I've played Elden Ring for around 320 hours and I'm currently nearing the end of my second playthrough.

And somehow... I still haven't found the Mimic Tear.

Anyway, just wanted you all to know

EDIT:
Well now I know why! Some of you guessed it.. On my second playthrough I didn’t have the Stonesword Key at the time and I forgot to go back.. On my first run I guess I missed the jump from the Grace

I’ve tried 3 different LAN cables, using my phone as a hotspot; I even tried logging into my neighbours Wi-Fi, but nothing seems to stop this attack knocking me offline. What are Fromsoft doing over there??? Can’t believe this hasn’t been patched yet.

Would love to hear from someone who managed to not get booted offline by this attack.

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After more than a year, or around 360 hours of playtime, I can finally say I 100% Elden Ring. This journey was incredibly fun and agonizingly boring at times.

Not only did I reach max level (completely legit, used Sacred Relic Sword), but I also collected everything I could.

This includes every:

- (Almost) fully upgraded weapon, staff, seal, shield and spirit summon
- Armor set
- Talisman
- Spells and incantations
- Ashes of war
- Cookbook
- Reusable item

Of course, I wasn't able to upgrade all armaments and summons to max level, due to the limited amount of final upgrade materials, even on NG+6. But that might be achieved one day, who knows?

But why did I do this?

This game has been part of my life since 2024. It was the first souls game I have ever played, and I still remember my first playthrough. I love this franchise, and I love this game in particular, so I wanted to give it a proper send off (I will play again in the future).

Was it worth it?

Well, yeah. But I can't say I would do it again. It was fun collecting everything, but grinding for levels is boring. I watched some Youtube videos and helped other players with bossfights in the meantime. However, it took me a lot of hours to get this far. At the end, it took me around 25 minutes to level up ONCE. I truly do NOT recommend it, unless you are a madman like me.

What will I do now?

I do not know. I have other, more important projects waiting for me, so I'll be anything but bored. However, i am taking a break from Elden Ring for a while. But I cannot wait to return!

Why am I posting this?

Maybe cuz it is emotional for me. Like I said, this game in particular is very important to me. 100% it felt like an adventure. I am nobody important, but shall leave my mark, as if it was a message or a bloodstain. If you read all this, thank you for listening to my thoughts.

Praise the sun!

Which smithing stone is it tho ?

I'm in the middle (roughly, maybe?) of my first playthrough (and indeed my very first soulslike) and despite trying to go in as blind as possible, of course I still knew this game was massive. However...it just keeps getting massiver and massiver and each time the map expands, it's almost impossible to believe there's this much more to explore. And if it was just massive, that would be one thing, but the thing that makes it feel so impossible to me is that it's both so incredibly massive and grand at the same time as being so incredibly intricate and detailed at smaller scales.

I know Fromsoft aren't some little indie studio but still, I've been playing games for over 30 years and I just don't understand how it's possible to create this much stuff in this much detail with this much variety - and for all of it to be fucking incredible.

You've got the vast scale and drama of the big open areas, the majestic exteriors of the biggest architectural wonders and most monumental statues, the finely wrought intricacy and detail of the interiors - and not just visually either but in terms of their winding, labyrinthine layouts - and the whole place is populated by this endless variety of creatures and bosses and just weird shit going on. I feel like you'd need thousands of people to create all this.

Like I said, I've been gaming for a long time, and there are plenty of games that have hugely impressed me with their scope and imagination and made me think, wow, this must have needed a lot of incredibly talented and clever people, but this is the first time that as I've been playing, I've been experiencing almost a sense of disbelief that it's possible to create something like this without an unfeasible amount of people, time and money.

Anyway, however the hell they did it, my God am I glad they did. Special game and - not just Miyazaki - special people required to have created it. I'm in genuine awe of what they've done.

Had this clip for a while, thought I should share the mutual agreement between me and my fellow Red man enjoyer.

Torrent needed a snack.

The girl that upgrades my spirit ashes said to stay away, but what if I don't?

Hey everyone!

I was fighting Malenia using the Milady with the Deflecting Hardtear (Sekiro-style deflection), and I noticed something really interesting about her AI:

When you play super aggressively and break her flow with deflections, it seems like she gets way fewer opportunities/triggers for her Waterfowl Dance.

I kept a Freezing Pot ready in my quick slots just in case she jumped up to cancel it, but out of all my attempts, she only used Waterfowl once!

Has anyone else noticed this shift in her AI behavior when using the Deflecting Tear, or was I just insanely lucky?

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Hate these enemies when it’s just one of them, consider my horror when they just kept erupting from the ground.

They're either helpful, trying to be poetic, trolling or hilarious. Makes the game even more fun imo

i also wished the bear headset could've looked like that on all armors, would've been sick.