Elden Ring (PC/PS5/XSX/PS4/XB1) - George R. R. Martin x Hidetaka Miyazaki - Feb 25, 2022

[Anoat]

Asmongold already bailing on the DLC saying it’s too hard lmao

All cause he just wants to ungabunga and dual wield jump attacks instead of finding seeds or adapting his build instead he trying to brute force his way and now he’s whining, ya love to see it

[Mayareira]

I am taking my time with character development, exploring random dungeons around in S. Atlus, Shadowkeep, Ruah and overall the game does not feel significantly harder than the base game. I spent 45 minutes on a mini boss knight in Castle Ennis, ended up giving up and taking a break but I've had the same moments in base game as well. The game has so much quality content in it that if you find yourself struggling with a stage you can always find something else to do, developing your character in the process. The new zones feel even more alive than the base game. It's packed with amazing detail and full of artistic beauty.

My early impression is that if DLCs can be a contender for GOTY, so far this game has my vote. A clear 10/10.

And I do have a somewhat low difficulty tolerance.

[chazzyphizzle]

getting the 4th upgrade from the scadutree stuff feels like it made a huge difference. i think its 5% dmg reduction per level but for whatever reason after the 4th level im smackin and surviving decently well. still dunno if i can do bayle though

[Meresgi]

Asmongold already bailing on the DLC saying it’s too hard lmao

All cause he just wants to ungabunga and dual wield jump attacks instead of finding seeds or adapting his build instead he trying to brute force his way and now he’s whining, ya love to see it

Dude's hilariously bad at games. Says it's because of the chat and not being able to pay attention fully to the game but he's just ass.

[Krandor]

Found the FP Regen talisman, fucking finally lol.

So annoying that they didn't add that until DLC

[Gokulo]

Asmongold already bailing on the DLC saying it’s too hard lmao

All cause he just wants to ungabunga and dual wield jump attacks instead of finding seeds or adapting his build instead he trying to brute force his way and now he’s whining, ya love to see it

I don't watch him, but I do remember seeing a tweet or something saying that's basically how he plays most stuff - grind and bruteforcing instead of actually learning how to play the games

[Celeras]

Found the FP Regen talisman, fucking finally lol.

So annoying that they didn't add that until DLC

Useless unless you're one of those wanks who will stand around until you can spam something again lol. Can't imagine giving up a slot that doesn't help combat at all, they're so strong.

Best one I found so far gives attack when an enemy is killed. Only 30s or so but the amount is higher than the amount given by the ritual talismans when at full HP. Gotta be S tier for level clears, though obviously useless for bosses. Also found a double headed turtle talisman that is a straight upgrade of the original stamina regen one. Nice to have.

Nothing too interesting weapon wise yet. Death Knight Twin Axes has a cool skill but seems a little weak to be useable.

[Prothescar]

Asmongold already bailing on the DLC saying it’s too hard lmao

All cause he just wants to ungabunga and dual wield jump attacks instead of finding seeds or adapting his build instead he trying to brute force his way and now he’s whining, ya love to see it

Predictable outcome for Asmongoloid




The only real difficulty increase I've found is that everything has a super inflated healthbar, forcing you to engage in combat for longer. These people who are used to killing bosses in 5 jump attacks are crying in their pancakes cause it doesn't work for them anymore. The rest of us have no trouble adapting and learning boss movesets.

[Krandor]

Useless unless you're one of those wanks who will stand around until you can spam something again lol. Can't imagine giving up a slot that doesn't help combat at all, they're so strong.

Best one I found so far gives attack when an enemy is killed. Only 30s or so but the amount is higher than the amount given by the ritual talismans when at full HP. Gotta be S tier for level clears, though obviously useless for bosses. Also found a double headed turtle talisman that is a straight upgrade of the original stamina regen one. Nice to have.

Nothing too interesting weapon wise yet. Death Knight Twin Axes has a cool skill but seems a little weak to be useable.

I was already using Carian Filigreed Crest for FP reduction on skills, it's just basically taken that slot.

The Rellana Twin Blades are very fun, not as good as Dark Moon GS for an INT focused melee option, but pretty entertaining nonetheless.

[Prothescar]

Rellana's twin blades have stolen my heart and become my favorite weapon. Minmax bullshit aside they have a ridiculously versatile moveset, scale with just about everything, and feel crazy good to use. Best Spellblade/Magus fantasy weapon for sure too.

[Krandor]

Yeah I'm swapping to Dark Moon for when I need to try hard an encounter, but otherwise I've been rocking them the second I got them since I luckily had one ancient somber left from base game.

The stance R2 attack is fucking cool as hell and does a fuckton of AOE damage for only 10 FP

[Prothescar]

im certain that theyll nerf that, costs way too little FP for what it does

[Andalusian girls]

i too am R2ing my way across the lands with her twinblades, minmax be damned the cursed prancing lion has fallen to them

[Anoat]

not gonna lie between you guys and streamers I watch on twitch I really wanna jump in to the dlc but with Dawntrail out in one week I didn’t want get too invested but the lands between do be calling

[Prothescar]

I had the same concern but im just gonna be binging it this weekend and during DT maintenance days and then keep playing during queues if i dont beat it by then

[Celeras]

I was already using Carian Filigreed Crest for FP reduction on skills, it's just basically taken that slot.

That's a great one for me too because I invested zero in blue bar, so it sometimes doubles the amount of skills I can use depending on the weapon lol (1->2 with sacred relic, 3->4 I think with Siluria's Tree).

Are ya'll using spirit ashes? I generally try not to because there's not many useful ones I can drop with my FP, and mimic was absolutely busted and ruined the fun (though I heard it got nerfed sometime between when I stopped playing and DLC). But I just found another one that is activated by HP and I'm waiting for my opportunity to try em' out.

Name and location:

Spoiler: show

Bloodfiend Hexer from the Rivermouth cave, which is at the bottom area of the first map

[Krandor]

Another pretty solid weapon I've found is the Smithscript Cirque. R2 is a ranged attack with magic affinity applied it gets B scaling with INT (E in everything else)

[Mayareira]

That's a great one for me too because I invested zero in blue bar, so it sometimes doubles the amount of skills I can use depending on the weapon lol (1->2 with sacred relic, 3->4 I think with Siluria's Tree).

Are ya'll using spirit ashes? I generally try not to because there's not many useful ones I can drop with my FP, and mimic was absolutely busted and ruined the fun (though I heard it got nerfed sometime between when I stopped playing and DLC). But I just found another one that is activated by HP and I'm waiting for my opportunity to try em' out.

Name and location:

Spoiler: show

Bloodfiend Hexer from the Rivermouth cave, which is at the bottom area of the first map

Mimic still kicks ass, able to solo a good deal of bosses out there.

[Qalbert]

i cleared the Mohg fight as my first fight coming back, mimic def still does some work

[Celeras]

I figured as much. Dude is staying in the damn holster lol.

The guy I mentioned in the spoiler above is pretty neat, I think he does most of Mohg's moves including the phase shift ring thing (or at least it looks like it). If you have use for AoE bleeds that's your guy.

I like the ranged guys because they feel more like supplemental damage rather than aggro grabbing co-op partners. I used those Marionette archers alot in the OG.