Elden Ring

[Desmond]

I get 60 FPS on 1440p. No bugs. Finished the whole game and 100% all the achievements.

There are some areas where it might drop below 60 but never less than 50 AFAIR. It's mostly consistent.

 

[Zangetsu]

60fps on 1440p is good. which is your GPU ?

 

[Desmond]

Radeon 6800xt. But it still used to stutter a lot in the beginning, apparently something to do with shader compilation. But since Steam allows to download shaders it improved over time and then became non-existent.

 

[Zangetsu]

How much you would rate it out of 10 ?
Heard that only Dark Souls RPG fans love this game.

 

[Desmond]

I am certain this is going to be game of the year. I'd say 9/10 not counting the performance issues.

Obviously Dark Souls fans would like this, but I think Elden Ring is the easiest kind of souls-like RPG right now since it simplifies a lot of things compared to previous entries. For example:

• Fall damage height is a bit more lenient.
• You won't be invaded by another player unless you are in coop or you explicitly enable it. Previously you could be invaded at any time.
• You can summon spirit ashes to help you with bosses and some other areas if you don't have any players to summon.
• You can switch weapon and shield abilities whenever you want, in previous entries all weapons had fixed abilities.
• Some field bosses can be fought on horseback so you can hit and run.
• No weapon or armour degradation.
• Etc.

Heard that only Dark Souls RPG fans love this game.

TBH I'd rather people play Dark Souls series before this to really appreciate how the series has evolved.

 

[Desmond]

ELDEN RING won Game of The Year at Japan Game Awards

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[Desmond]

PvP update announced.

 

[Æsoteric Positron]

PvP update announced.

Gotta say they are handling updates for this game very well. Great way to keep things fresh for the people. Interesting that spirit ashes are allowed in here.

 

[Desmond]

Perhaps old news by now, but Elden Ring won Game Of The Year at The Game Awards.

Also won Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction and Best Role Playing Game.

 

[Desmond]

You guys tried the new colosseum update? The combat is cool with upto 3v3. It follows the respawn mechanic similar to the one in Dark Souls.

 

[omega44-xt]

I completed Elden Ring yesterday using "easy mod". I have played a lot of open world games, but I didn't like its combat difficulty at all, don't need to stress out in a game, life is stressful enough. Combat difficulty + discovery (what to do next aka objectives/main quest section of other games) are its main issues IMO, other than technical ones like 60fps cap. IMO they should have skipped PvP & focussed more on PvE like what the seemless coop mod is trying.

Anyways, just my opinion. Most people seem to like Elden Ring, for me its not the case.

 

[Nerevarine]

I completed Elden Ring yesterday using "easy mod". I have played a lot of open world games, but I didn't like its combat difficulty at all, don't need to stress out in a game, life is stressful enough. Combat difficulty + discovery (what to do next aka objectives/main quest section of other games) are its main issues IMO, other than technical ones like 60fps cap. IMO they should have skipped PvP & focussed more on PvE like what the seemless coop mod is trying.

Anyways, just my opinion. Most people seem to like Elden Ring, for me its not the case.

PVP is one of the best aspects of soulsborne games. I just started playing Elden Ring though, so I dont know how it's PVP is. But I hope its as good or greater than DS3 (Except for the farron cancer sword).

 

[Desmond]

"easy mod"

Why?

I have played a lot of open world games, but I didn't like its combat difficulty at all, don't need to stress out in a game, life is stressful enough. Combat difficulty + discovery (what to do next aka objectives/main quest section of other games) are its main issues IMO, other than technical ones like 60fps cap.

Well, Elden Ring is closer to Dark Souls than normal open world games like Skyrim or The Witcher 3 (though IMO the witcher 3 has worse combat). No hand-holding is a staple of the series and the game encourages you to develop your own combat style. In fact the game is much easier if you play a spell-casting build since all you need to do is stay back and cast spells. Also, From has made Elden Ring pretty easy already, given the summon ashes, simplified upgrade mechanics and stealth.

The 60 fps cap is a technical limitation of the engine, that was also an issue in Dark Souls and Bloodborne series.

IMO they should have skipped PvP & focussed more on PvE like what the seemless coop mod is trying.

A single player DLC will come out later. I think at least two more DLCs will come out.

PVP is one of the best aspects of soulsborne games. I just started playing Elden Ring though, so I dont know how it's PVP is. But I hope its as good or greater than DS3 (Except for the farron cancer sword).

PVP is good. I was playing a few sessions before going home for the holidays in the Limgrave Colosseum. I am on NG+, so haven't unlocked the other colosseums yet.

Also, in the latest patch they have made it easier to coop by allowing players to assist regardless of the location they are in. In fact the game will prompt you whether to search for assist or invade in the local area or in any area when you attempt to use the blue ring or the festering finger.

 

[Nerevarine]

Does Elden Ring has similar rule like DS3 where your highest upgraded weapon determines the players you invade/get invaded.

 

[Desmond]

I think so, yes. This has to be done for balancing reasons.

I am not sure about the actual mechanics of this but I think high level players will get nerfed to host's level. Also, sometimes hosts can be above an invader's level but I am not sure by how much that is.

 

[omega44-xt]

Why?


Well, Elden Ring is closer to Dark Souls than normal open world games like Skyrim or The Witcher 3 (though IMO the witcher 3 has worse combat). No hand-holding is a staple of the series and the game encourages you to develop your own combat style. In fact the game is much easier if you play a spell-casting build since all you need to do is stay back and cast spells. Also, From has made Elden Ring pretty easy already, given the summon ashes, simplified upgrade mechanics and stealth.

The 60 fps cap is a technical limitation of the engine, that was also an issue in Dark Souls and Bloodborne series.


A single player DLC will come out later. I think at least two more DLCs will come out.

The game is difficult, I played for about 11-12 hours before modding it, as simple as that. Barely defeated Margit, the tutorial boss in few tries (at lv35 or so). My friend enjoys the difficulty (I surely don't like playing the same boss for hours) & is now playing NG+ with a hammer. He recommended me to start with dex build instead of magic, although I completed the game with a hybrid of dex + magic, built around Moonveil.

60fps cap is an issue in these times when even consoles are claiming upto 120fps support on games. But this is not my biggest con for it.

Might play again when DLC releases, but after 50hrs, I'm done with it.

 

[Nerevarine]

The game is difficult, I played for about 11-12 hours before modding it, as simple as that. Barely defeated Margit, the tutorial boss in few tries (at lv35 or so). My friend enjoys the difficulty (I surely don't like playing the same boss for hours) & is now playing NG+ with a hammer. He recommended me to start with dex build instead of magic, although I completed the game with a hybrid of dex + magic, built around Moonveil.

60fps cap is an issue in these times when even consoles are claiming upto 120fps support on games. But this is not my biggest con for it.

Might play again when DLC releases, but after 50hrs, I'm done with it.

You should use player summons, (or npc summons) they make bosses a breeze. I DK which covenant that is in elden ring (the gold one). It lets you summon other players to help with bosses. 1v1 bosses become cancer sometimes. plus you both would get extra rewards (covenant item)

 

[omega44-xt]

You should use player summons, (or npc summons) they make bosses a breeze. I DK which covenant that is in elden ring (the gold one). It lets you summon other players to help with bosses. 1v1 bosses become cancer sometimes. plus you both would get extra rewards (covenant item)

I was definitely using summons (wolf & jellyfish initially) & Margit had a NPC summon as well.

 

[Nerevarine]

I was definitely using summons (wolf & jellyfish initially) & Margit had a NPC summon as well.

You can summon actual players to help you with bosses. They would be summoned as "White" or "Gold" phantoms.
When you win a boss encounter with a gold phantom, both you and the other player get additional rewards. This is how I play all soulsborne games, I cant stand fighting bosses 1v1.

 

[Desmond]

I DK which covenant that is in elden ring (the gold one).

You have to use the finger furcalling remedy outside the boss room or wherever the closest stake of marika is. It will make signs left by helping players appear. That's how I beat Radahn, but this is the only boss I summoned help for.

@omega44-xt Are you playing with KB+M or gamepad?