Elden ring

[tommers]

I'm trying to think what is so good about it, cos it suffers from lots of the things that people didn't like about other Souls games - I've seen people moaning about the interface, nothing really gets explained very well, it can be frustrating and repetitive - but I think it's actually the world. It's so varied and you never know what's going to happen or what you're going to find next. So, when something points you to a dungeon entrance you don't approach it thinking "oh, another base to clear", you think "haha, what the fuck is in here? Is there going to be a cool bit of armour? What monsters are there? Are there traps?", you're excited all the time to see what happens next. The way they have done the world, and the amount of stuff they have packed in is just jaw-dropping. It's a whole different level to anything else. It feels like GTA3 or something that completely changed the whole way we did games, and after that nothing was the same again.

 

[emanymton]

Yes , I'm still getting a lot of that

What is starting yo get on my nerves is the incredible accuracy of ranged enemies, who seem to know which way I'm going to go before I do.

 

[tommers]

What is starting yo get on my nerves is the incredible accuracy of ranged enemies, who seem to know which way I'm going to go before I do.

And from fucking miles away.

 

[emanymton]

I'm trying to think what is so good about it, cos it suffers from lots of the things that people didn't like about other Souls games - I've seen people moaning about the interface, nothing really gets explained very well, it can be frustrating and repetitive - but I think it's actually the world. It's so varied and you never know what's going to happen or what you're going to find next. So, when something points you to a dungeon entrance you don't approach it thinking "oh, another base to clear", you think "haha, what the fuck is in here? Is there going to be a cool bit of armour? What monsters are there? Are there traps?", you're excited all the time to see what happens next. The way they have done the world, and the amount of stuff they have packed in is just jaw-dropping. It's a whole different level to anything else. It feels like GTA3 or something that completely changed the whole way we did games, and after that nothing was the same again.

One thing that it really needs is a new times tab on the inventory.

Would be great if they added the thing from breath of the world where you csn see a track of everywhere you have been on the map.

 

[tommers]

One thing that it really needs is a new times tab on the inventory.

Would be great if they added the thing from breath of the world where you csn see a track of everywhere you have been on the map.

Yeah, searching for new items is a pain.

 

[rekil]

I avoid all tips but how do I drop junk I don't need. I have too many shields. Merchant wankers don't take them and they don't go in the chest.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

I avoid all tips but how do I drop junk I don't need. I have too many shields. Merchant wankers don't take them and they don't go in the chest.

Think you can right-click on anything in your inventory and choose Discard. But I've not found anything that merchants won't buy yet.

 

[ruffneck23]

or stick it all in your store box when you sit at a site of grace , until you need such things .

 

[rekil]

Sorted. I had to click the x to get the options.

 

[tommers]

 

[emanymton]

Yeah, searching for new items is a pain.

Found out today if you press right stuck in the inventory you get sorting options, including being able sort by order acquired.

Not sure how commonly this is know.

 

[emanymton]

Anyway got my second great rune today. Not actived it yet though.

 

[tommers]

Found out today if you press right stuck in the inventory you get sorting options, including being able sort by order acquired.

Not sure how commonly this is know.

Nice.

 

[tommers]

Anyway got my second great rune today. Not actived it yet though.

Who from?

 

[emanymton]

Who from?

The moon sorcerer. Rennala I think.

Pretty ok boss fight I though, but the 2nd phase had an annoying habit of one-shotting me when I got them down to their last sliver of health.

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[tommers]

The moon sorcerer. Rennala I think.

Pretty ok boss fight I though, but the 2nd phase had an annoying habit of one-shotting me when I got them down to their last sliver of health.

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Ah OK. Yeah I don't know if you activate that one. If you find out then let me know. I think it does something when you respec. I couldn't see anywhere to activate it.

 

[emanymton]

Ah OK. Yeah I don't know if you activate that one. If you find out then let me know. I think it does something when you respec. I couldn't see anywhere to activate it.

Ah interesting

 

[tommers]

Ah interesting

I might be wrong. I'm trying not to look anything up, so maybe there's a tower somewhere.

 

[nogojones]

 

[tommers]

I don't want to like that, but I can identify with it.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Slowly getting better - managed to beat a dungeon boss without looking up any strats, and took on one of those giant things on the cliffs without dying too.

 

[tommers]

Slowly getting better - managed to beat a dungeon boss without looking up any strats, and took on one of those giant things on the cliffs without dying too.

There's a point where it clicks and you can go back and beat all the things you ran away from before.

Of course the game then serves up a load of new things to run away from.

 

[ruffneck23]

Slowly getting better - managed to beat a dungeon boss without looking up any strats, and took on one of those giant things on the cliffs without dying too.

run past him then go back over the top and running away loads to your right ( after finding the warmasters shack, then you can farm them for a bit directly south.) surely not spoilers,. as this is just the start

 

[emanymton]

There's a point where it clicks and you can go back and beat all the things you ran away from before.

Of course the game then serves up a load of new things to run away from.

Yet I can still get destroyed by a pack of rats. RATS!!!

 

[ruffneck23]

I got done over by am angry goat yesterday when I wasn't paying attention .

My tv went wrong Sunday morning so I'm back to playing on a small monitor until I can it repaired, but it's better than nothing. I hope elden ring didn't kill it

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Is it actually possible to spec into a magic class without choosing one as your starter class? I've never had anything drop apart from melee weapons and heavy armour in the first 25 levels - no sign of any staff, which means I have no choice but to spec Strength and buff my swords.

 

[emanymton]

Is it actually possible to spec into a magic class without choosing one as your starter class? I've never had anything drop apart from melee weapons and heavy armour in the first 25 levels - no sign of any staff, which means I have no choice but to spec Strength and buff my swords.

You will find one eventually

 

[tommers]

Done 68 hours now, still finding new stuff everywhere. Got the two bits of the disc, so used the "grand lift". Cutscene and everything, took me to somewhere I already got to.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

I wish I had the time and the skillz to get into this. (Would also need to drop in price.)

 

[Chilli.s]

I'm leaving this till its 10 or 12 quid