game if you neither summon nor use spirit ashes
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well i am far away from the late game, but look forward to that
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my man's doing a no horse / no summon run, at least put it on youtube
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i have to use the horse sometimes, there is no choice
ironically, for climbing
ironically, for climbing
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this is basically just another videogame
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its quite a good video game at that
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is it though
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you'll have to dedicate about 100 hours to it and let us know how you feel
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you've been at it nearly 3 weeks now and you've only got 50 hours to show for it? luke, you need to neglect more of your commitments
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oh shit man, this game has altered my life, i am getting no fucking work done at all. i am behind on all my deadlines, one of which is this weekend. now i am at sixty hours. i am at one of those moments where i feel like i have explored everything in the areas i am comfortable in, but i can't beat about five bosses/dragons i know the locations of, so i am focusing on the weakest one but i just FUCKING WISH THERE WAS A FUCKING SITE OF GRACE OUT THE FRONT OF THE MIST INSTEAD OF MAKING ME RUN THROUGH THIS DUMB 30 SECOND OBSTACLE COURSE BEFORE I GO AND DIE ok i am done
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30 seconds is better than the slog to get to O&S, just remember it could be so much worseUser wrote: ↑31 May 2022, 08:32oh shit man, this game has altered my life, i am getting no fucking work done at all. i am behind on all my deadlines, one of which is this weekend. now i am at sixty hours. i am at one of those moments where i feel like i have explored everything in the areas i am comfortable in, but i can't beat about five bosses/dragons i know the locations of, so i am focusing on the weakest one but i just FUCKING WISH THERE WAS A FUCKING SITE OF GRACE OUT THE FRONT OF THE MIST INSTEAD OF MAKING ME RUN THROUGH THIS DUMB 30 SECOND OBSTACLE COURSE BEFORE I GO AND DIE ok i am done
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i know, i know. honestly everything is tamer in that respect and more forgiving. i have three great runes now
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nito and seath runs are some of my least favorite in the seriesjawn galliano wrote: ↑05 Jun 2022, 05:5230 seconds is better than the slog to get to O&S, just remember it could be so much worseUser wrote: ↑31 May 2022, 08:32oh shit man, this game has altered my life, i am getting no fucking work done at all. i am behind on all my deadlines, one of which is this weekend. now i am at sixty hours. i am at one of those moments where i feel like i have explored everything in the areas i am comfortable in, but i can't beat about five bosses/dragons i know the locations of, so i am focusing on the weakest one but i just FUCKING WISH THERE WAS A FUCKING SITE OF GRACE OUT THE FRONT OF THE MIST INSTEAD OF MAKING ME RUN THROUGH THIS DUMB 30 SECOND OBSTACLE COURSE BEFORE I GO AND DIE ok i am done
blue smelter demon in ds2 dlc might be the worst in the entire series (also horse fuck valley)
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i still struggle with several dragons and a couple of other bosses and invaders around and i want to beat them before exploring altus plateau
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i really like elden ring and have played for 90 hours now but i still think the first dark souls is better
with that said if was told that only one of the two could exist simultaneously, i would choose elden ring. i think if i played elden ring for the first time before playing dark souls i would be blown away and not notice the minor gripes i have
with that said if was told that only one of the two could exist simultaneously, i would choose elden ring. i think if i played elden ring for the first time before playing dark souls i would be blown away and not notice the minor gripes i have
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yeah, after having replayed DeS, as much as i love it i think at this point i've come around to DS1 being my favorite overall. elden ring has its flaws, but for the most part i think they did a wonderful job with transplanting the souls experience into an open world format.
for what it's worth, the overworld dragons can all mostly be skipped without consequence unless you're gunning for a specific dragon spell
for what it's worth, the overworld dragons can all mostly be skipped without consequence unless you're gunning for a specific dragon spell
oh jesus fuck i forgot about seath, yeah that run is fucking horrendous. i've never died to nito so that one's never been a pain point for me, but i guess having to re-run that wouldn't be very fun. i will take your word on smelter but it's been so long since i've played DS2 i have zero recollection of thatzim wrote: ↑05 Jun 2022, 08:27nito and seath runs are some of my least favorite in the seriesjawn galliano wrote: ↑05 Jun 2022, 05:5230 seconds is better than the slog to get to O&S, just remember it could be so much worseUser wrote: ↑31 May 2022, 08:32oh shit man, this game has altered my life, i am getting no fucking work done at all. i am behind on all my deadlines, one of which is this weekend. now i am at sixty hours. i am at one of those moments where i feel like i have explored everything in the areas i am comfortable in, but i can't beat about five bosses/dragons i know the locations of, so i am focusing on the weakest one but i just FUCKING WISH THERE WAS A FUCKING SITE OF GRACE OUT THE FRONT OF THE MIST INSTEAD OF MAKING ME RUN THROUGH THIS DUMB 30 SECOND OBSTACLE COURSE BEFORE I GO AND DIE ok i am done
blue smelter demon in ds2 dlc might be the worst in the entire series (also horse fuck valley)
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i don't know why but sometimes i struggle on nito and sometimes i one shot him. also four kings run isn't fun either.. a lot of them actually suck kind of hard
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DS1 was very good about forcing you to learn bosses because so many of those runs were just awful. if you were new-ish to the series even the taurus demon route was pure hell
in truth though, a lot of the difficulty in those is self-imposed because you assume you actually need to battle your way through, or insist upon doing so out of some sense of honor. watching speedrun videos is instructive, in most cases even if you're not abusing glitches, you can actually just hold the run button and straight up ignore most of the fodder
in truth though, a lot of the difficulty in those is self-imposed because you assume you actually need to battle your way through, or insist upon doing so out of some sense of honor. watching speedrun videos is instructive, in most cases even if you're not abusing glitches, you can actually just hold the run button and straight up ignore most of the fodder
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i watched enough ds1 speedruns that i feel like i skip half of ds1 now. if you start with the master key you pretty much have a straight shot to the gargoyles, spider bitch, and the shortcut back to firelink, ez mode. i've never been able to pull off the archives skip though, that's hard as shitjawn galliano wrote: ↑05 Jun 2022, 11:02in truth though, a lot of the difficulty in those is self-imposed because you assume you actually need to battle your way through, or insist upon doing so out of some sense of honor. watching speedrun videos is instructive, in most cases even if you're not abusing glitches, you can actually just hold the run button and straight up ignore most of the fodder
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like 90% of the games i own, i have it but i haven't put more than a few minutes in
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i loved disco elysium, i played it after the pandemic started. but it is way fucking short. it's more like shareware
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look at mr lighting up the volcano manor over here
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luke out here conquering the lands between ...for now
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why is your vigor so low
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vigor isn't really important until after leyndell when enemy damage output starts to skyrocket
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funny you say that cos i just finished leyndell and i have been putting points into vigor
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the foresight is strong with you
i hope you have a truly busted offensive kit because even the overworld trash is about to get tanky as fuck. bloodhound fang carried me through leyndell but it became truly pitiful after that, i had to cave and respec for moonveil
i hope you have a truly busted offensive kit because even the overworld trash is about to get tanky as fuck. bloodhound fang carried me through leyndell but it became truly pitiful after that, i had to cave and respec for moonveil
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i do not know what bloodhound fang or moonveil are, but i accept your wisdoms and will keep them in mind. mayhaps you refer to items i picked up and filed away without noticing, like 90% of the items i pick up in this game
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my most feared enemies are tree spirits, there are two i still can't beat, in the dunes cave and in the lake rot castle place, i mean, i can beat them based on my level, i just suck at fighting them
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my most feared enemies are tree spirits, there are two i still can't beat, in the dunes cave and in the lake rot castle place, i mean, i can beat them based on my level, i just suck at fighting them
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I might download Sim City 2000 and play it later. I'll be sure to post updates if any progress is made with that plan.
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please let us know either way
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this is the thread to let everyone know about your progress in elden ring
check this out, i swapped my two swords for one sword, with two blades, now i never have to press D-pad LEFT i just run around like a proper battle mage with a seal in the left and two blades in the right
check this out, i swapped my two swords for one sword, with two blades, now i never have to press D-pad LEFT i just run around like a proper battle mage with a seal in the left and two blades in the right
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I still haven't started so my progress ain't great
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no time like the present, as soon as you start your new promotion, it will only take at least 150 hours of your life
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That looks very 3d
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ive not played much more recently, got a save in ngplus3 and a new faith character which i am gearing up to do rennala.
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here are some nice screenshots!
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that second pic is some freaky shit
i am using the blood god serpent bosses' greatsword now, i like it
i am using the blood god serpent bosses' greatsword now, i like it
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these basically my 3 builds ive used, the first is a very fresh faith build, like level 30
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been playing dark souls recently and boy, does it not feel as snappy
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i have to pause elden ring for over two months due to work piling up
i am level 160 something and done 160 hours and up to the fire giant
and that is where i will stay, possibly until 2023
i am level 160 something and done 160 hours and up to the fire giant
and that is where i will stay, possibly until 2023
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i will not uninstall it, it will sit there in the background waiting for me
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i checked and i played it for two months
160 hours so that's 80 per month
so that's two and a bit hours a day
damn bitch
160 hours so that's 80 per month
so that's two and a bit hours a day
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Crazy ass hoebag
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