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Morning all. Although seemingly not many of us left now :-(.
I put in a good chunk of time into Death Stranding over the weekend completing another 10 missions. The last couple of missions in the mountains and then made it all the way to the east coast and into a couple of boss fights - one massive boss and then Higgs. Yea a good period of the game. The Higgs boss fight was very reminiscent of Metal Gear (4) especially the punch contest. Really enjoyed it though if only because it felt nostalgic and old school. I'm on mission 66 and I'm nearing the end although I've got to travel all the way back to the start knot of the region in one trip - should be fun. Should complete it at the weekend. No plans yet what to play next at the mo.
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So last night i went to bed at 10pm very sleepy and thought: "let me just do a quick Elden Ring session, farm some runes, level up a couple of times and go to sleep.
Next thing you know i said "i think it must be 11pm so i better go to sleep." It was 1:30 am...
This game is bringing back the Bloodborne vibes.
I know have a new Nemesis. There´s a Black Knight that patrols a bridge on the road that goes oposite the Castle Gate.
I tried 3 times so far and the best i could do was dropping his health bar to half.
On the other hand, im very confortable with the whole area at this point.
I can take down the dudes on horses pretty easily (only if im also on horse) along with all the other foes there (huge sword knights, sodiers, wolves and the two giants that pulll the wagon).
I managed to venture south the area and found the swamp. Managed to kill the giant crabs (they gave me the scare of the game so far when they started chasing me).
Also found a really strange place with some catterpillers made of balls (??) that dont present real danger but the area has a purple circle with a name i never heard before asking me to enter.
Since i had 6k runes at the time i didnt want to risk them so i noped it.
Btw, i also found some ruins with a giant flower that i killed, went down some stairs found a boss (with the 6k runes on me!!), managed to kill it and opened a door to a room with a sorcerer lady that sells spells.
Im now aiming for a spell she has that shoots 3 balls to the selected enemy.
I think i remember reading that spell being is really good but it requires 12 INT and i only had 9 so im now farming to reach the required LV and get it.
So yeah...i think i like the game. :P
Just to warn you, Glass - the sorceries that Sellen sells need a staff to use rather than the finger seal the Confessor starts with. You might have gotten lucky and had one drop though, by the old magic casters in that area
Mod
Thanks for the warning mate.
That changes things big time since i have no staff, havent seen anyone sellings it and god knows where i´ll find one.
Not sure what to do now.
By increasing INT i´ll miss the other increases that are more suitable for my character (Confessor STG/DEX based) so im not sure if its worthwile to stick to that path.
Any tips?
Later in the game, there are a lot of interesting weapons that use one or more of Intelligence, Faith and Arcane, so it's probably not a bad idea to invest some points in one of those. The character I finished it with was mostly Str & End and there were a lot of cool sounding weapons that I'd have liked to have had the stats to use
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I´ll reach at least LV 12 INT and then resume my normal progression.
I´ve been playing for 9hr so far and im still in the beginning area. Im taking my usual aproach in FS games. I´ll only leave an area until im confortably dealing with the enemies.
I dont like surprises. lol
I'm a bit of a souls bully too - I'll happily spend hours in an area, beating up the weak and taking their stuff. Then, when faced with a challenge, fall back and think maybe I'll go back and pick on those other guys a while longer ;)
Mod
Haha. Exactly.
Its a good measurement of progression though.
One goes from having a rought time in an area, to having a rough time with certain enemies, then to only one or two and finally felling really good when we mop the floor with that specific guy that gaves us a really hard time (im looking at you knight with the spear and long shield that goes up and down the road near the Castle Gate!!)
Apologies for the non-Elden Ring post, but I got the ping!! for Spiderman Miles Morales at the weekend.Not a hard plat, and couple of very slightly grindy bits like having to replay street crimes over a few times to ensure I had completed all the bonus objectives etc. but all fun and easy enough.
Great little game, Obviously very much like Spiderman 2018, fantastic world and gameplay. Some nice new mechanics too, and drop-dead gorgeous and silky on the ps5. These games (including the upcoming Spiderman 2) are reminding me in a way of Wolfenstein The New Order/The Old Blood/The New Colossus - 2 fantastic full-length adventures with a brilliant blast of a palette cleanser in between, all-in-all a great trilogy.
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Not a hard plat, and couple of very slightly grindy bits like having to replay street crimes..."
Congrats on the plat mate.
You just reminded me that Miles Morales came with the PS5 and after putting it with the rest of my PS4 games i completely forgot it was there...
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Last night was my first moment of panic in Elden Ring.
I found some ruins in the lake in Limgrave (near the dragon) and found some stairs going down.
I went there, found a chest, opened it and...got teleported to a place called Crystal Caves or something like that.
I was completely underleveled to be there so i i let myself die hoping i was teleported back. But now...i was stuck there. I died many times trying to find something to save me and had to read online that i needed to turn right after leaving the shack (of course i had turned left before and got completely obliterated over and over).
I eventually found a site of grace and found my wayout the cave only to find a completely new area with a red sky.
I noped it and fast travel to me beautifull Limgrave.
Two questions:
Im currently at level 30...should i try to enter the Castle Gate now?
Also, how do i deal with the various skeletons that keep coming back to life eveytime i kill them?
Once the skeleton is down, attack the glowing thing it leaves behind. If they still aren't dying, there's probably a summoner about that needs killed before, but from the sounds of it, you may not have gone far enough to encounter one of those yet. As for the castle, I'll not spoil it, but it's definitely worth approaching it at least. It'll help you on your journey
Mod
Thanks Deck.
I confess i didnt notice any glowing thing as i entered Benny Hill mode after they started coming back to life.
I was on a beach if that helps.
Thanks also for the Castle tip. I´ll level up a couple times (or 3 or 4 lol) and start venturing there.
Im still using all my initial gear although i have found a couple of armors better then what im using. But...the confessor ropes look so cool...
I did managed to upscale my broadswor to +2 although now i need 6 smithing stones and i only have two since forever.
Btw, lets say i want to coop specifically with you or Error...is it doable in this game?
Not sure how the co-op works in Elden Ring to be honest. It's not something I've ever really done in From games. Apart from a few times in 2, where I felt I was almost forced into it because of the limited enemy respawns
Dark Souls 2, I should have said
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I usually dont use the multiplayer side of the games too.
I only summon help when im getting frustrated in a particular boss.
I remember summoning help on Father Gascoyne on Bloodborne.
That fight was hard af...
On other note, i´ve also been playing Stray which has been a very pleasent surprise.
Visually its gorgeous. Like...really good.
The cat controls are very smooth and responsive and the story so far is the best thing of the game. Im really intrigued on where its going.
Glassmoon - The Benny Hill of Plats wrote: "DeckardCain's Sandals wrote: "Once the skeleton is down, attack the glowing thing it leaves behind. If they still aren't dying, there's probably a summoner about that needs killed before, but from ..."Coop works very well. You can basically assign a code that anyone can use to easily connect with each other. I also use it sparingly but have helped out a few friends when they were stuck. I'd be happy to do the same for you.
Serpent bow and hook claw build is up to level 75. It's been nice to revisit things. I also downloaded the Hotline Miami Collection but haven't started it yet. Thought it might be a nice change of pace.
The mention of Bloodborne persuaded me to reinstall it last night and never mind Father Gascoigne, it's those two bloody worf beasts on the bridge that are the real trouble ;) Enjoyed being back in Yharnam though, so might take a break from Elden Ring and see how far I get this time
Or wolf beasts maybe, phone auto spelling correct is bizarre
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Haha.
Those that are not bosses?
I think i remember those.
I also have fond memories of those snake head dudes...and that mf on top of a tower. You remember him?
Yep two supposedly standard enemies before the point you can level up. One would be fine but they really caused me as much trouble as any From Software enemiesAnd yeah the guy with the gatling gun on top of the tower...the less said about him the better ;)
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And yeah the guy with the gatling gu..."
Haha.
Mate, i have a personal tradition for years now when it comes to From Soft games.
Every single time i kill a boss in any FS game i show my tv the middle finger in absolute anger (and relief).
I didnt remember this cause its been years since i played the last game but i immediatlily did it when i killed my first boss in Elden Ring in perfect muscle memory. lol
I generally don't get frustrated in From games....but having 2 agile and aggressive enemies on a narrow bridge before you can level up... It's probably the only time I've thought one of their games was a bit unfair
Mod
I hear you.
Today i have a bit of a sour feeling cause last night i was kinda sleepy and wasted a smithing stone trying to see if it was worthwile to upgrade another sword i found out.
I only had two out of the six i need for +3 and now im back to one... :/
I'll also have to get used to the different buttons. I've gotten so used to pressing triangle to talk etc in Elden Ring that I keep pressing it in Bloodborne....and that, of course, is wasting my healing vials lol
Mod
Haha. True.
I do really like how the flasks replendish after killing a group of enemies. Thats really really helpfull.
Btw, i started exploring Stormhill last night and found my first Golden Seed. I think it increases the flasks number, right?
Elden Ring has a lot of touches like that, that make it more accessible than some of their other games. I'm glad they got rid of weapon durability (not that I remember breaking m/any in souls) and I'd stuck Dark Souls 3 back on recently, and it struck me as to how close you had to be to an enemy before you could lock on compared to Elden Ring
Might only be little things, but they add up
Not sure which one to focus on. On one hand, my current Elden Ring character is going pretty well, feels pretty strong in both defence and attack and I'm exploring probably one of my favourite areas in the game. Plus, I'm at the point more interesting weapons are appearing more frequently.And on the other hand, was really enjoying being back on Bloodborne. I know Gascoigne was considered the skill check boss, but when I played it when it was first out, even the cleric beast caused me all kinds of problems. This time around, I beat it very comfortably, and now I can level up, I'd be more than happy to stick countless more hours into it.
I think maybe I'll spend the weekend on Bloodborne with Elden Ring during the week
Got as far as the Royal capital in my current Elden Ring run, so reckon that's a good place to take a break for some Bloodborne....then again Quake 2.....
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first off...Quake 2 Remastered available on Gamepass.
Hell yeah!!! I used to play this game over and over back in the day. Cant wait to go down the memory lane with this one.
Elden Ring day 7.
Reached level 34.
I´ve been exploring Stormhill area with my ocnfidence on high levels but i got completely obliterated when i tried to kill a boss in a circle area (surrounded by those catterpiller-like creatures made of balls).
This boss that resembles a licker from Resident Evil abused me over and over.
I just couldnt figure out any pattern in his attacks that allowed me a fair fight. Died 6 times and noped it.
In Stormhill i found the Colosseum, an NPC that sells Ashes of War, a Lady that sells spells i think ( cant remember well) and managed to kill most of the enemies there (apart from the Giants as i can only fight one at a time).
Im not sure where to go next...
If you don't want to attempt the castle just yet, Glass, the area to the south, across the bridge, is of similar difficulty. There's maybe one or two enemies you might want to avoid, but the benefit of that area is there's a good few items to boost your healing flask
Mod
You mean the bridge to all the way south in Limgrave?
I almost reached it the bridge to the east from Stormhill but went back when i realized i may be entering a new area (chickened...)
Not sure about trying the Castle yet. Everything scares me in this game... :/
Yep the castle and the peninsula to the south are probably the areas, you'll eventually want to try. Then again, there's probably a fair bit in Limgrave still for you to see. And those giants you mentioned, it's not a bad early game grinding spot. They are slow and predictable, plus you get 1000 runes for each. I often go back there to test out new weapons and, early on, would have went there if I was close to levelling up
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And those giants you..."
I´ve been doing that with the Giant that jumps down in the Castle ruin´s Gate.
I dont know about the area with all those giants as im not sure who will be aggroed after i start a fight. One of them its enough to still puts me on edge.
My grinding course at this point is doing the ruins by the Castle gate, then kill the giant. I move then to the area down the road oposite the gate and kill the three mounted knights and the three big sword dudes with wolves in a small garrison.
The amount of runes i get from all this is still enought to get me a level up (i currently need 7500 aprox) so far.
The giant's are mostly spaced apart so as long as you are pn foot, it's rare you'll aggro more than one at a time. And when you do, they will hit each other as much as they'll hit you, and often knock each other down. I've always been tempted to get on the horse and round them all up to see what happens
Mod
thats good to know.
I´ll try that tonight.
I haven been hooked like this to a game for a very long time.
Do you use Ashes of War?
I bought one last night that shoots circles of wind forward that im really digging.
Can't say I've used the skills from the ashes of war too much overall. You'll eventually pick up one's that can change the damage to magic/holy/bleed etc, I generally just use them for that
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I have plenty of work to do and im currently like this:
- Ok...lets make the invoice and check if the prices are correct on SAP...
Opens google window...elden ring can i level up ashes of war reddit
- Hmmm...i see...now...back to the invoice...
Opens google window...elden ring broadsword or Lordsworn sword reddit
Cross the bridge to the south Glass. You'll have a great time and be thoroughly overleveled when you find the courage to tackle the castle on top Stormhill. Lots of great stuff there and it's a smaller area densely packed with goodies of all sorts.
Mod
Will do mate!
Plan sorted for tonight ;)
I'm curious as to how you are dealing with bosses Error, with your bow/hook claw run. Is it a case of sending out the hounds etc as a distraction and hope you've done enough ranged damage to close in? Or do both the bow and claws do enough damage that it's less dicey than it sounds. I've been grinding in Caelid most of the afternoon and was thinking some of the areas would be a nightmare with that build, never mind some of the boss fights.
I cheated little bit by hitting all the mines I could up to the Capitol very early. My bow and hookclaws are well upgraded. Serpent's bow has mighty shot that boosts the effectiveness of my poison arrows...there's nothing it won't poison in two shots. Getting in close with the claws is annoying on some enemies, but life bars go down in a hurry with bleed and poison stacking. Once I had the stats for it I started using blood flame blade which just compounds everything. I'm just evil...poison enemy, blood flame blade, 2 handed hook claws, down goes Frazier.I don't really use my shield in combat, just if I need to deflect projectiles. Don't use the spirits (whatever they are called) either. Occasionally I do summon my squad of fanged imps (the nasty claw critters from the catacombs) and turn them loose on a mob just for my own amusement. Evil.
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I've taken a break from Elden Ring the past couple of days (after having one of those days that I was constantly tripping over my own feet) and have been giving some mildly interesting wee games a go. Inscryption is a little weird, but enjoying it, and Legend of Keepers is pretty addictive.I loved Death Stranding, definitely has a few flaws but it was good stuff
Kind of tempted by Green Hell VR, partly so my PSVR2 doesn't suffer the same fate as my PSVR
Finished the story in Inscryption and quite liked it. Won't be to everyone's taste, definitely a weird wee game. Plat looks like it'll rely too much on luck, so will likely play a wee bit more before moving on (or back to Elden Ring if nothing else inspires)
I really need to shake things up a bit. One of my boys is starting up football (American) along with school and basically only has time to eat, sleep and do those activities. I think it is time for me to commandeer the PS5 for awhile. Uncharted, The Last of Us, Returnal, and Demon Souls remake are at the top of my list. I'm sure there are many more as well.
Hi all, apologies for my absence. I wasn't doing too well and had a bit of an online purge and a slight break from gaming as I was a bit burnt out on that too.I hope everyone is doing OK.
I have got back into gaming and kept things ticking along. Noticeable Pings! since I've been gone are...
WRC 10 (was struggling with this when I left but smashed the stage I thought I had an issue with by over 8 seconds)
WRC 9 - realised I'd bought the PS5 version when I bought it for PS4 a few years back
Life is Strange: True Colors - enjoyed a lot more than expected
Rachet & Clank: ARiT - good fun
Horizon FW - an improvement over Zero Dawn
My Friend is Pepper Pig - GotY stuff
It Takes Two - the best coop game ever and in my top 20 of all time. Absolutely brilliant.
Currently playing Quake 2. Nicely priced at £8 for both PS4/5 version. This is how to do a remaster.
Spent most of the rest of the weekend back in Elden Ring and made decent progress with my current character. Still tempted to continue a magic based character though