T. Greg DoucetteGot bored with Marvel's Avengers, so decided to give Elden Ring a spin since so many folks have raved about it
Things are... not going well 😂
Chose a Bandit as my start class, because I figured I'm reasonably good at scouting and sniping from a distance
Did not expect a random tree sentinel on a horse to cleave me in half right in the beginning
So I'm 9 hours in as of last night. I'm at Level 20 so at least figured out how leveling up works.
But beyond that... no clue what I'm supposed to be doing.
I ventured toward Stormveil Castle, just to repeatedly get my ass kicked
Ventured elsewhere, just to repeatedly get my ass kicked
Finally moved a bit without dying, when OMG THOSE ROCKS ARE A MINI-BOSS
On the upside, I have thoroughly mastered the area right around the very beginning, b/c I've gone back there so many times to farm small bits of runes 😂
19 hours in. Spent several hours farming runes near the beast arena so I could get better gear and upgrade my stats.
Got past the first mini-boss in Stormveil.
Then resumed getting my ass kicked 🤦♂️
Howtf do people enjoy this game? 😂
Alright serious Elden Ring question: are there better weapons available to buy somewhere?
Or should I be focusing on gathering as many Smithing Stones as possible and upgrading the early stuff that I like?
EoghanHMusic@greg_doucette Welcome to Elden Ring, where you're taught nothing about levelling!
You'll notice letters associated with each weapon. Thats how the weapons level and, more importantly, scale based on your own stats.
So if a weapon has a C in strength but a E for Dex, then you're best to put points into strength to make the most of that weapon.
You can get more weapons as drops primarily, but you also get some from chests and vendors.
I hope that's helpful!
Brute Squad@EoghanHMusic @greg_doucette
Yeah, it's very important to make sure that you equip weapons that scale with the attributes that you are choosing to prioritize. And there are lots of weapons that you will find and can buy throughout the game. But the low level smithing stones are not a finite resource, so if it helps get you through some hard parts or makes the game more fun go ahead and improve what you have now.
Yeah, it's very important to make sure that you equip weapons that scale with the attributes that you are choosing to prioritize. And there are lots of weapons that you will find and can buy throughout the game. But the low level smithing stones are not a finite resource, so if it helps get you through some hard parts or makes the game more fun go ahead and improve what you have now.
@BruteSquad @EoghanHMusic Upgraded the long bow to +4, with an extended range talisman. Game changer
@greg_doucette @BruteSquad Nice one! Enjoy it, but remember that ranged weapons have their disadvantages too and that they scale with Dex. As long as you love it though you can find a way to make it work.