Topic: Elden Ring Hype Thread

@Mega-Gazz This is my dilemma also re/ the Naga katana... my DEX is currently at 30, and I'm power stancing with dual Uchi katanas.

I've got both equipped with the AoW 'Bloody Slash', but have ensured that the affinity for both is 'Keen' - meaning that the DEX scaling increases to B. Coupled with my new incantation "bloodflame blade", this build is doing well for me so far! The base power of the DEX-scaled Uchis is pretty solid, and the blood slash AoW is great to step up the bleed damage.

Im really intrigued by the premise of the Naga, but my STR is currently only @ 12... and my character is lv50. The idea of pushing the next 6 levels into strength seems like a bold move, when I'd rather put more into VIG/END... or even MIND so that my FP bumps a bit.

Not sure how I feel about quality! What are you running out of interest?

@CJD87 right now I’m at roughly:

Vigor: 20
Mind: 19
End: 18
Str: 27 (ish I forget)
Dex: 15 (min for uchi)
Int: 32
Arc: 10

And I put heavy on my +14 uchi which has gravitas AoW so that it scales from STR and I get more damage when I 2h it.

@Jimmer-jammer @kyleforrester87 Yeah I've been using the same area when I'm near to levelling up and about to face a boss or something. I tend to back stab em, as I've got a talisman equipped which gives me a bit of health for each critical hit. They are no more after a couple more hits.

@velio84 That mine with the prawn magic guys is a nightmare and the outside is very red. I soon skedaddled outta there after grabbing a few bits, like killing the invisible scarab.

I got the game guys! And as promised I will update you on my progress, I think im about two hours in? (Gameplay wise, because I spent forever on the creator) (Also this is my first souls game)

Like I said above I spent forever in the character creator, just to make my person (who which I will probably never see the face of) just how I liked. (Also does anyone know if you can re-edit them?)

After that I started the adventure, know not, really much about these souls games at all (Didn't even know there was multiplayer) the first thing I saw was notes on the floor, it looks like old age twitter LOL, never the less the post a came over were pretty funny, got trolled a few times, but I heard of that,

There was this wooden plank thing at the very start of the level, and some people jokingly said to jump off, what do you know I see these things called bloodstains, and I think I was catching on pretty quickly what those did, and why it was by the blank.

When I looked around a little more I found a way down, and saw a bunch of notes saying there is a boss around the area, now I have played MH before, and wile I don't think the combat style and how you fight are, really like it at all, to much, I thought I would be alright, plus I heard you could kill this thing... How wrong I was, I didn't even hit it, and then something came over me, and thats when I thought to myself, yeah I suck at this.

After I failed I landed some place, and some people in the notes said to head down for the tutorial, that when smoothly so I don't think I need to write much about that, so after the tutorial I head to the door, and then I see these statues, so happens I picked up this thing called an imp key? Or was it for imp statues, whatever the case I opened the gate,

And I actually got pretty far in that area, but I lost my soul at some point, soooo I moved on to leave it for later, (BTW the fact that they had dudes in the little doors where you needed to hid was brutal)
Oh yeah, soul, im not to sure how it works yet, like I know you use it to level up, but im not sure how to see it.

I finally go up the platform, open the door and DANM! It was wonderful, there was a glowing tree just smacked in the center of all this amazing area, short lived was it, as some dude that im sure I need to remember told me what to do, and guess what? I saw a bloodstain and I thought, can I attack this guy? Yeah didn't go over well, but he left at some point,
Then comes the horse riding whatever it is, messed me over like three times just trying to get to the church alone!
after I met the merchant I went into the forest, there were people here and there but nothing I couldn't solve.

But then, I came about a camp, and I thought "Let me just sneak it" Yeah I got destroyed, over, and over, and over again, but I was getting slightly stronger, I sadly had to walk back every time I died tho because I missed the little thing that allows you to revive next to it. The big dude with the spear was to blame for all my deaths tho LOL.

I was able to pick up some of there armor at some point, and there head piece, (Also tips for getting more ammo for the bow? Its something I craft right?) And I followed the glowing light! when I sat down, a girl came out of nowhere, she told me what I needed to know, and that I could summon her, and this horse with a double jump! A double jump!

I then do as she ask and I go up the path, again the notes tell me things, an that there is a massive hulking beast up a head, I got stomped literally! After trying to kill it a few times I headed back to the church, and man Im happy I did, because this girl showed up, to which I dubbed "Jelly fish witch"
She gave this thing to summon things from ashes, I had dogs as my first, guess I got those at some point, after that I headed back to try to face the giant again, only this time, I had dogs!

And I got stomped again LOL, but then I remembered, dude I got a horse! so I just ran past....Then got attacked by raining dogs LOL, I almost died to them do to me not really grasping the controls just yet, the next patch of light I found, I sat down, and ended it there.

Yep and that is my first two hours of this game! from yesterday, and I love, love, Love it! People call it hard, and thats true, but so far I just see me needing to learn, and half the deaths are from my lack of knowledge, and those delayed attack that bait you, I really love it! A lot.

And its a little surprising I only played a souls game till know, because I love hard games, hollowknight cuphead, being one of my favorites. Sorry for the long read, I just wanted to get down as much as I could, maybe I should add the spoiler tag? And I think I will.

@Kairu Interesting. Consider my eyebrow raised in an intruiged manner

@Jimmer-jammer Thank you for the tips, because I have having a hard time figuring the whole thing out. And I assume the levels are there to say? and its sorta like hollow knight where if you lose your shade, you lose your money?

Is the character edit in settings? or have I not reached the hub yet?

Thank you, I will Enjoy playing, Its probably going to be up there in my GOTY list, and i'm not gonna lie, this game is as good as everyone makes it out to be! I know there are tough times ahead, but I know its nothing practice can't solve!

Sorry to ask so much, but if I happen to get lost on where to go next, is there a way to see it? or do I just, adventure and find things? I don't mind ether,

@Kairu @Jimmer-jammer Thank you two so much! This is so helpful, I will remember to come back here if I need anymore help, and to share my progress!

I have said this many times but, I actually really hated looking around a big world for stuff, this all changed with hollow knight just last year, as it gave me that sense of adventure.

@Snatcher for all the concrete info the fextralife wiki is the place to go. For where to go next specifically, there is a game progress route page for each FromSoft game there….here is elden ring’s. The wiki is missing lots still because its early, but this is easily the most complete resource.

https://eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com/Game+Progress+Route

Just made it back to the Chapel of Anticipation - not where I expected it to be, or rather, it's in a place I was wondering how you'd get to, and I didn't expect it to be the location where you start the game!

As the note I just read said, "time for revenge!"

I beat Godrick a bit earlier. That was bonkers and pure FromSoftware gold. Love it.

@danlk1ng ah I literally did that area tonight. Didn’t realise it was that place. Makes sense now lol

I am offline so no notes 😂

@velio84 I was level 47! 😂 I think my Uchigatana is +6.

I'm not so hot on the castle as others on here. It was well designed and everything, but i much prefer being out in the open world and am itching to get back out.

@kyleforrester87 did you go through any of the other portals? I used the one to the crumbling ruins, I think it was called - didn't even think there would be anything in that part of the map

@danlk1ng No, i only had 1 item to get me through and I picked Chapel of Anticipation as it sounded more interesting

@kyleforrester87 did you already have one when you got there? Only asking as only three of them are portals, the top one is actually a treasure chest with another of those items (I already had one going in so managed to do 2)

@danlk1ng Yep! I only had the one which I got from the chest, happy enough though as I got a cool shield lol

@kyleforrester87 yeah me too - the brass shield has been my go-to so far, as it's the first one I came across that blocked 100% physical damage, but this one has replaced it too. I watched a video that said that greatshields are much better for blocking (I mean, that much is obvious - but specifically it's much more likely that an enemy's attack will "bounce" off the shield and create a window to attack/counter in)

I think I’ve been making hard work of this. I’m about 10 hours in now and at level 29 I finally beat good old Maggie. I’m two handing a +2 Uchigatana and using unsheathe every opportunity I get. It took me a while to realise that if I spammed it too quickly the Uchi wasn’t being sheathed in order to unsheathe so I was missing out on plenty of opportunities to stagger. Throwing this question out there though… would it be better to get a half decent shield and use no skill on it or carry on two handing it and rolling? I’m doing ok with rolling but getting screwed over in places where my timing isn’t perfect.

@Jimmer-jammer Do you have the progression item or did you, like me, go all the way up only to find it was pointless 😂

@JohnnyShoulder @velio84 I just beat him yesterday. I summoned some help though, but I definitely held my own. I was a bit over leveled but still a tough fight. Now I have to figure out and find how to get to where the second bell is to get my uchi to level 10.

@Mega-Gazz I'm leaning towards dex arcane build and sticking with uchi the whole way lol. I only used the mace when needed in certain caves. I see all these awesome weapons, but I can't seem.to let go of the unsheathe ash