Open the inventory -> select/back button -> Menu explanation it well stop the game
Is it a side effect ? Probably
Is it practical ? No
Does it pause the game ? Yes
|OT| Elden Ring - Foul Tarnished, in search of the Elden Ring
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Is it a side effect ? Probably
Is it practical ? No
Does it pause the game ? Yes
Arcane is also a requisite for some spells (usually the dragon incantations) and for some weapons.
This works unless you are involved in multiplayer somehow. If you have a Co op partner or invader or whatever.
I generally just port back and rest at a grace and then leave if I need a pause. Not ideal but it works since enemies won't aggro while sitting.
I found a Greatsword that I'm enjoying to use! The moveset is like all the others but the ability it has it pretty good
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Finally beat Malenia. Still no clue how to properly dodge her blade spin/fan move. Had to hope she did not do it in Phase 2. .
Extra runes is from enemies that randomly have glowing eyes, statues generally look in the direction of a cave or dungeon or similar, the flame helps visualise it.
Statues point to catacombs.
Pretty sure Valve has come to the same conclusion that Durante believed at the recent reddit ama last week or so.
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Some update just dropped, still no patch notes though.
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As expected they nerfed some weapons/abilities. nice that some quests got updated so they may have a conclusion now.
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I literally had just applied the Hoarfrost Stomp ash to my uchigatana to see if it's really as fun as everyone says. Then I lost connection and got kicked out of my game for the update. Guess I'll never know now. Oh well.
I use that combo; is there a way not to update?
I got so used to cheesing my way through encounters with the stomp and dont wanna go back
They nerfed Hoarfrost stomp, but uh.... its still good. I tested it a bunch as I was making my way through Nokron.
Damage seems lower sure, but they didn't dumpster it completely. The AoE is still HUGE and it still hits twice which means you nearly always catch the enemies not blocking the second bit. Still does good frost build up, but you can probably do better with a cold weapon now rather than proccing it over and over with the stomp. I'm still using it for groups. It really anhillates packs of dogs or slugs or whathaveyou.
Damage seems lower sure, but they didn't dumpster it completely. The AoE is still HUGE and it still hits twice which means you nearly always catch the enemies not blocking the second bit. Still does good frost build up, but you can probably do better with a cold weapon now rather than proccing it over and over with the stomp. I'm still using it for groups. It really anhillates packs of dogs or slugs or whathaveyou.
oh phew that is a relief. that thing was such a livesaver for me
Elden Ring may not have an "easy" mode, but it definitely has lots of "cheese"y modes
(I'll see myself out)
Sad that they nerfed my favorite, but not sure what they mean with self-inflict damage, not sure Ive ever noticed that there is self-inflicted damage.
I recently learned that one of the bossed I had beaten Elemer was supposed to give me a cheevo but it didn't trigger. Oh well.
Anyway, I went back to explore the capital.
Anyway, I went back to explore the capital.
There is, you cut your hand when you use that Ash of War. It's not a lot though, but it causes a little bit of damage to yourself
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Oh wait, I don't even know how to use it... I just use the ash of war on my twin blades because it adds blood loss, but just didn't even think there was a talent to use.
yes, theres an active ability that comes with it, its like a blood slash. i use the stomp (which, as i tried earlier, is noticably weaker but still nice enough to keep). but the principle is the same.
for me its bound to one of the extra mouse buttons ( since i immediately changed keybinds when i started playing) - i dont recall which keybind is default.
im also not entirely sure if you use it when both-hands-wielding only or if you can use it together with a shield.
there are shields with "no skill" that let you use the weapon art of the weapon while equipped
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Apparently Radahn was nerfed? I'm kind of happy I grinded him out before that
I can't even really read the patch notes out of fear of spoilers, just ctrl-f'ed my favourite spells to make sure they weren't nerfed (some were buffed!)
I can't even really read the patch notes out of fear of spoilers, just ctrl-f'ed my favourite spells to make sure they weren't nerfed (some were buffed!)
"Added a function to record an icon and the name of an NPC on the map when you encounter that NPC" gee that's useful 100 hours later From, thanks.
Also furthered quest lines for NPCs, one of which I just killed because he was an ass and useless at that point anyway, even had a bell bearing to get...
Edit: ok so it says added quest phases so maybe there'd be more stuff with him before the end rather than after so I'd have missed that anyway maybe.
Also furthered quest lines for NPCs, one of which I just killed because he was an ass and useless at that point anyway, even had a bell bearing to get...
Edit: ok so it says added quest phases so maybe there'd be more stuff with him before the end rather than after so I'd have missed that anyway maybe.
I imagine there are two kinds of people, those who kill turtles in ER and those who don't.
I doubt it, unless you just don't connect to the internet. Either way, souls games have always had OP things; just go see what the speedrunners are doing.I use that combo; is there a way not to update?
I had 3 "kill" Achievements not trigger: Valiant Gargoyle, Regal Ancestor Spirit, Godskin Noble. Plus I missed out on legendary weapons because some late event changed to world so I missed out on one weapon location.
Anyway, finally beat the game at around 110 hours. Played over three weeks, wow I did not lose myself this deep into a single player RPG since Morrowind (maybe Skyrim).
What's a turtle? All I know is dog
I FINALLY BEAT MALENIA!!!!!
I used Black Knife Tiche in this fight and spammed Blasphemous Blade L2 attack.
She healing even if she hit your 100% shield is such bullshit. In my many attempts I noticed some things about her anime attack:
I used Black Knife Tiche in this fight and spammed Blasphemous Blade L2 attack.
She healing even if she hit your 100% shield is such bullshit. In my many attempts I noticed some things about her anime attack:
- You can dodge all the attacks, don't ask me how but sometimes I managed to pull it;
- I did not find a pattern or a trigger that made her use it, sometimes she used that attack even after losing a little health at the start of the fight;
- She can stop attacking early if a hit breaks her posture, Tiche was able to pull it sometimes and also the Swarm of Flies spells;
Don't worry. Plenty of cheesy weapons and Weapon Arts still around. And Sword of Night and Flame STILL whips especially on the bosses around when you get it. Its great still. Not gonna dumpster every boss in the game though.
You can still Kamehameha with the sorcery, and there's still several REALLY GOOD frost spells (Icecrag so good) and bleed Arts (maybe there are good bleed spells too but my Faith is like 10 so I dunno, lol).
Hoarfrost stomp is still decent for groups (dat AOE), but isn't the end all be all of winning against everything now. I still use it to clear fodder enemies, but single target vs bosses or big enemies a weapon will do more probably.
Mimic Tear is still really strong despite the nerf. They lowered damage? WHO CARES?? LMAO! All you want is the blobby guy tanking hits forever (also gets Infinite FP, so much better than me
) which it still does quite well. And there are other really good legendary Ashes. Lhutel, Tiche, probably more.There are tons of cheese strats out there for pretty much every boss too. I don't worry for people (like me) who want to cheese and/or min/max. There's LOTS of levers to pull and builds that can do crazy damage. I think they are being a bit too harsh on builds that want to just tank up and survive anything tho. Let people get big and tanky if they want, From!
As an aside, I don't care at all about PvP, so nothing I say reflects that, and honestly I wish they'd segregate the PvE from the PvP combat so we can have fun overpowered things in PvE and not need to worry about people crying during duels or invasions. I know that's not their philosophy, but darn it, it is mine lol.
I am interested in what Speedrunners are going to do without Hoarfrost stomp being so much better than everything else. Are there other easily obtainable weapons or arts that they can use or will they need to change weapons as they go along?
I discovered that it was my old and heavily used Xbone controller that was a cause of 95% of stutters (barely habe any stutter at all, maybe like 4 seconds every 3 or 3 hours, been an extremely smooth experience). Tried my Dualselse, Switch Pro and Dualshock 4 controllers and no problems with them.
Honestly, in general, something is wrong with my Xbone controller as after an enemy hit, it starts completely vibrating, Xbox logo on the controller turns off and my character only walks in one direction.
Another thing to mention, the vast majority of my stuttering was also in the starting area of Limgrave (around the "First Step" grace).
Honestly, in general, something is wrong with my Xbone controller as after an enemy hit, it starts completely vibrating, Xbox logo on the controller turns off and my character only walks in one direction.
Another thing to mention, the vast majority of my stuttering was also in the starting area of Limgrave (around the "First Step" grace).
Well, congratulations to FROM, after 3 patches they finally did it: after almost 80h of playtime with little to no issues I'm finally getting that insane stuttering that freezes the game for seconds at a time. Great job, you stupid assholes...
Combined that with the boss I'm on being kinda bullshit, this is the first Souls game I'm honestly considering dropping. I've been feeling mildly burnt out on it for the last 20 hours or so anyway, it's just too big for my tastes these days. But at this point I should probably just walk away from it, at least temporarily, to preserve my sanity.
Combined that with the boss I'm on being kinda bullshit, this is the first Souls game I'm honestly considering dropping. I've been feeling mildly burnt out on it for the last 20 hours or so anyway, it's just too big for my tastes these days. But at this point I should probably just walk away from it, at least temporarily, to preserve my sanity.
if the game feels that way to you, i'd say by all means at least take a break, yeah. if youre not having fun with your hobby in your spare time, whats the point?
Yeah, I've been feeling like I need a break for the last week or so but I just keep firing it up anyway lol. But once I realized I was only playing in short bursts, usually no more than an hour or so, I knew something was up. The game is great but idk at this point I'm usually on NG++ and wrapping things up, so I think still being on my first playthrough just makes it all feel exhausting.
Besides, P4AU just came out so that's a perfect excuse to take a break.
How ever many levels it takes to get each stat to 99.
On Vagabond it's like 712 or 713. Something like that.
You'll need many many millions of Runes. Hundreds of millions. Maybe even more...
(Or: Cheat Engine)
I was also overlevelled when I beat Godrick... its certainly a good strategy but it surely will take a while. having good equipment needs to go hand in hand with a high level, Im sure...
When I had to restart my game, my first attempt to regain my level by using cheats I messed up and I thought "okay I messed up anyway, lets see how max level is" ... and its a bit underwhelming if you are a fresh character without items
Why do patches for this game take so damn long to download and install? It only happens with ER, everything else is fine. Yesterday it took almost 1h30 to download and install 1.3Gigs which is insane, it's almost like I'm back in 2003. Now there's a small 14Mb patch and it's been 15min and still no end in sight...
For god sake just let me play a bit to unwind after a hellish day at work...
For god sake just let me play a bit to unwind after a hellish day at work...
I'm really glad I decided to sidetrack a bit and do Ranni's quest. The Eternal Cities are gorgeous to look at and great fun to explore.