BigBossBalrog Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: Made it to the gate and got the key from that dragon, but haven’t entered yet. I’m trying to explore the region as thoroughly as possible first. I stopped leveling at 50 though to make sure I don’t just breeze through it. Now I just spend my runes on consumables and crafting/upgrade stuff. That area is one of my favorites, but take your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Just now, TheCzarsHussar said: You know, the sad old Albanauric man that was hiding as a pot. Only Fromsoft would hide such an important and huge area of the map behind a totally missable quest in the early game I remember him. I just didn’t connect that she was the person he wanted me to find. There was a bit of a gap between me discovering both. Makes sense now considering she is an Albanauric. I really lucked out with him actually. Found him by complete accident. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Have you fully explored below the well in Eastern Limgrave? There's two bosses down there, one that you have to take a hidden teleporter guarded by aimbot tribals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Just now, TheCzarsHussar said: Have you fully explored below the well in Eastern Limgrave? There's two bosses down there, one that you have to take a hidden teleporter guarded by aimbot tribals. Found it but haven’t explored it. Game’s too damn big. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Just now, The Good Doctor said: Found it but haven’t explored it. Game’s too damn big. My bad, I could have sworn you mentioned beating one boss down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: Found it but haven’t explored it. Game’s too damn big. The underground might as well as be a second overworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 @The Good Doctor I have a challenge for you, at the same or similar level you're at I tackled the Divine Tower of Caelid. Non spoiler map location, you've probably grabbed the marker already. Descend to the lowest point of the tower, and fight one of the coolest bosses in the game. It will be the hardest thing you've fought to this point, but the reward is greatly worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, TheCzarsHussar said: @The Good Doctor I have a challenge for you, at the same or similar level you're at I tackled the Divine Tower of Caelid. Non spoiler map location, you've probably grabbed the marker already. Hide contents Descend to the lowest point of the tower, and fight one of the coolest bosses in the game. It will be the hardest thing you've fought to this point, but the reward is greatly worth it. Or he could do it on his own progression without doing silly soul level 1 tactics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 39 minutes ago, BigBossBalrog said: Or he could do it on his own progression without doing silly soul level 1 tactics Challenge, you ninny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) So in preparation for a future pure mage character, I made Theudofrid The wavy hair option is more akin to how I imagine him, but with much longer hair, so I chose the wild looking long hair as a go between. Edit: and a less naked screenshot. Edited March 19, 2022 by TheCzarsHussar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 The lore and world-building are on another level. I think out of the past Souls games, Bloodborne is the only one who can compare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Agreed. It is phenomenal. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Feels like, instead of what Dark/Souls and Demon Souls did, which was create lore solely in service to the game (which is very good in it's own regard, but it's the reason why I think D2 and D3 feel so tacked on, 1's lore was built for a single game), Elden Ring, like what Morrowind, created an ENTIRE world and setting from the group up (with so much on culture, history, and mythology. Most of which is actually represented in-game. ' Bloodborne did a similar thing; but on a much smaller scale (Bloodborne created a real city, EE created an entire world), which is why I think Elden Ring impresses me so much. George really was a great choice to help them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Elden Ring’s world and mythology seem like they might some of the best I can recall from a video game in years. I get LotR vibes with how mystical everything is, and there seems to be a coherence to it that I’m still figuring out. It’s not as deep on the world, history, and factions as say Morrowind, but the more I dig, the stronger the mythological side seems to get. I’m very intrigued by the "Golden Order", the nature of the demigods, the Fingers, and this Greater Will. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 37 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: I'm very intrigued by the "Golden Order" Have you discovered any Golden Order incantations? Not story spoilers, but just in case you hadn't discovered any yet. They're interesting as it's manipulating the nature and law of the world using a kind of mathematical principle. Requiring both intelligence and faith for most of them, a few purely off int, a few purely off faith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 hours ago, TheCzarsHussar said: Have you discovered any Golden Order incantations? I am not sure. I have a lot that I can’t cast so I haven’t paid them much attention yet. I’ll check some time to see if any are related to the Golden Order. Still have a bunch of descriptions to read. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 This is fucking horrifying. Desynced, 6k+ damage invisible magic swords. Hope From can patch it without nerfing the ash of war into uselessness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 hours ago, The Good Doctor said: I am not sure. I have a lot that I can’t cast so I haven’t paid them much attention yet. I’ll check some time to see if any are related to the Golden Order. Still have a bunch of descriptions to read. You're going faith quality right? Luckily faith weapons lean hard to quality. There's like one dex faith, and two strength faith but it primarily goes off quality. Int ironically huuugely favors strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Just now, TheCzarsHussar said: You're going faith quality right? Tentatively. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Out of curiosity, what's the character's name? And if you didn't go default, I'd like to see how they look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I haven’t played with respec because the game hasn’t really challenged me enough so far to determine if my build needs any changes. So for now I’m going to just stick with what I’m doing and keep playing with new weapons and abilities until I find something I really like or feel the need to make some sort of change. I’m starting to think that Faith and Intelligence (the Nerd stats) just downright outclass Strength and Dex (the Chad stats). There are some seemingly ridiculous weapons that scale off the Nerd stats without any apparent drawback or downside compared to those from the Chad stats, but speccing Nerd comes with the huge bonus of allowing you to cast lots of super powerful spells as well. Something you just miss out on if you go Chad. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBossBalrog Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 @The Good Doctor @TheCzarsHussar They just showed off a preview of the bestiary; looks really cool And it comes with new lore approved by FROMSOFT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigBossBalrog Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 @The Good Doctor Did you meet Prawn-bro btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Just now, BigBossBalrog said: @The Good Doctor Did you meet Prawn-bro btw Yeah. He felt like one that GRRM would’ve had a hand in. Kind of a lovable dickhead country bumpkin. Basically half the characters who appear in the war-torn Riverlands. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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