Elden Ring (George RR Martin and From Software)

Retr0gamer · 12-04-2022 2:09pm

Elden Ring leap frogged Trails in the Sky Second Chapter, Fallout New Vegas and Yakuza: Like a Dragon to become by fourth most played game on steam.

J. Marston · 12-04-2022 2:46pm

"Have it writ upon thy meagre grave: Felled by King Morgott! Last of All Kings!"

It's a shame how the cool characters in these games only ever have like 4 lines of dialogue.

Retr0gamer · 12-04-2022 2:57pm

Have it writ on your **** grave: felled by retr0gamer! Master of bleed build cheese!

seraphimvc · 12-04-2022 3:30pm

Did you beat a rando Margit/morgott at the outskirt of the capital? That was so random (he dropped some talisman). You get to hear a couple of more lines he said aha.

Finished Dung eater quest last night got his rune - so apparently if you are able to give him potion, you can kill him after he felt asleep to get his armor (so ash+armor in 1 run).

Tonight I'll go fight Malenia ha, was closed to her arena last night but was late.

Zero-Cool · 12-04-2022 4:07pm

I killed Dung Eater as soon as I freed him. Wasn't letting him on the loose, for his armour as well.

J. Marston · 12-04-2022 4:21pm

The worst thing about this game is trying to open the map but being unable because there is an aggro'ed enemy 4 miles away from you. Just let me open the bloody map.

gimli2112 · 12-04-2022 6:25pm

I just encountered Astel in a cave so my definition of the worst thing is different to yours. Ah she wasn't too bad tbh although I'm sure I'm killing her in very unconventional ways.

I'm pretty close to Melenia I think so I'm trying to find other things to do.

J. Marston · 12-04-2022 7:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118917663#Comment_118917663

Just encountered the same thing. Stupid fight for a melee build.

Always a stupid redo of a unique fight. Some cosmic horror in a random dungeon after you already fought it.

gimli2112 · 12-04-2022 8:45pm

that's my only gripe with the game is repeating boss battles, I've fought at least 4 tree spirits and know there's more to come

Mr.Fantastic · 13-04-2022 12:18am

Finished Raya lucaria academy tonight any suggestions where to next ? Around level 55 found renala fairly easy !

J. Marston · 13-04-2022 12:26am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118919261#Comment_118919261

Caelid or Caria Manor?

dr.kenneth noisewater · 13-04-2022 7:12am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118919261#Comment_118919261

Asked something similar last week and was advised Caria Manor and then Caelid which makes the most sense now that I've done it

Vicxas · 13-04-2022 7:20am

Caria Manor -> Altus Plateau -> Caelid -> City -> Greyoll's Dragonbarrow

Vicxas · 13-04-2022 7:22am

As a side note, beat Melania yesterday. I've no idea how but Tiche is a lifesaver. She took her down when she was getting her waterfoul ready.

And after that i went and 2 shot

Dragonlord Placidusax

Mr.Fantastic · 13-04-2022 7:53am

Cheers for all the advice, finished caria manor already , so Caelid it is. Like everyone I got transported there early , so hopefully it's not as difficult now.

Penn · 13-04-2022 8:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118919552#Comment_118919552

Still tough enemies, but if you managed Caria Manor you should be okay. Plus when you're first transported to Caelid you're slap-bang in the middle of it with no idea where you are or where to go. Now you can ride in from the road and won't feel like you're trapped in it.

Retr0gamer · 13-04-2022 9:10am

Got locked into the frenzied flame ending as I'm too curious and didn't know what the hell I was doing. Now to do Millicent's quest to get rid of it.

seraphimvc · 13-04-2022 10:18am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118919499#Comment_118919499

I was doing her last night too! So for mage build, phase1 is easy actually (moonblade+mimic or tiche), but phase2 i just cant deal with as she hits too hard and moves fast (and mimic or tiche doesn't last long after phase1). Looked up abit online apparently either people respec (to use RoB etc bleed), or mage people comet azure to kill phase2 in 30seconds.

Will try again tonight, maybe ill need to deal with her alone phase1 and then summon tiche phase2 - but i think the key thing is i need to pull off comet azure (near perfect timing), hm....

I miss the pre-nerfed mimic now ha.

seraphimvc · 13-04-2022 10:22am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118919753#Comment_118919753

I was thinking to do the same after talking to Hyetta, but then i sit at the grace talked to Melina and she literally begged me not to do it so oh well I will come back later. And ya it is reversible anyway.

sweetie · 13-04-2022 10:41am

Fire giant went down last night, put a bleed ash on my sword and wasn't too bad in the end with mimic. I'm 154 hrs in and have covered every feckin blade of grass in the game (apart from what's past Malenia )I reckon.

Vicxas · 13-04-2022 10:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118920101#Comment_118920101

My tips as a mage for phase 2 is to pretty much run away until she does her firebomb attack, this leaves her exposed for 5-6 seconds so you can batter her with Comet Azur

Retr0gamer · 13-04-2022 11:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118920124#Comment_118920124

Hyettas quest is bugged for me so I just walked in once I figured out what the messages meant. Then I rested at a grace and Melina was like well **** you anyway I'm out of here and I looked up what I'd done... Shite 😂

13-04-2022 3:12pm

If it's what I'm thinking you can undo that with an item from another side quest.

Interestingly I meant to look up the lore for that

with the 3 fingers there obviously being part of the same hand as the 2 fingers????

Retr0gamer · 13-04-2022 3:54pm

I'm guessing Melina isn't going to forgive me even if I reverse it. She gave me an awful scolding.

J. Marston · 13-04-2022 5:15pm

They go to the effort of making Sellen look like this and then stick a block of concrete on her head.

Other NPC faces here. Dung Eater is as ugly as you would expect.

https://youtu.be/hu_Q9TwF5Xc

Penn · 13-04-2022 5:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118922148#Comment_118922148

I think I read that there was cut content from the game where you'd be able to enter the dreams of some NPCs. Likely their actual face models were created because of that.

Kiith · 13-04-2022 9:12pm

I don't even know who half of those npc's are.

Andrew76 · 13-04-2022 9:56pm

Finished Castle Sol the other night, didn't know who the boss of that place was until I walked through the fog gate, got smashed almost immediately and saw the name - ah so that's who the chaps on boards were talking about. Yeah, cheesed his ass with arrows instead.

Went back to Volcano Manor tonight and did pretty much everything - couldn't believe the size of the hidden legacy dungeon, crazy the amount of content you can miss in this game. Just have the big boss left to do before moving on.

Also, some great looking armour sets in the game.

Retr0gamer · 14-04-2022 9:29am

Did Castle Sol myself as well. **** that place.

First spent a stupid about of time trying to kill a teleporting asshole with dual swords that would ultra combo me to death.

And then the pleasure of Commander Niall. The first phase is just **** gankery. Took me ages to figure him out. Run up and backstab the dual swords guy and then try to take him out before summoning Tiche.

I did finally learn that jump attacks are extremely powerful and cause insane stagger. Pity it took so long to figure it out but would not have beaten Niall without it.

Options now are to continue or head back to volcano manor.

johnny_ultimate · 14-04-2022 9:39am

I thought Niall was one of the more manageable late-game bosses. Use a summon to draw aggro from the two grunts and take them down individually. Your summon probably won't survive, but Niall himself has very clearly telegraphed attacks and cues so you can lure / dodge / attack reliably compared to some of the more chaotic fights elsewhere.

Elden Ring (George RR Martin and From Software)

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