*** Elden Ring ***

[ICDP]

Managed to beat the final boss this weekend with a few gear tweaks and some work on pattern recognition. I'm now going around and doing some stuff I missed (as I tried to avoid spoilers) and managed to walk over the other boss with a rep for being difficult (Haligtree area) in 3 attempts. Will continue for a bit gathering up some of the crafting materials that cant be bought/farmed and then hit up NG+.

The problem with bosses is the RNG nonsense.

I can try a boss 12 times and get nowhere, then suddenly I win easily despite doing nothing different.

The button recognition. Where you press Estus flask and the boss instantly does an AOE attack that more than negates the healing.

I-Frames for bosses special moves

Infinite endurance for bosses.

The same attack spammed over and over. This cats/dogs that inhabit almost every catacomb and seem to just do the hover jump AoE attack in a small arena.

The fact that some random bosses (bell bearing hunter in Caelid) is actually harder to beat than Melania.

I beat the game but for me there is more wrong than right.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

Oh wow, she's done it!

Melenia x 2!

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That is seriously impressive. Wow. Guessing she is well over 1000 hours of game time.

Got the game, but I need to finish seikro first. May try and do that this week end. Watching too many videos on the game.

 

[Raymond Lin]

That is seriously impressive. Wow. Guessing she is well over 1000 hours of game time.

Got the game, but I need to finish seikro first. May try and do that this week end. Watching too many videos on the game.

When she finished the game with a Dance Pad with a lvl 1 character she did an interview with IGN after and she was on around 800hrs she said.

This run with 2 games it took her 20 streams, each one around 7-8hrs but have no idea how much behind the scene level up she did as she was on a lvl 123 character when she finished the game.

 

[peahead]

Hi

Using an xbox controller and adapter but getting no force feedback in this game, i have checked steam controller settings and all look fine

 

[FlyingFish]

I use the same, Xbox controller and dongle. But no issues with feedback, although if I remember rightly Elden ring doesn't have a lot, maybe in the cut scenes? Can't even remember if there is any during combat.

 

[Zeebedy]

hey guys,

looking to start this very soon. How is the K/M against controllers? Still OK to use the K/M or do I ideally need to invest into a spare pad?

 

[Kelt]

hey guys,

looking to start this very soon. How is the K/M against controllers? Still OK to use the K/M or do I ideally need to invest into a spare pad?

Not tried it with a k/m but consider that the game (like many these days) was designed around a controller, and as such, plays really well with one.

I am biased, though, as I use a controller where possible in these types of games.

 

[FlyingFish]

hey guys,

looking to start this very soon. How is the K/M against controllers? Still OK to use the K/M or do I ideally need to invest into a spare pad?

I'm a die hard K&M user, but this game is definitely a xbox controller game, and the game is great with controller

 

[Zeebedy]

Controller it is I think.

Cheers guys!

 

[Tombstone]

hey guys,

looking to start this very soon. How is the K/M against controllers? Still OK to use the K/M or do I ideally need to invest into a spare pad?

I completed the game and defeated every boss, including optional ones, all on K/M , so its fine

 

[B@Th*nG]

Got a bit of a weird problem. So I had a WD770 (or something like that) PCIe 3 nvme that was installed in my primary m2 slot as my boot drive. I also had 2 sata 1tb HDDs that I used for storage, but they were loud and annoying. So I bought a 2tb Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4 nvme drive, cloned the WD onto the Kingston and put the Kingston in my primary m2 slot. This all seemed to be working well so I formatted the WD to use as storage and put it in slot 2.

However, I started to play Elden Ring (which used to be on the WD but it now on the Kingston) and it began suffering 1-3 second hangups. I tried disabling steam and Radeon overlays; I updated chipset drivers; Verified game files and totally reinstalled it; I even ran chkdsk but I still had the same issue. I figured I'd simply move the install location from the Kingston to the old WD and it's running fine.

What gives? I thought the quicker drive would have less issues, not more. I'm using the mobo heatsink supplied and the SSD temperature tops out at about 58c when gaming. Could it be a problem with the drive (is it possible to test it?) or is it just elden ring being notoriously badly optimised?

 

[B@Th*nG]

Got a bit of a weird problem. So I had a WD770 (or something like that) PCIe 3 nvme that was installed in my primary m2 slot as my boot drive. I also had 2 sata 1tb HDDs that I used for storage, but they were loud and annoying. So I bought a 2tb Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4 nvme drive, cloned the WD onto the Kingston and put the Kingston in my primary m2 slot. This all seemed to be working well so I formatted the WD to use as storage and put it in slot 2.

However, I started to play Elden Ring (which used to be on the WD but it now on the Kingston) and it began suffering 1-3 second hangups. I tried disabling steam and Radeon overlays; I updated chipset drivers; Verified game files and totally reinstalled it; I even ran chkdsk but I still had the same issue. I figured I'd simply move the install location from the Kingston to the old WD and it's running fine.

What gives? I thought the quicker drive would have less issues, not more. I'm using the mobo heatsink supplied and the SSD temperature tops out at about 58c when gaming. Could it be a problem with the drive (is it possible to test it?) or is it just elden ring being notoriously badly optimised?

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Got a bit of a weird problem. So I had a WD770 (or something like that) PCIe 3 nvme that was installed in my primary m2 slot as my boot drive. I also had 2 sata 1tb HDDs that I used for storage, but they were loud and annoying. So I bought a 2tb Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4 nvme drive, cloned the WD...

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[Zeebedy]

If I decide to use a controller for ER, what do I need?

wireless adapter? Or Can I use a usb cable?

 

[Kelt]

If I decide to use a controller for ER, what do I need?

wireless adapter? Or Can I use a usb cable?

If the latest Xbox or Xbox Elite 2, either, also bluetooth.

If a PS5 Controller, USB cable only.

 

[Zeebedy]

If the latest Xbox or Xbox Elite 2, either, also bluetooth.

If a PS5 Controller, USB cable only.

cheers. it will be a XBOX controller if anything.

 

[B@Th*nG]

cheers. it will be a XBOX controller if anything.

xbox is best as the controller key in the game uses xbox controller buttons.

 

[muon]

Started playing this for the first time. The graphics are so bad, at least give me 120 fps. The story better be good.

 

[Ranked1_of_1]

Started playing this for the first time. The graphics are so bad, at least give me 120 fps. The story better be good.

I've got a feeling you aren't going to like this.

 

[ICDP]

Started playing this for the first time. The graphics are so bad, at least give me 120 fps. The story better be good.

Lol. The story is the weakest part and that’s saying something considering the very average graphics. I find it funny that Elden ring is the most likely GOTY and this in an era where we are constantly being told RT is the way forward.

 

[muon]

Lol. The story is the weakest part and that’s saying something considering the very average graphics. I find it funny that Elden ring is the most likely GOTY and this in an era where we are constantly being told RT is the way forward.

I've decided i bought it for the steam deck. That way i won't feel like i got ripped off.