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ThatWhiteGuy posted:I’m sure this question has been asked a thousand times, but is there a good guide out there for early game armor sets? Elden Ring is the first From game If you want a decently bulky plate set the Knight set from the Roundtable Hold is a good starting point until you can find something with more flair
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Most good armor is later in the game. Dragons will probably wreck you no matter what you wear also, you should avoid their breath attacks with the horse rather than try to take them on the chin.
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Nov 28, 2022 17:32
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No Dignity posted:If you want a decently bulky plate set the Knight set from the Roundtable Hold is a good starting point until you can find something with more flair Thanks! I’ll check that out, I went to the Roundtable Hold once but never went back.
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Nov 28, 2022 17:33
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But also one of your best sources of not dying is having lots of HP so don't sleep on your vigor stat either!
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Nov 28, 2022 17:35
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You'll also get a lot more mileage from vigor up until about 30 or so than damage stats, at your level especially damage is going to be determined almost entirely by your weapon upgrade level
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Nov 28, 2022 17:36
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Yeah, if you’re taking too much damage better armor can be nice, but that’s if it’s not gonna bump you down to Heavy Roll status where you just kinda do a sad pathetic attempt at a roll instead of the one that you can use to I-frame through moves. HP is generally a much better use of levels in that regard than endurance unless armor fits your playstyle in an offensive sense, like if you’re swing big weapons or trying to get enough poise to guard counter attacks and siphon the life back with that one talisman after the critical hit.
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Nov 28, 2022 17:41
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ThatWhiteGuy posted:I’m sure this question has been asked a thousand times, but is there a good guide out there for early game armor sets? Elden Ring is the first From game armor doesn't really get obsoleted as such, they've all got different weight classes, resistances, and poise. it's a matter of considering the tradeoffs between resisting specific sources of damage marginally better, having longer distance rolls, being able to take hits without flinching, and being able to accommodate heavy weapons and shields without being too heavy to effectively dodge, among other considerations (the most important being style).
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Nov 28, 2022 18:02
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I’ve also been hoarding smith stones, it’s probably time to start using them. My main weapon so far has been the Bloodhound’s Fang, but I’ve only upgraded it twice. There’s a good chance I’ve nerfed my damage output because I keep thinking that I’ll find a better weapon that I’ll need to upgrade.
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Nov 28, 2022 18:11
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ThatWhiteGuy posted:I’ve also been hoarding smith stones, it’s probably time to start using them. My main weapon so far has been the Bloodhound’s Fang, but I’ve only upgraded it twice. There’s a good chance I’ve nerfed my damage output because I keep thinking that I’ll find a better weapon that I’ll need to upgrade. Yeah, just spend the smith stones as you get them on whatever you happen to be using at the moment. A +25 garbage sword you found in a bin is going to be much better than a +2 Sword of Gods, and low-level smith stones are trivial to get later in the game.
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Nov 28, 2022 18:18
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I've been out of the loop since I finished my runs at release but did they make the early game easier or this the halberd a beast? I've never been able to kill the golden knight without summons or waiting until I was leveled but I got him down in 5 tries or so. And every other enemy just gets chain mini stunned.
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Nov 28, 2022 19:11
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The Carian Knight Set is a very good earlygame set of armour. It's found in the Academy of Raya Lucaria (the main legacy dungeon in Liurnia of the Lakes) and has an excellent balance of poise, resistances, and weight while looking extremely classy. The next upgrade from there if you want to stick with full plate is the Gelmir Knight Set, found in the Mt. Gelmir Hero's Grave. Generally, though, your survivability derives more from your stats than from your armour, which is why Vigour should always be one of the main stats you level (alongside Endurance and whatever your main offensive stats are).
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Nov 28, 2022 19:22
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Lethemonster posted:I'm not sure how to phrase my question. Has the game settled on a level for general coop? I remember when I played a previous game I was told to stick around level 120 (I think it was bloodborne?) and that kept me busy. This game has the worst online of any souls game, even past-its-prime Bloodborne. The huge map and nonlinear progression is awesome for single player but completely destroyed my enjoyment of MP. Waiting time frustration is super nonlinear, and I got sick of guessing which grace might have more interested people. That said, when it works it works *great*. The sentinel fight outside Lyndell is incredibly fun when you summon a PC & Tragoth because it guarantees an invader. Fight recklessly and it's going to be a close competition between teams
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Nov 28, 2022 20:00
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I would bet it's not the world's fault (far summoning took care of that), and more that spirit ashes are enough for most people who would be summoning to beat most fights.
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Darth Walrus posted:The Carian Knight Set is a very good earlygame set of armour. It's found in the Academy of Raya Lucaria (the main legacy dungeon in Liurnia of the Lakes) and has an excellent balance of poise, resistances, and weight while looking extremely classy. The next upgrade from there if you want to stick with full plate is the Gelmir Knight Set, found in the Mt. Gelmir Hero's Grave. The Carian Knight set is good for resistances but lacks poise and defense IIRC compared to similar weighted armor. And the Gelmir Knight set is conveniently all in one place (if you can call "inside a horrible dungeon" convenient) but it's got the same stats as the gear that drops off of all the other knights, so if you want something that heavy you can get the Godrick Knight versions much earlier.
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Analytic Engine posted:This game has the worst online of any souls game, even past-its-prime Bloodborne. The huge map and nonlinear progression is awesome for single player but completely destroyed my enjoyment of MP. Waiting time frustration is super nonlinear, and I got sick of guessing which grace might have more interested people. Use the banana crucifix to mass lay down summon signs across the whole world then? You're gonna have a bad time picking a random grace to be at considering the massive level range anyone can be at at any point in the game. Once some DLC comes out I'm sure the player count will rocket back up as well.
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Nov 28, 2022 20:50
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Sindai posted:I would bet it's not the world's fault (far summoning took care of that), and more that spirit ashes are enough for most people who would be summoning to beat most fights. yeah, the mimic is just as good as most rando co-op people in my experience, but i still summon because i enjoy the variety personally i thought bloodborne had the most fun co-op experience of all the souls games, and it seemed a lot more reliable for a longer period of time than the others as for elden ring's world, i am pretty sure that the grace in the main entry of raya lucaria is the unofficial "main" location for pvp dueling but i dont know if there are any particular associations with other areas. you can show activity on the map but it doesnt really seem to correspond with more summons showing up
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Nov 28, 2022 20:58
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Phenotype posted:The Carian Knight set is good for resistances but lacks poise and defense IIRC compared to similar weighted armor. And the Gelmir Knight set is conveniently all in one place (if you can call "inside a horrible dungeon" convenient) but it's got the same stats as the gear that drops off of all the other knights, so if you want something that heavy you can get the Godrick Knight versions much earlier. Does it? Seemed to me that the Gelmir set has better all-around stats than most lordsworn knight armour.
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Nov 28, 2022 21:02
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I think all of the elite knight sets more or less break even, they just shuffle a few points of different defenses and poise around but basically function the same
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Nov 28, 2022 21:10
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I loved watching the Mimic Tear run around blasting all the spells I never used because i just used basic spells 98% of the time (the 2% was meteorite)
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War Wizard posted:Use the banana crucifix to mass lay down summon signs across the whole world then? You're gonna have a bad time picking a random grace to be at considering the massive level range anyone can be at at any point in the game. Once some DLC comes out I'm sure the player count will rocket back up as well. True that you can eventually summon somewhere, but I want to do what every other game supported and practice against a specific boss or help people through an area I found hard
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Earwicker posted:yeah, the mimic is just as good as most rando co-op people in my experience, but i still summon because i enjoy the variety Mimic is probably better than most humans, since it can face-tank massive amounts of damage rather than just dying to one badly judged attack, it doesn't inflate the boss's stats, and its strategy is coordinated with yours. I'm shameless about using spirit ashes. Try the greatshield crew against Godfrey's golden ghost some time, they completely lock him down.
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The legless turret lady solo'd the fire giant for me (well I had to keep his attention)
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Banished knight set is good if you've got the endurance to not fat roll. Just don't wear the pants since they look like you have duck shoes on. Few good places to farm knights.
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It's insane that you can only get the unaltered Banished Knight chest piece from one enemy in a late game area.
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Yeah idk why some armours are off limits for our good boy Bok
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Darth Nat posted:It's insane that you can only get the unaltered Banished Knight chest piece from one enemy in a late game area. and you can't even alter it to prevent it from clipping with its own helmet turn off the TV fucked around with this message at 01:18 on Nov 29, 2022 |
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MasterBuilder posted:I've been out of the loop since I finished my runs at release but did they make the early game easier or this the halberd a beast? I've never been able to kill the golden knight without summons or waiting until I was leveled but I got him down in 5 tries or so. And every other enemy just gets chain mini stunned. The halberd is good and the vagabond class starts with more hp than the other classes, which makes a big difference. They released a patch that made all weapons do more poise damage, so in a way the early game did get easier, but also if this is your second or third run you probably just got better.
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Esme posted:The halberd is good and the vagabond class starts with more hp than the other classes, which makes a big difference. They released a patch that made all weapons do more poise damage, so in a way the early game did get easier, but also if this is your second or third run you probably just got better. I see, but based on my recent dark souls replay I do not get better from experience. Obligatory gently caress o&s.
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Darth Nat posted:It's insane that you can only get the unaltered Banished Knight chest piece from one enemy in a late game area. Two isn't it? The halberd ghost with the wolves and the dual wielding murder ghost. I would not suggest farming the murder ghost.
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I like to summon poop lad to tank while I charge my kamehameha
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Mazerunner posted:I like to summon poop lad to tank while I charge my kamehameha A sound stratagem.
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Mazerunner posted:I like to summon poop lad to tank while I charge my kamehameha I am a complete noob at this game, I think that I'd be lost without The Legendary Sword of Night and Flame.
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The DLC will, god-willing, add a zone with covenant auto-invasions and revitalize pvp
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Buschmaki posted:The DLC will, god-willing, add a zone with covenant auto-invasions and revitalize pvp That and add a fifth player slot, Miyazaki please. Leave the PS4 peasants behind if you must.
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Man, my samurai run has had its ups and downs, but me, Bernahl, and my poop puppet completely dumpstered the Godskin Duo. Slashing damage and bleed buildup just annihilate them.
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Two great tastes that taste great together soon! Elden Ring and... smooth jazz. https://eldenringlive.com
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War Wizard posted:Use the banana crucifix to mass lay down summon signs across the whole world then? You're gonna have a bad time picking a random grace to be at considering the massive level range anyone can be at at any point in the game. Once some DLC comes out I'm sure the player count will rocket back up as well. a simple matchmaking system would fix all of this and From's stubborn refusal to do it continues to irk me. Just put in a menu where players put in a request for help on a boss, and let everyone see it.
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Nov 30, 2022 18:23
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It seems shitloads of people just unplug their router when they get invaded now lmao
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? And lose their co-op partner?
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My internet is sometimes kind of spotty and whenever I’ve lost my connection I’ve got booted back to the menu screen.
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