Swift_Star
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It’s awesome except for the last stretch and it gets unbearable after that duo
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RoadHazard
Gold Member
It's much easier to become overpowered than in Souls simply by exploring and doing side stuff.
bitbydeath
Member
Same, I gave up on him and don’t plan on going back on that save. That was far enough.
bitbydeath
Member
Magic isn’t good against the final boss. Bleed builds are probably the way to go.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Just jump in and enjoy and stay away from
guides. Its best experienced discovering new things on your own
guides. Its best experienced discovering new things on your own
ShadowLag
Member
My history with Souls games
Completed:
-Demon Souls
-Dark Souls
-Summoned through Bloodborne
-Skipped DS2
-Got ass raped by the snakeguys on the roof to start of DS3. I quit.
-Don’t get me started with Sekiro. Didn’t get past the 1st zone. Absolutely soul crushing.
Did some research and hear that Elden Ring dials the difficulty back and “easy mode” can be activated with magic and summons. It’s installing now so time will tell.
Any tips for an old Souls veteran looking to breeze through are welcomed. Build tips and early weapon pickups, etc.
If you've completed any souls game, you can do it. My advice: Elden Ring is not a straight copy-paste of the souls formula. It's an open-world RPG for a reason. Don't try to bash your head against a linear path - exploring everything will make your character stronger.
Imru’ al-Qays
Member
My advice to you: do not skimp on vigor. The softcap in this game is 60, not the usual 40, and you should be spending at least every third level on vigor until you reach it.
fart town usa
Gold Member
That's kind of where I'm at when I play solo. I can get to Elden Beast with ease but he's so damn hard to actually hit. I had him soooooooooo close one time, literally one hit away but then the bastard got me.
I'll get him at some point, in the meantime just coop for me in my buddies game and level grinding when I feel the urge.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
This. Don’t think about anything, just play the game and enjoy it. The overthinking in the OP baffles me. Literally, just go play the game.
Captain Toad
Banned
Only if you don't bang your head against the wall, especially at the start.
If something seems too hard, just stop and go somewhere, anywhere else. You'll continue getting more powerful and those earlier walls will much less difficult when you come back.
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Fredrik
Member
If you want easy mode, go with astrologer, ramp up intelligence, find the meteorite staff and rock sling spell and mimic tear, comet is good too. You can go through the whole game with that but you’ll still struggle at certain areas and then it’s just about being stubborn and keep playing. Don’t forget to talk to people, having NPC summons on certain bosses are going to make life much easier.
Personally I think it’s more fun playing melee, then you go more hands on and need to learn attack patterns. In short, if you beat Margit and later Godrick you know you’ll be able to finish the whole game, those bosses learned me how to play the game.
Have fun!
Personally I think it’s more fun playing melee, then you go more hands on and need to learn attack patterns. In short, if you beat Margit and later Godrick you know you’ll be able to finish the whole game, those bosses learned me how to play the game.
Have fun!
Fredrik
Member
Magic can still be a struggle on the final boss. I saw some comment that you could cheese the boss in seconds with meteorite of astel but must’ve had really high level or maybe they’ve nerfed the spell because it sure wasn’t easy for me.
nkarafo
Member
Nah, Elden Ring is the easiest game in the Soulsborne series.
Because it's open world, it lacks the tight balance of the previous games. There's a LOT more stuff to find and kill than it needs, to the point where if you are the kind of player who likes exploring and clearing everything, your will become OP midway through the game without even farming once. Last third of the game you will probably be able to kill most bosses first try, like i did.
Not to mention the game gives you more helpful tools compared to the previous games, like the extra summons you can find.
And btw, i thought the game was easy without using magic or bleeding.
Because it's open world, it lacks the tight balance of the previous games. There's a LOT more stuff to find and kill than it needs, to the point where if you are the kind of player who likes exploring and clearing everything, your will become OP midway through the game without even farming once. Last third of the game you will probably be able to kill most bosses first try, like i did.
Not to mention the game gives you more helpful tools compared to the previous games, like the extra summons you can find.
And btw, i thought the game was easy without using magic or bleeding.
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Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I would say Demon's Souls still has that honor.
RickSanchez
Gold Member
For a filthy casual who plays games on easy/story mode, and has never played a Soulsbourne game before, is Elden Ring a good game to jump into ? Do i need to know the lore of any of the past FromSoft titles to understand the narrative/worldbuilding ? I'm not too worried about difficulty because, on PC, i can always use a trainer or something to get by. I just want to experience a good open world, which ive been told Elden Ring has.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
I have two words for you: Comet Azur
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Fredrik
Member
+ three more words: cerulean hidden tear
Comet azur is expensive to use though, both FP and slot wise, and the lock-on makes it bad for fast moving targets.
The regular Comet + Rock Sling were my go to spells on my last run.
gaming_again
Member
No lore knowledge necessary, it’s its own thing entirely.
It may not be the kind of open world you think it is, though. There are no towns and villages or otherwise friendly areas.
March Climber
Member
Basically this.
OP make fully sure that you have the min/max build done that you're working towards, and are fully upgraded in gear, by the time you reach the snowy mountain areas(last 5th of the game). You will have a much worse time otherwise.
John Bilbo
Member
Remember: In Elden Ring there is always somewhere else to go and explore when coming across a too hard foe.
Fredrik
Member
Yup that’s spot on the reason why I think it’s so great. Even when I’m stuck I’m actually not stuck at all, there are so many ways to tackle different areas. It’s the BOTW for the Souls games, without annoying breaking weapons.
Drizzlehell
Banned
The game throws some cheap traps at you sometimes but telling you what to avoid would feel like spoiling the fun.
Although if you want to avoid one really cheap trap that will most likely cost you a lot of souls pretty early on -
Although if you want to avoid one really cheap trap that will most likely cost you a lot of souls pretty early on -
there's a chest in a ruined building on a lake where you fight a big dragon. Don't open that, especially right after you beat the dragon. That's what I did and I was so fucking pissed off, lol.
Spaceman292
Banned
If an open world doesn't have enough stuff, it's empty. If it has too much stuff, it's bloated. Why are people so negative?
The game is easy until the last couple of story bosses. If you happen to use the built in summons it has little difficulty.
calistan
Member
I got to the last boss too, before eventually rage-uninstalling it. Highly unlikely go back.
I can see why people like the game so much but the open world is kind of sterile and mechanical. "Friendly" characters are completely static, while enemies just walk back and forth on fixed paths. They don't react if you kill the guy next to them from out of their range, and as soon as you leave their area of activation they just go back to walking the same route. They all have goomba-level AI.
Fredrik
Member
Personally I think Elden Ring has the best open world ever, there are so many well-crafted areas and cool things to find in the game that I don’t quite understand how they’ve manage to make it. RDR2 has a more living world though. A combination of those two game worlds would be pure perfection.
nightmare-slain
Member
it can be as easy as you want it to be or as difficult as you want.
if you play with everything the game offers you then you'll be slaughtering everyone for fun in no time. magic and or summons = easy mode. the first few hours might be tough but once you get access to the summons you'll be laughing. also the game showers you in runes so you kinda need to go out of your way to try not level up too quickly. that's how i'd describe the game: you need to go out your way to get what you want from it. the game doesn't have a difficulty menu for you to pick but lets you choose simply by playing.
easy: spam the shit out of summons. if you want an even easier time then pick a magic class. if you want to become over levelled then dump your runes into that.
hard: start as wretch and use swords/daggers/axes, etc. don't use magic/summons and don't go crazy levelling up.
the game will either hold your hand or push your shit back in for you. depends what you want.
if you play with everything the game offers you then you'll be slaughtering everyone for fun in no time. magic and or summons = easy mode. the first few hours might be tough but once you get access to the summons you'll be laughing. also the game showers you in runes so you kinda need to go out of your way to try not level up too quickly. that's how i'd describe the game: you need to go out your way to get what you want from it. the game doesn't have a difficulty menu for you to pick but lets you choose simply by playing.
easy: spam the shit out of summons. if you want an even easier time then pick a magic class. if you want to become over levelled then dump your runes into that.
hard: start as wretch and use swords/daggers/axes, etc. don't use magic/summons and don't go crazy levelling up.
the game will either hold your hand or push your shit back in for you. depends what you want.
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gaming_again
Member
Yup. I've seen some rage posts around the internet where people are saying its too hard but they absolutely refuse to use any spells, items or magic. And often their stat spread is ridiculous.
You can chad through the game with just a basic sword of course, but only if you either know what you're doing or you really want to put the time in and learn.
Use the tools the game gives you and build your character with focus and the game really isn't hard.
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gaming_again
Member
And my biggest tip is to really take your time and enjoy your initial play through - it's so long and rich that going through it again is just too exhausting a prospect for many people.
Krathoon
Member
Really, that first boss gives you an idea how much you need to level up.
You are meant to use magic and spirits to balance out fights.
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rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Those are some of the most bullshit enemies in the game. Kill them before they transform or just run.-Got ass raped by the snake
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Portugeezer
Member
If you are stuck, go explore somewhere else.
Needlecrash
Member
I'm surprised you are having a tough time, considering you finished Demon's Souls and Dark Souls.My history with Souls games
Completed:
-Demon Souls
-Dark Souls
-Summoned through Bloodborne
-Skipped DS2
-Got ass raped by the snake
-Don’t get me started with Sekiro. Didn’t get past the 1st zone. Absolutely soul crushing.
Did some research and hear that Elden Ring dials the difficulty back and “easy mode” can be activated with magic and summons. It’s installing now so time will tell.
Any tips for an old Souls veteran looking to breeze through are welcomed. Build tips and early weapon pickups, etc.
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Fredrik
Member
#2 for me behind Super Metroid
/another gray man
Prithee Be Careful
Industry Professional
It's a damned good game and probably more forgiving across a run of play than most of their other titles. Currently working my way through Sekiro - a good game, but the difficulty spikes around bosses / sub-bosses are immense.
I always ran and came back later for the loot (once I was leveled up a little). Other enemy I hate in DS3 are the white noodle monsters around the foot of Cathedral of the Deep.
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VGEsoterica
Member
Maybe I am losing my edge but I’d hardly say Elden Ring dialed anything back to “easy” haha
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
It still requires you to go online and look up the broken builds (and Soul farming spots) but those builds are way more broken than they ever were before.
That said, it was the case at launch. A lot has been patched in that time, maybe it's not so bad now - but some of the magic, bleeds, summons were press R1 to win tier.
gaming_again
Member
They are uh ‘deliberate’.
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