Accessing the Altus Plateau is one of the triggers to start it
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last wing
last wing
I think the other trigger is advancing Ranni's quest some? I forget
languid axle
I thought it triggered from talking to that one guy in the castle to fight radahn
last wing
BULLSHIT
Radahn isn't that hard, just summon the guys in the battlefield for both the help and the absolute cinema
last wing
I thought it triggered from talking to that one guy in the castle to fight radah...
Nope, the whole festival is already started. Otherwise the rest of the castle would have been full of enemies
languid axle
Radahn isn't that hard, just summon the guys in the battlefield for both the hel...
Nah imma solo him
Man v man and horse v horse
last wing
But
Cinema
solemn shell
im ngl paladin type have always been so cool to me in games
like what do you mean this guy has the power of god AND 300 lbs of straight muscle on his side
solemn shell
its literally "you cant expect god to do all the work"
languid axle
Classic "I am the righteous hand of God" grindset
solemn shell
you know i just realized
its the belmonts
they arent entirely religious i dont think but they have enough faith for holy water to work ig
languid axle
I'm imagining on a form by function/purist by radical alignment chart the belmonts are solidly in the function purist, form radical section
They use medieval ass weapons (functionally very paladin eque), but aren't turbo religious generally (form radical).
Ironically the first one would be purist both iirc cause he was a literal crusader
solemn shell
yeah
languid axle
By this logic
Vash the stampede from trigun is a functional radical, form purist paladin
Which honestly
solemn shell
By this logic
Vash the stampede from trigun is a functional radical, form purist...
a lot of warhammer people probably also fit that description
some of them closer to medieval weapons
languid axle
Based as fuck we need more paladins running around with guns and shit
languid axle
https://tenor.com/view/gun-gif-5564322964807878486
A religious character in a video game so based he got redditors to go to church
Madlad
solemn shell
thats impressive
languid axle
It's awesome seeing a character in a game be written to be religious but also not douchy/evil
Idk why but I feel like a lot of things do that
solemn shell
cause religion has a lot of negative stuff around it ig
languid axle
IG
Kinda sucks how people just default to that when putting religion into anything but ah well
solemn shell
yeah it does suck
languid axle
Then again I wonder if that's almost a carryover from like myths and stuff
solemn shell
it doesnt really help with the negative perception at all
languid axle
Cause a lot of mythological figures were straight up dicks
So when people write anything with that kind of religious connotation they just add a addendum of "must be some kind of dick" to go with that idea
solemn shell
i suppose
i just realized theres kinda another part of paladinism that we didnt mention
they usually wear like heavy armor or have shields i feel like
so i think that would be function purist, and smth like the belmonts would be the middle, and vash the stampede would be radical
solemn shell
yeah
i feel like ky is pure neutral
while he is a christian or catholic or whatever he is, they dont really do much with that besides being with dizzy being a taboo from my knowledge
languid axle
Honestly I feel like he's a interesting case of starting purist both and became neutral on both
solemn shell
yeah
languid axle
Both his old attire and old mentality were super dogmatic
But like many religious people he was tempted by the greatest temptation of all
Hot women 
Thankfully for Kyle dizzy is a functional radical, form pure Disney princess
languid axle
Leroy as in Leroy Jenkins yes?
willow valley
Everyone's undead, it came free with the soul of man
languid axle
So my plan was going smoothly till I hit leyndell
Where are da graces I cannot find them
solemn shell
they're... around
solemn shell
yeah
languid axle
So now I'm stuck firing him till I can get my next grace/runes back
last wing
Fucken golden Godfrey <:SOLKEKW:917214151217131530>
Morgott summoning an apparition of his good ol dad to beat your ass ๐
languid axle
Morgott summoning an apparition of his good ol dad to beat your ass ๐
I HATE HIM
THAT PRICK
solemn shell
Morgott summoning an apparition of his good ol dad to beat your ass ๐
i like the idea that godfrey just sensed that you were there from wherever the heck he is and summoned a hologram of himself
hes so strong he can just decide that he's somewhere else now
last wing
i like the idea that godfrey just sensed that you were there from wherever the h...
That's a funny idea but I extremely doubt that
solemn shell
well yeah i know its not the actual reason
i just like the idea of him walking around with a group of soldiers or smth and then he randomly looks up and goes "someone is in my capital, hold on"
last wing
Godfrey summons his stand that is distinct from the stand he already has on his shoulder
solemn shell
the stand that is actively hindering him
languid axle
This whole fucking trip feels like that one wolverine image
The one where he's strapped to a missle
That's me
languid axle
i just like the idea of him walking around with a group of soldiers or smth and ...
They just hear the like DBZA pop SFX when Goku instant transmissions
solemn shell
yk the tweet thats like "fighting this guy, ill send the vid when i win"
and
"dang he beat me up im not sending that"
solemn shell
i imagine godfrey just goes to his soldiers "boutta beat this tarnished, ill send a picture when i win" and then he teleports back to them all bloody and doesnt say anything
solemn shell
That ain't him rn on my save <:SOLKEKW:917214151217131530>
you'll get it dw
i failed to edit that message correctly around 6 times i think
languid axle
I think I see the door
I'm killing this sonnuva bitch
Got him to fiddy HP first try
He's going down
solemn shell
Man this guy is a aaaaaaaassss
he's one of my favorite fights
tho i like the real deal more ofc
if you dont like goldfrey i feel you probably wont like mohg initially
but they could grow on you
languid axle
Nah I was just mad he was beating my ass lol
This 27 vigor I got RN ain't great chief
solemn shell
oh man
thats super low
40 is the ideal
spend some levels getting it up there
as much as i love elden ring it does suck that 27 vigor doesnt cut it anymore
that was like all i needed in ds3 iirc
languid axle
He's dead
solemn shell
it seems like you played for a very long time
languid axle
Honestly yeah
It was a weird thing today
It started really good
Got the crystal tears I wanted for a physic, got the gold scarab first try (thanks firepots)
Then I hit a snag tryna kill the dragonburrow Bell bearing hunter
That was on me cause that fucker stronk
Then leyndell just ground me into a fine red mist
Got thru it
I'm either gonna go get volcano manor and the raging wolf set next, or go kill radhaaan next
Are you supposed to go to volcano manor before leyndell?
Oh also I got a double back and get the bolt of Granasax cause I wanna chuck lightning bolts at mother fuckers (eventually)
I got to say my biggest gripe with this game is the ratio of how much cool shit you can find to the ratio of cool shit you can actually use is infuriatingly stomped in the direction of "shit you can find"
I've got like 10 weapons that sound cool to use but I just dead ass can't use em yet cause requirements
So I've gotta wait till I stumble upon a shitton of new levels to use em
But that's assuming i even dump levels into the req stats, cause I've apparently been running the game on hard mode for myself with about half the recommended HP value
Ngl I have half a mind to go beat radhaaan purely so I can duplicate his remembrance twice cause apparently his is weirdly worth more at 40k runes
So if I duplicate it twice I can either gets 80k runes and the swords or 120k runes
The 120k would prolly solve my problems
But teh swords are really freaking cool
Ok so
Apparently
There's 7 mausoleums
My plan
I will duplicate radahns thingy seven times for the swords and 7*40k runes
Or put simply, 280k runes
That should let me level up enough to never have to worry about stats again I think
Thing is if I do that then all of the sudden my rune economy is gonna be shot
solemn shell
Got the crystal tears I wanted for a physic, got the gold scarab first try (than...
am i weird for never using physicks
languid axle
Ok so plan today
-do volcano manor assassinations so I can get the raging wolf set/the stuff from that
-kill rykard
-kill radhaaan
-Duplicate radhaans remembrance like 7 times so I can get a shitton of runes
last wing
Ok so plan today
-do volcano manor assassinations so I can get the raging wolf s...
There are like, several mausoleums you can't access rn
willow valley
There are also great runes worth way more than Radhans
willow valley
Yeah
languid axle
The wiki said radhaans was worth the most at 40k
solemn shell
The wiki said radhaans was worth the most at 40k
respectfully the wiki is a bit of an idiot
fextralife has a reputation for being inaccurate
last wing
Fextra life sometimes just makes shit up
solemn shell
i remember one time i was looking for smithing stones and i used fextralife and they led me to both the wrong number and the wrong type of smithing stone
i dont remenber the exact number or if it was somber but lets say i was looking for somber 5
and the location only had a normal smithing 4
last wing
What need
It's less of something you need to get and just the fact they're in further areas
languid axle
No Im asking what do I need to get to gettem
solemn shell
its less of something you need to get and just the fact they're in further areas
languid axle
Nuts!
willow valley
willow valley
languid axle
Ngl I think when I get the raging wolf set imma go off and swap the helmet with the malenia helmet cause wingy helmets cool
languid axle
It appears I can't duplicate rykard great rune at the 2 mausoleums I already found
AUGH
last wing
It appears I can't duplicate rykard great rune at the 2 mausoleums I already fou...
You want two of his swords or you using his rune for money
last wing
And also yeah the earlier mausoleums can't duplicate later remembrances
willow valley
I swear I've duped later remembrances in the one in Weeping Peninsula
last wing
That's crazy cuz I know I've not been able to do some of them in the liurnia ones for example
willow valley
It's possible I am just misremembering
solemn shell
And also yeah the earlier mausoleums can't duplicate later remembrances
i think theres just some mausoleums that dont have duplication
if theres no bell then theres no duplicating
languid axle
Apparently the non bell ones can duplicate Lesser rememberances whatever that means
languid axle
I beat radhaaan first try
I should'nt've used the summons ngl
Also why is blaidd fucken 9ft tall
solemn shell
he's half wolf
willow valley
Also why is blaidd fucken 9ft tall
He's one of the divine hounds gifted by the Greater Will
solemn shell
he's what
languid axle
he's half wolf
I don't think wolves are 9ft vertically
Wait so is he actually a dogman
solemn shell
wolves are also not usually bipedal
languid axle
That's not a helmet?
languid axle
I thought that was just like a moniker in the vein of dog of war or whatnot
His armor and GS looks dope but I fear if I were to try and get it I'd have to kill him which I don't wanna do
languid axle
He's a cool guy
willow valley
he's what
The Greater Will gives Empyreans a divine hound to serve as a protector and assassin depending on how aligned they are with the Two Fingers/Greater Will
Maliketh was Marika's
solemn shell
ah thats what you mean
languid axle
It's funny cause him using a colossal GS is almost like a normal human using a normie GS lmao
languid axle
The Greater Will gives Empyreans a divine hound to serve as a protector and assa...
Is malenia a dog?
willow valley
Is malenia a dog?
No, Malenia is an Empyrean
languid axle
Cause she certainly a bitch for nuking a whole fucking continent for no good reason
languid axle
Is radagon a emperean?
languid axle
Cause you kill his dog in nerd academy
willow valley
is finlay her dog?
No, we don't see any other divine hounds
languid axle
I want a cool dog
languid axle
i think gladius is heolstor's divine hound
Via adoption*
willow valley
i think gladius is heolstor's divine hound
No Gladius is a Red Wolf, Heolster was a Carian
solemn shell
true
willow valley
So was Radagon
languid axle
Heleostro is a good guy
A damn shame he released the ten hells or whatever in the form of the night
solemn shell
No Gladius is a Red Wolf, Heolster was a Carian
is he really a red wolf?
i thought he was a random wolf that just had a mutation so he was abandoned
willow valley
is he really a red wolf?
Apparently
solemn shell
and then heolstor found him trying to steal food or something
i wonder if heolstor named the different heads
last wing
That's not a helmet?
It is for you, you can find a helm piece that looks like his head, but not for him. If you'd met him earlier in the forest in Limgrave, you could hear him actually howling from his spot.
languid axle
Wow
solemn shell
iirc he also isnt modeled to have a head underneath?
languid axle
i wonder if heolstor named the different heads
I like the idea the whole body/together they're named gladius, but each head has like a really goofy name
solemn shell
which is kinda surprising cause that feels like something fromsoft would do as a shortcut
last wing
Yeah cuz he's a different model with a full moveset of his own
languid axle
Like bitey, scratchy, and nibbler
languid axle
i was thinking fee fifo and fum
Middle one is named fido
last wing
Ed, edd, and eddy
solemn shell
thats a good one
languid axle
New headcanon, the sword gladius holds is what heleostrodamus uses to play fetch with gladius
languid axle
He chucks it all the way into limgrave only for gladius to come back with 3 night farers in its mouthes
solemn shell
i bet he has caligo make ice frisbees for him
last wing
solemn shell
i like to think of all the nightlords as a big found family
languid axle
One could think of All of night lords like helostores various pets
Like
Gladius is a dog
The big nom nom dragon is the pet komodo (cause that fucker will eat anything )
And like you could go from there
solemn shell
ah yes the classic goatman and horseman pets
last wing
Libra is the weird af neighbor that everyone fw even if strange golden light shoots out of his house at night
languid axle
Tho there's the centaur guy and libra who are more humanoid but still
languid axle
Libra is the weird af neighbor that everyone fw even if strange golden light sho...
I headcanon him as a dale gribble sort
solemn shell
fulghor is just the military veteran with a bunker
languid axle
last wing
And it's Libra casting the shotgun glyph
languid axle
And the madness text lmao
last wing
solemn shell
And it's Libra casting the shotgun glyph
power word: perforate
last wing
Pocket sand
last wing
It's so sad Vyke the Dragonspear died of Libra
solemn shell
frenzy vyke is cooler than dragon vyke imo
languid axle
It's so sad Vyke the Dragonspear died of Libra
Who the hell is vyke the dragon spear
languid axle
solemn shell
i dont like libra's flesh robe
languid axle
I got a say ER/NR has the funniest iteration of going mad in any series ever
last wing
i dont like libra's flesh robe
Nutsack without the nuts
languid axle
The idea of you going mad just causing your eyes to explode into flames for a few seconds while you recoil is just hilariously funny to me
languid axle
Nutsack without the nuts
You made it worse
last wing
It's supposed to be, the flame of frenzy is from the influence of an outer god after all
languid axle
Presumably other people can't recover from that or scarlet rot(?) but the player character can?
last wing
A tarnished is specifically constantly resurrected by the grace
languid axle
(gameplay vs lore dissonance)
I get that but still
solemn shell
well thats true actually
languid axle
A tarnished is specifically constantly resurrected by the grace
Yeah that makes sense in canon
last wing
And even then, when you see some NPCs that are also tarnished, but can no longer see grace, they die easily.
languid axle
Thing is you don't have to die to cure madness
Then again a lot of the time when you get hit with madness you die anyways
Ok so one thing I'm wondering
solemn shell
maybe its still festering in there somewhere until you die next
last wing
Oh ho, just wait till you find the Deeproot Depths
languid axle
Marika yoinked the rune of death out of the ER and shunted it away for no one to get
So does everyone die and come back like tarnished?
solemn shell
well enemies always respawn when you sit at a grace
languid axle
Or is the no dying thing only for tarnished/demigods
last wing
The enemies respawning is a gameplay thing, there's no reason they do
languid axle
Also bosses dont respawn
solemn shell
those are all consequences of the rune of death being gone i think
last wing
Most human types aren't able to die of natural causes tho
solemn shell
yeah that too
languid axle
You'd think they would if respawning was tied to grace cause as I understood it more runes=more grace
solemn shell
destined death is gone
languid axle
So people can't die naturally
solemn shell
You'd think they would if respawning was tied to grace cause as I understood it ...
runes are just pieces of the great rune
languid axle
But you can le kill people
solemn shell
grace is like, idk
languid axle
And tarnished uniquely can go "nuh uh" and keep coming back
solemn shell
i dont even know what grace is
languid axle
Also if people can't dies naturally does that include scarlet rot?
solemn shell
Also if people can't dies naturally does that include scarlet rot?
no
scarlet rot isnt natural
its a disease from an outer god
languid axle
Cause that's some kinda disease(?) that malenia shat out one time cause she was salty she couldn't beat radhaan
Ngl her and miquella both are ASSES
last wing
True
last wing
Cause that's some kinda disease(?) that malenia shat out one time cause she was ...
Malenia was also cursed to be a physical incarnation of the scarlet rot god from birth, so uh
All the children born from Marika and Radagon are cursed
languid axle
Radhaan my goat got maleniested (scarlet rot making him a feral animal) and miquellested (brainwashed)
Bros gotta file a restraining order against them two or smth, poor bastard
languid axle
Oh ho, just wait till you find the Deeproot Depths
Also looping back to this where that
last wing
Also looping back to this where that
Beneath Leyndell, there's two entrances
languid axle
If I were to go there do I have to do that before or after I get the rune of the deads
last wing
Mending Rune of Death is acquired by doing a quest down there
last wing
Oh you mean the rune of Destined Death
No, the mending Rune is an item that gives you one of the endings
languid axle
WHY ARE THERE TWO?
last wing
Because the one of Destined Death is the one sealed away that you were talking about earlier
You can go to the deeproot depths whenever you can get to them but it's scaled as a late game area
languid axle
Define late game
willow valley
Define late game
After Lleyndell
languid axle
Like what level should I be going in?
willow valley
Idk
willow valley
80s if you got a half decent build
north otter
nvm then
languid axle
hexed delta
I remember doing that right after Limgrave
good times
fun weapon too
||but I will forever be partial to the Greatsword in base game||
languid axle
||but I will forever be partial to the Greatsword in base game||
You mean the
Like
The greatsword
hexed delta
yeah
the one and only
I used that thing for the entirety of the base game
with cragblade
solemn shell
i used darkmoon greatsword for most of my first playthrough
solemn shell
basically sped through so much just to get it
hexed delta
nah, it's fine
elden ring is all about customizing your experience
so play how you want to play
solemn shell
I use it with quickstep
i have a playthrough where i use it with giant hunt
giant hunt is one of my favorite weapon arts
hexed delta
I like smacking things really hard and using base movement tools
so I liked cragblade (and stacking a bunch of buff incantations)
solemn shell
very fun
languid axle
Man why does no one use radagons talisman thingy ma boob that boosts all your physical stats by3?
last wing
Man why does no one use radagons talisman thingy ma boob that boosts all your ph...
... Plenty of people do, without realizing how severe the incoming damage increase is
languid axle
Eh I'm only at 30 vigor anyway anything that'd one shot me now prolly gonna one shot me anyways lol
last wing
Eh I'm only at 30 vigor anyway anything that'd one shot me now prolly gonna one ...
"For christ's sake level your goddamn vigor"
-- Hidetaka Miyazaki, in an interview about how to avoid the huge damage in his games, circa 2012
solemn shell
Man why does no one use radagons talisman thingy ma boob that boosts all your ph...
because theres a better version of it
radagon's soreseal boosts them by 5
at level 1 it actually boosts your health more than it hurts it
solemn shell
fort faroth in caelid
languid axle
I had to fight my mimic tear tryna do rannis quest line (i stumbled into it and thought "eh big sword is big sword reward") and 4 shot that fucker cause he had no HP!
languid axle
I have acquired the power of the bolt of Granasax
solemn shell
I have acquired the power of the bolt of Granasax
very fun weapon
i powerstanced two of them in one playthrough
languid axle
I'm keeping it as my back up option to my big ole FAFO sword
last wing
https://tenor.com/view/dark-souls-gwyn-sunlight-spear-lightning-zeus-gif-1868074...
Holy shit is this a reference to Dark Souls?? PRAISE THE SUN
languid axle
Is the mimic tear as good as people say it is?
willow valley
Yeah
languid axle
Time to summon my ultimate stand
Myself!
Nah I'm just kidding I don't need that garbo
Imma keep it in the back pocket but I ain't using it unless it's a annoying bastard like those damn godskins/deathrite birds
Man I'm kinda sad I'm not at my old job anymore cause all my dickhead coworkers used to talk about ER a lot and apparently they all abused mimic tear lol
First tried radhaan without that lmao
hexed delta
Is the mimic tear as good as people say it is?
it's probably better
languid axle
Damn ok
solemn shell
just looked at the trailer for deep of night and dang
nightreign gonna get even more fun
the small patch today looks great too
lots of buffs for nightfarers
last wing
Why mohg self heal
I told you you need a tear to go in your physick to counteract it
It doesn't negate his healing himself but it removes like 90% of the damage done to you
languid axle
The damage isnt the issue tho lol
If he didn't self heal I'd have enough DMG to kill him
last wing
I've managed to kill him before he even gets to self heal
willow valley
I've gotten close, but I like the fight so I don't care if I one cycle or not
willow valley
Imo top 3 fights in Elden Ring
willow valley
Real picture taken during Miquella tiquelling Mogh
It's true, I was the Trinajuice
last wing
Imo top 3 fights in Elden Ring
I'd put him in top 5 myself I think
solemn shell
If he didn't self heal I'd have enough DMG to kill him
the point is that he heals for the second phase so it lasts longer
languid axle
Real picture taken during Miquella tiquelling Mogh
He got miquellested
Poor bastard
hexed delta
Why mohg self heal
don't get hit
languid axle
Can I dodge it?
willow valley
No
languid axle
Bruh
languid axle
Man I gotta go get inescapable frenzy that shit sounds mad funny
Shit like this makes me unable to take frenzy seriously
You grab a MFer
Look at them really hard
And then their eyeballs explode into flames
It's so funny to me idk why
It's like a shitty penance stare
solemn shell
It's like a shitty penance stare
makes you relive all your sins but instead of sins its just mildly embarrassing moments
languid axle
Man that sounds like a actually really funny mid super power
solemn shell
you know brandon sanderson?
solemn shell
i dont think so
stormlight archives guy
pretty sure he didnt do wheel of time but i guess its possible
languid axle
Ye
solemn shell
anyways
he does interesting magic systems in all his books
one of them had powers that sound lame at first but actually have really interesting uses
and one of the powers was basically exactly that
languid axle
I think the OG guy who wrote wheel of time died before it finished but Sanderson picked it up to finish it after
solemn shell
she had the talent of embarrassing people, iirc that was the wording
languid axle
Imagine asking her on a date, getting rejected, and then she hits you with the penance stare indignity glare the very next day
solemn shell
it was different from looking at someone and they relive embarassment tbf
she could just embarass people really well
other powers in the series included but were not limited to: being late to things, breaking things, having really bad hair in the morning, tripping, and losing things
it was a series meant more for kids than adults, so it was a bit more goofy than his other works
but i do love it
i need to reread the series
ive read the first book like 8 times at this point but the rest of the series only once through
last wing
pretty sure he didnt do wheel of time but i guess its possible
He did a bit of it
languid axle
Deep of night out yet?
pure valley
Wheel of time guy
Last 4ish yeah
languid axle
Ok so lemme get this straight
Each thing in ER when modding affinities has different effects has 2 values
As I understand it the left one is base right is whatever additions you get from scaling
And you add up all da numbers (left right then up down) to get your total dmg
solemn shell
yes
and the letters next to stat names are how much that stat affects the damage of the weapon
tier list rules so the closer to S the better
languid axle
Ok so it seems that either magic or flame art give the best total dmg rn
I'm guessing because they scale off more things
solemn shell
you actually want stuff to scale really well on one stat, rather than scaling decent on a lot of stats
for example making something heavy if you have a lot of strength, or keen if you have lots of dex
languid axle
Well
Rn I'm 45/40 on STR dex cause I wanted that fucken bolt of Granasax lol
But for some ungodly reason heat scales the best???
All I know fr fr is that Im doing Millicent's quest line (rotten insignia sword talisman) and for that I gotta hit the shaded castle (Elmer gonna fucking GET IT)
solemn shell
Rn I'm 45/40 on STR dex cause I wanted that fucken bolt of Granasax lol
quality should be good then
languid axle
Yeah I'm prolly gonna go quality
Do the elemental ones get a extra bump?
Cause they seem to get a bit more than even quality
I'm assuming if so that's cause enemies are more prone to being resistant to elements and they add some on top as a way to offset that a bit
solemn shell
Do the elemental ones get a extra bump?
the element specifically scales with one stat
fire scales with strength, or faith if its flame art, lightning scales with dex, magic scales with int, holy scales with faith
might have gotten fire and flame art mixed up but it would just be switched
willow valley
Ok so it seems that either magic or flame art give the best total dmg rn
I wouldn't really say there's a defacto best infusion type, because most of the time it'll depend on your build
solemn shell
also depends on the enemy
solemn shell
I'm assuming if so that's cause enemies are more prone to being resistant to ele...
also this is also like
its because you lose some base damage for it
so its better against certain enemies with weaknesses to it, worse against resistant enemies
its a trade-off
solemn shell
iirc lightning is an element a lot of people are weak to? or magic?
theres a best element somewhere im certain
north otter
damn deep of night solo is miserable
rancid siren
the new buffs in deep of night are really cool
im getting builds i've never had before because some of them are that unique
solemn shell
yeah i like it
even tho ive only done a single run
and the randoms were kinda uhhh
refusing to revive anyone who died during the night?
there was only ever a revival if it was during a night boss
last wing
The other Wylder ragequit trying to kill Astel and dying, but me and the revenant still clutched up and beat ED Fulghor like this
rancid siren
refusing to revive anyone who died during the night?
there is a debuff for increasing damage taken by the night rain so maybe that
(imo one of the best debuffs you can get cuz it just doesnt exist when ure at the nightlord)
solemn shell
well i would understand if it was during the rain
but the rain was nowhere to be found, i was pretty close to one of them, they were playing ironeye, i only had one bar to fill, and i didnt die to like a boss or even a hard enemy
rancid siren
oh that's messed up then
dunno why but i've just had awful luck with the randoms lately on deep of night
dudes getting hit by literally every attack, not sticking with the team, etc
i even had a hacker one game that tried to drop a legendary weapon that i refused and threw the game to avoid the penalty
whenever i had randoms on the everdarks i've generally always had a pretty good experience
but deep of night it's felt like i've had the worst teams ever...
solemn shell
its the hardmode, you gotta have better teamwork than ever
yet some people just do not do that
languid axle
Also tbf I think the barrier for entry is weirdly lower for deep of night
Cause all you need is to beat heolster
solemn shell
lower than what?
languid axle
Like everdark
Cause for them you gotta beat a specific night lord
And even then the difficulty spike is mostly in the final boss itself
languid axle
So it appears I was misunderstanding executor
I thought you had to hold Y/triangle and hit LT to parry lmao
Apparently you can just switch and hit LB lmao
solemn shell
its deflect from sekiro
languid axle
That too but like
Do you understand what this means
I've had so much training in this art I'll be set
quick cosmos
I thought you had to hold Y/triangle and hit LT to parry lmao
You're not the only one lmao
rancid siren
deep of night scaling is crazy
im on depth 2 and getting one shot by a large amount of bosses as wylder
tf do you do at depth 3 and onwards
languid axle
Become parry god I guess lmao
That or entirely forgo survivability and just try to kill shit as fast as humanly possible
woven hearth
Just dodge :4head:
solemn shell
Become parry god I guess lmao
doable
i think i could do a solo executor run pretty easily if i put my mind to it
i got the sekiro experience
and sekiro's parry is less lenient im pretty sure
man i need to do another sekiro playthrough
ive done 5 now
gotta decide if i just wanna repeat bell + charmless or if i want to try out a mod again
mods are fun but the problem is that they're a bit scuffed sometimes, i kinda have a bad history with modding fromsoft games
willow valley
Just strafe lmao
last wing
willow valley
languid axle
Rachadan
solemn shell
chadahn
last wing
Dude I'm so fuckin pissed
Just won an ED Libra run in trios by a hair's width, had pretty bad RNG besides getting "less likely to be targeted", but I look at the results screen and the Wylder on our team had two fucking Mohgwyn's Spears.
Didn't use a one
Why
Did he not give one to one of us and we coulda had such an easier time of it
solemn shell
oh yeah i had a run where an ironeye took my gelmir staff (i was recluse) and never gave it to me
i took multiple bows after that point
and didnt use them
i can be petty if i must
vital schooner
languid axle
Dude I'm so fuckin pissed
Just won an ED Libra run in trios by a hair's width, h...
Bro must've never played Base ER, he doesn't know how fuckbusted they are
He just saw the gold shinies and grabbed em
Also apparently the moonlight GS has a B scaling in Str in nightreign
Damn it Helios I could've pew pewed with righteous indignation that one time I got it
Allegedly a lot of weapons got fucky scaling to make it so more characters could use all the weapons lol
last wing
Damn it Helios I could've pew pewed with righteous indignation that one time I g...
Wylder has an A in strength and a higher int than Raider
languid axle
True
last wing
Also I volunteered to give you one of them back when I duplicated it but you said keep it
languid axle
Yeah no I'm not mad or nuthin' I'm just making light of it after the fact
last wing
languid axle
Like you threw me a ruins GS anyways so it's not like I wasn't using a busted ass weapon anyway
I'm just saying next time I get one of them shits I'm holding onto it
last wing
languid axle
The weird horse guy got a point
Got a moonlight GS mod in MH
It's simply peak I'm afraid
solemn shell
man
hexed delta
I finally figured out how to use incantations in base ER lmao
which incantations are you interested in
languid axle
I got the one that sets my sword on fire but bloodly, the one that turns it into a big red tazer, and one that imbues it with the power of God
hexed delta
awesome
languid axle
Why is the radogan over by where you get the moonlight GS way more of a bastard than the one in nerd academy
Ah well I got enough smithing stones 7/8 to nearly max my GS
Man I did a shitton today in ER
Killed Elmer in the secluded castle, killed the godskin spirit caller duo fight in the spirit caller cave, got half the haligtree medallion did a lot of Millicent's quest, managed to nearly upgrade my sword to max lvl and leveled up a good bit
Tho it's still gonna be a while before I can hope to use the moonlight GS
willow valley
Why is the radogan over by where you get the moonlight GS way more of a bastard ...
The red wolf? Probably because it lacks the sword
languid axle
Ngl most of the reason I even wanna get to the haligtree is lesso because I wanna get malenia and moreso cause I wanna get marikas scourge seal cause to hell to HP I need more levels
And 5 to everything helps a shitton
solemn shell
its only 5 to int, faith, mind iirc?
languid axle
Lemme think rq
solemn shell
yeah mind, int, fth, arc
languid axle
35ish HP
11 FP bar
40str
35dex
23(?) faith
15(?) int
12(?) arc
Is what I'm at rn before radagons seal
Oh also like 31 endurance
solemn shell
get that hp up brother
willow valley
35 is fine
solemn shell
with scarseal i suppose it does turn into 40
languid axle
That fucken bastard dog nearly IKed me with any way with his fucken combo shits so honestly HP is kinda a dump stat rn
I got the amber medallion and radagon to offset the extra 15% already
I think if I get the upgraded HP medallion that'll let me fully offset both the downsides of radagon and marikas sore seals
willow valley
It won't, but it'll mitigate it at least
languid axle
It'd be worth it just to offset the grind
north otter
35 Vigor is really low, especially with a scarseal
languid axle
I just simply won't get hit
willow valley
Real
languid axle
Is there any item that can use both spells and incantations or nah?
willow valley
In the DLC
After finding the two dogshit whistles
And fighting the abysmal dogshit NPC
And then beating the abysmal dogshit remembrance boss
And fighting two more abysmal dogshit NPC
You can get a catalyst
That has the worst spell scaling in the game
But it can cast both
languid axle
Whats it called?
willow valley
Staff of the Great Beyond
languid axle
Have they ever made a sword that can be used for casting?
Given that all they'd have to do is make it so it couldn't block
languid axle
Whazzat
willow valley
Carian Sorcery Sword
languid axle
I have a new goal
Get comet azur
Get cerulean hidden tear
Fucken OBLITERATE mohg
languid axle
Im mad I gotta get a tear for my physic that explicitly turns off his big stabby move
I want him gone
willow valley
Yeah
languid axle
Guess I'm learning the fight!
I should figure out how to get into the mausoleum right next to castle Sol so I can get radahns great bow too
willow valley
You hit the skulls off the feet
languid axle
They werent there
Apparently for that one specifically sometimes you gotta reload the area
woven hearth
Mohg is top 3 fights in base ER
willow valley
Fr
woven hearth
dont let the haters tell you otherwise
languid axle
Ok so I need to go to the second merika's church on altus plateau for the tear, then I'm gonna hit the morgue near castle Sol for the lion great bow
(Might flip the order)
Then prolly go find the other medallion for the haligtree lift thingy ma bob, then do Millicent's quest line, then probably run around the haligtree to get shit to min max (smithing stone 8s and merika's soreseal) then either kill mohg or malenia
Are you supposed to fight malenia before or after mohg
languid axle
I'll go mog mohg first
Does he have a specific weakness?
I have blood fire, red lightning or holy incants
last wing
I'll go mog mohg first
Does he have a specific weakness?
He can be bled
willow valley
I'll go mog mohg first
Does he have a specific weakness?
Bleed
willow valley
His body is covered in cuts
languid axle
Oh
willow valley
As sacrifices to the formless mother
woven hearth
also frost
languid axle
Sorry I was unaware on account of me fighting for my life when I tried to kill him
woven hearth
and slash
languid axle
Oh
last wing
Me when I fuckin bludgeon him to death with double great stars and kill him before he can even nihil once
languid axle
Should I do the dlc after I kill mohg
Or wait till I beat the game and loop back around
last wing
Do it whenever
Going in at level 100 is usually the lowest recommended level to be at to enter
Not that it matters too much since the dlc scales with you
languid axle
Me when I fuckin bludgeon him to death with double great stars and kill him befo...
See I made the joke about doing Comethameha azur and IKing him with that but apparently that's frowned upon
Also that spell requires 60 int
languid axle
Going in at level 100 is usually the lowest recommended level to be at to enter
...
I'm at 116 iirc
languid axle
I wanna get my int up to 38 so I can use the funny wifesaber
last wing
You'll have plenty opportunity to level up in the land of shadow don't worry
Also there's a guts adjacent looking armor almost right off the bat
Just gonna throw that out there
For no reason
languid axle
Let it be known I didn't do it cause I like ranni I did it cause I like swords that shoot fricken Lazer beams
languid axle
Also there's a guts adjacent looking armor almost right off the bat
But I already killed blaidd (with a heavy heart full of regret)
He's a cool guy WHY FROMSOFT
languid axle
Why does he have to go berserk after getting the cool lazer sword
languid axle
How does powerstancing work
last wing
Get two weapons of the same type and hold them in both hands
languid axle
Once I get my Int up (and prolly some more endurance cause I don't wanna fatroll) I wanna dual weld the guts sword and blaidds
last wing
Or, there's a handful of ones like Radahn's swords that already have a second one and you just do the same input for two handing a single weapon
languid axle
Get two weapons of the same type and hold them in both hands
How does it affect the ash of wars?
Like does it default to the right ones?
last wing
How does it affect the ash of wars?
Whichever one is in your right hand will have its ash available
last wing
I so wish ER had more singular powerstanced weapons like in Dark Souls 3
last wing
So id have to two hand the left 1 to use that ash of war
Yeah
languid axle
Ngl I wish they made the double attack animations the base standard attack animations and let you use either ash of war based on wether you hit LB/LT
Lemme do quickstep into wolf assault you COWARDS
last wing
But then you'd have no strong attack
languid axle
I mean having a multi hitting double swing is basically a strong attack if you think about it
last wing
Still doesn't do as much stance damage as a charged heavy
languid axle
Idk then make the double attack the standard attack animation idk
Hell maybe make new charged attacks for powerstancing 2 of the same weapon class idk
last wing
Hell summon me to help clear an area I'd be willing to do that too
(You just run the risk of getting invaded if we do that)
languid axle
See I have a solution to that
My M1-garandsax bolt
Why doesn't Igon just Bolt bayle to death is he stupid?
last wing
Hey you put some fuckin respect on Igon's name
languid axle
Nah yeah I'm kidding igon is the fucken goat
Bro really on that reverse flash hater grindset
languid axle
I will go get the real best ER girl
last wing
I will go get the real best ER girl
Millicent?
languid axle
Good luck guessing bozo you won't get it in a million years
last wing
How about I fuckin kill you instead
languid axle
You could do that
ER does have PvP
...wait can you get millecent as like a spirit ash summon?
I know you can summon her for set encounters
languid axle
Damn
Ngl I'm definitely gonna summon you prolly for the godskin duo
If them fuckers gonna cheat on a 2v1 I'll just even up the score
north otter
And then beating the abysmal dogshit remembrance boss
cap
||boss gives birth mid-fight, that's peak||
languid axle
Huh
solemn shell
You generally fight them around the same time
????
have i been fighting mohg insanely early this whole time
willow valley
I mean
solemn shell
i usually fight him before i even have a weapon maxed
willow valley
To be fair I always make Mohg my second remembrance boss
solemn shell
i remember i won a bingo race with someone once cause i was way better at the mohg fight
hexed delta
35 Vigor is really low, especially with a scarseal
tbh 40 vigor is all you need for the game
it's a comfortable amount of health
where you don't die in 1-2 hits
but can't just facetank
but yeah
take off the scarseal
it isn't worth it anymore
it becomes a net negative after you pass ~30 vigor or so
hexed delta
And then beating the abysmal dogshit remembrance boss
it is so bad
it's unreal
SoTE has some of the best and worst fights in the game
willow valley
I don't know what they were thinking with it tbh
willow valley
SoTE has some of the best and worst fights in the game
Fr
willow valley
||Or Midra||
hexed delta
yeah
such a peak fight
just wish he was harder
tbh I kind of like the final boss as well
hexed delta
yeah
||with Malenia, it's really just one attack||
that fight is pretty straightforward otherwise
north otter
Eh, malenia has some whacky stuff tbh
hexed delta
that's the thing
north otter
Phase 2 she can manually delay an attack
willow valley
Idk, I think the random hyper armor is pretty bad
hexed delta
Idk, I think the random hyper armor is pretty bad
true
north otter
Idk, I think the random hyper armor is pretty bad
That too
north otter
you need to be scared of her constantly
Not really, she only really does it at certain thresholds
north otter
80%, then 50%, then around 35%
hexed delta
I don't think that's how it works
willow valley
Yeah, it's learn slingshots or die
willow valley
I don't think that's how it works
It's not exactly, but it's close
hexed delta
I see
but yeah
I think she'd be a lot more fun to fight if her power was spread out across her kit
and she didn't have random gimmicks
like hyperarmor
north otter
I don't think waterfowl is all that bad tbh
hexed delta
or not dying to a riposte ||in her first phase||
north otter
the dodge is fairly simple
hexed delta
it is?
willow valley
It's not mechanically complex, but there's a learning curve
north otter
you run away, dodges the first 2 flurries, dodge forward-right, back, forward, run away, then punish
willow valley
north otter
oh that
fuck those
I've done that fight around 20 times
I've only managed a point-blank dodge like that 2 or 3 times
if you know when it's coming and keep your distance at the thresholds, just run away when she hits the pose
not saying the attack is not an issue mind you, I just learned to deal with it i guess
my perspective might be skewed
languid axle
the ever humble quickstep:
willow valley
They removed that if I remember correctly
languid axle
But I use quickstep?
willow valley
I thought you were talking about the BHS method where you just spamed the AOW into Waterfowl and dodged it for free
last wing
SoTE has some of the best and worst fights in the game
Messmer, Bayle, and Midra are fuckin amazing
But how tf are Gaius and Metyr so bad dawg
solemn shell
https://youtu.be/jvmTnrQjb94?si=VkMO1McLFPoNXtlh
accidentally did this once
solemn shell
Messmer, Bayle, and Midra are fuckin amazing
But how tf are Gaius and Metyr so b...
i will not lie i love gaius
that fight is just straight up fun
last wing
i will not lie i love gaius
Gaius when I've come back to kill him for the scadutree fragments
pure valley
What
last wing
He's terrible
solemn shell
Gaius when I've come back to kill him for the scadutree fragments
i dont know who that is
languid axle
I killed mohg legit
willow valley
What'd you think?
willow valley
If you had it
languid axle
I got it
willow valley
Cool
willow valley
He's neat
You got anything more to say about him? Or are you still mulling the fight over?
languid axle
I just think he's neat
Not a fan of his big ass wings kinda obscuring his body in phase 2 but other than that he's fine
Also there was a attempt where he was literally at 1 HP and he killed me
That was infuriating but I did it
Also I made it to the consecrated snow fields and I got a say that area is fucken evil
I got lost and got jumped by like 5 dragonkin soliders(?)
Also I fought the putrid avatar near the minor erdtree there and also got ganked when I got him down to 1 hp
Did not help I was in a VC with IRL friends and they gave me shit for it
I will say I think mohg is better than morgott
Now the real question
Go kill malenia and then do DLC
Or DlC now?
willow valley
Either or, really
last wing
I got lost and got jumped by like 5 dragonkin soliders(?)
Follow the little lights
languid axle
I'm at the town where I gotta go into the evergaol to turn on some light now
So made it thru I think
I just ran in a straight line and prayed
languid axle
I think I'm gonna go into the dlc and go grab the amber medallion 3 and maybe some other things
languid axle
Ypu should be able to powerstance great spears with great bows
Let me use the radahn bow to launch bolts of gransax it'd be so awesome
Is there a good grinding spot in the dlc?
willow valley
Not really, enemies just drop a fuck ton of runes
willow valley
You can pretty regularly get 1 mil+ in areas throughout the dlc
willow valley
The Darkmoon is such a good weapon too
languid axle
Well yeah it's a sword that shoots fricken Lazer beams
Im just now realizing rellanas swords genuinely would be great for me cause I'm literally already spreading out my stats a shitton so using them is honestly prolly not a bad idea
I'm prolly gonna go up my int enough to just be under the moonlight GS rec, then go get marikas sore seal and use that instead of my gold scarab
Then after that Im prolly gonna go fuck around In the dlc leveling HP,Stamina, and FP in a ratio of 3:2:1
Also I gotta go get the crimson amber medallion 3 in the dlc
Ideally because
- I want to live
- I want to be able to carry more shit with me without having to go into my inventory
- I want to cast more spells
Gonna have my GS, bolt of gransax, moonlight GS in my right hand, and my radhan bow/spell thingy that can cast both spells and incantations from the dlc, and the renalla swords in my left
Call me batman the way I be prepping for all kinds of situations
The potential weapon hot swaps are gonna go insane
Cast carian phalanx, swap to bow, radahn rain, swap to bolt, launch sniper round, swap to moonlight GS and renalla twin blades, being able to either do moonlight projectile shenanigans or stances TF up with renallas
Malenia when she thinks she's gonna dodge all the projectiles I have when I launch a hail of arrows, magic swords and a actual honest to God lightning bolt at her all within the span of 3.5 seconds
languid axle
i respecc'd to optimize my shit and beat the bastard lion third try
the damage is fucken insane in the dlc
last wing
the damage is fucken insane in the dlc
You found any scadutree fragments yet?
solemn shell
the damage is fucken insane in the dlc
because you need scadutree fragments
willow valley
how many are there
A lot
last wing
idk like 25?
More around 50, but the blessing level goes to 20
solemn shell
dang i forgot
languid axle
Will say I think the dancing lion fight is well designed, it's just the fucken damage is absurd
solemn shell
and thats because you dont have scadutree fragments
thats the cool thing about the dlc (imo at least)
languid axle
Will say I think the dancing lion fight is well designed, it's just the fucken d...
Except the parts where it goes near a wall and all of the sudden I can't see shit
solemn shell
it basically has a difficulty slider
but to turn it down you explore
and find scadutree fragments
and i like that
languid axle
I mean I guess, but like at the same time I feel like thats already in the game by wether or not you choose to level HP
Having a difficulty slider, that's independent of my other difficulty slider feels silly
solemn shell
I mean I guess, but like at the same time I feel like thats already in the game ...
i wouldnt say its the same
you could easily grind levels in an easy spot to get max hp if you wanted
you cant exactly grind scadutree fragments, you have to find them
languid axle
But ultimately it's a similar knee jerk response
"Oh boss hit me too hard"
"Gotta go invest in the not die juice"
pure valley
yeah but now you gotta find the not die rocks
willow valley
Will say I think the dancing lion fight is well designed, it's just the fucken d...
Are you still wearing the Soreseals?
languid axle
I mean personally I just find it a bit annoying cause like I was relatively comfortable with my 30ish base vigor in base game where I was, but the dlc hitting so hard relatively I literally just had to reroll
solemn shell
play however you want but it isnt doing favors for surviving hits
languid axle
I mean
5 free points to HP/Stamina/STR/ and Dex is mad tempting tho
willow valley
And it's still not worth it
solemn shell
its not contributing much to those stats either
you get diminishing returns after a certain point
unless you need it to wield a fun weapon, probably not worth
willow valley
You really don't need or even want a Soreseal past RL 50 or maybe 60
willow valley
Especially when Godricks Great Rune exists
languid axle
unless you need it to wield a fun weapon, probably not worth
see ngl I was using radagons to cheat out the dec req for the bolt of Granasax but after the reroll I got enough at base to use it but I don't wanna drop it now out of habit
solemn shell
yeahhh you dont really need it anymore
languid axle
Also quality scaling GS
solemn shell
put that talisman slot to better use, like axe talisman or smth
axe talisman is peak
languid axle
Id like to go get the two handed talisman
solemn shell
two-handed sword talisman is a great one from the dlc too if you can get to it
willow valley
Raptor Tliasman
solemn shell
yup
willow valley
Ritual Sword Talisman
solemn shell
i used that in a one-shot build once
languid axle
I fucken gapped a invader guy before I said fuck it and rerolled at the lion
He dropped a thing that gives a attack boost whenever a enemy dies?
solemn shell
crusade insignia iirc?
languid axle
It was a funny fight cause the optimal play was smack him, parry his counter attack, Crit, and repeat till ded
solemn shell
not very good for bosses but its useful for invading iirc
languid axle
crusade insignia iirc?
Ye
Prolly could combine it with takers cameo and maybe godskin swaddling cloth for some ease running through areas
solemn shell
would do a bit there yeah
languid axle
Just any kind of self sustain is good self sustain
languid axle
How many talisman slots can you get?
willow valley
4