Elden Ring

Plainsong · 20 Apr 2024 at 16:58

I think you can only access the DLC if you’ve beaten a certain boss. I’ll need to check that before I buy. In the mean time I will just plug away then do some Stellar Blade as well.

Mobius 1 · 20 Apr 2024 at 17:51

Plainsong said:
I think you can only access the DLC if you’ve beaten a certain boss. I’ll need to check that before I buy. In the mean time I will just plug away then do some Stellar Blade as well.

Fair play. Well, if the double valiant gargoyles are anything to go by, then I won’t be seeing the end

Goodie · 20 Apr 2024 at 22:18

Plainsong said:
I think you can only access the DLC if you’ve beaten a certain boss. I’ll need to check that before I buy. In the mean time I will just plug away then do some Stellar Blade as well.

It’s mohg at Mohgwyn palace.

Plainsong · 21 Apr 2024 at 10:14

Goodie said:
It’s mohg at Mohgwyn palace.

Ah cool. Just checked my achievements and I’ve beaten him already. That’s from an old save though so I’ll do it again this time.

Mobius 1 · 22 Apr 2024 at 06:23

Got the dark moon greatsword last night and finished up Ranni’s questline. That astel boss was the most troublesome yet for me. Glad it’s done now tho.

Plainsong · 22 Apr 2024 at 15:12

I farmed that bird for an hour at lunch today. 1.4 million runes

darkgen · 23 Apr 2024 at 09:49

Plainsong said:
I farmed that bird for an hour at lunch today. 1.4 million runes

I always clowned those sitting down fools while I was at it

Plainsong · 23 Apr 2024 at 09:53

darkgen said:
I always clowned those sitting down fools while I was at it

I did the same towards the end to test out how much more damage I was doing with the extra Int I added. Yeah if you take them all out that’s quite a large amount with the bird as well.

Mobius 1 · 24 Apr 2024 at 11:18

Went back and totally busted up the valiant gargoyles. Hell yeah. Damn that felt so good.

dark moon great sword charged up is a beast.

Plainsong · 24 Apr 2024 at 13:52

Mobius 1 said:
Went back and totally busted up the valiant gargoyles. Hell yeah. Damn that felt so good. dark moon great sword charged up is a beast.

Woop nice! I nope out of stuff all the time as I don’t have the patience to bang my head against an impossible boss anymore. Go away, do some other stuff, get some levels and maybe some better gear, go back and (hopefully) wreck it.

manic111 · 24 Apr 2024 at 16:32

I recently switched from Xbox to PS5. I never completed this, and am quite keen to start a new run on it, so need to buy it again.

I've been reports that the PS4 version runs much better than the PS5 version, but they're all quite old. Is that still correct? Should I buy the PS4 version?

Mobius 1 · 24 Apr 2024 at 17:03

Plainsong said:
Woop nice! I nope out of stuff all the time as I don’t have the patience to bang my head against an impossible boss anymore. Go away, do some other stuff, get some levels and maybe some better gear, go back and (hopefully) wreck it.

Aye. Downed morgott today too in less than a minute. Levels mean a heck of a lot in this game. Plus a good +10 weapon (in a first play through anyway)

Screwed up the dungeater quest so can no longer get his puppet. Gave seluvis potion to Gideon :rolleyes:

oops.

manic111 said:
I recently switched from Xbox to PS5. I never completed this, and am quite keen to start a new run on it, so need to buy it again.

I've been reports that the PS4 version runs much better than the PS5 version, but they're all quite old. Is that still correct? Should I buy the PS4 version?

I’m playing the ps5 native and it seems okay to me ?

xaldub · 24 Apr 2024 at 21:37

manic111 said:
I recently switched from Xbox to PS5. I never completed this, and am quite keen to start a new run on it, so need to buy it again.

I've been reports that the PS4 version runs much better than the PS5 version, but they're all quite old. Is that still correct? Should I buy the PS4 version?

The PS4 version runs at a steady 60 fps but with slightly reduced graphics settings. I found the PS5 version perfectly fine when the game was released in Feb 2022 ... fps varied between 45-55, or thereabouts, and that was before Sony did a firmware update for VRR. Unless you're really sensitive to ( minor ) frame rate changes, and/or don't have a VRR capable display I'd just stick with the PS5 version.

Plainsong · 24 Apr 2024 at 22:26

It gets a bit choppy but very slightly at times when you’re riding around in the open world on the PS5 but it is rare and overall it’s pretty decent. I’m 135 hours in over two saves so I’ve seen a lot of it.

Mobius 1 · 25 Apr 2024 at 11:50

yeah there’s a little chop now and again, but it won’t detract from the gameplay. And I’ve not seen it in any boss fights yet either.

Mobius 1 · 26 Apr 2024 at 16:30

Rykard down. He didn’t really put much of a fight up tbh. I was expecting .. more ? I guess.

Anyhoo. I’m sorta getting a little burn out now. The game is just a little too big I feel.

Plainsong · 26 Apr 2024 at 17:49

Mobius 1 said:
Rykard down. He didn’t really put much of a fight up tbh. I was expecting .. more ? I guess.

Anyhoo. I’m sorta getting a little burn out now. The game is just a little too big I feel.

Yeah it is massive. I will keep going between this and some Stellar Blade. Totally different types of games so I think I will be ok to jump in to both when I feel the urge.

BuffetSlayer · 26 Apr 2024 at 19:03

Ive done countless hours on this and I’m still finding totally new places I’ve not seen or been to before.

Just returned after a year or so break and I’m trying to finally get my ass into gear and get the plat before the DLC drops.

I was the same, had serious fatigue but the break has been worth it and I’m now rediscovering why I fell in love with it in the first place. It’s such a great game

Mobius 1 · 26 Apr 2024 at 19:28

Honestly, no joke, I think this is one of the finest controlling games I’ve ever played. Even better than the often touted mgs5.

King4aDay · 29 Apr 2024 at 18:27

Haven't played since finishing my first run after release... Can't decide if it would be foolish to start NG and force myself to get gud again or keep my end game save to play from.