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[Little Chicken]

Yes yes yes keep nerfing the builds

 

[TintoConCasera]

I dont remember any int spells that buff, maybe one or two that improves your magic damage, but compared to Faith nah, faith is ur go to for amazing op buffs(bestial buffs for example).

Alright, in that case I might just start with DEX and choose between INT and FTH along the way.

Thanks!

 

[Boralf]

Think it's finally time to retire Rivers of blood, what should I start using?

A weapon.

 

[SantaC]

Sucks because now it is completely useless.

Yep

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Don't care about buffs/nerfs, git gud. I beat the game and did pretty much every sidequest with no guides (yes even Ranni) using my custom Holy Knight build, only respec'd once to reallocate points I put into Arcane when I realized I didn't care for that spell tree, changed weapons multiple times as I found new stuff, experimented with every single miracle and measured dmg output when combined with various talismans etc. The game gives you all the tools you need to create whatever build you want and they are all viable.

On the release of 1.12 and accessing DLC, it's already past midnight June 21st here in Japan so it should be available but it's not (PS5), can't even log-on to the server and my version still says 1.10, guess there has been some sort of hiccup, no doubt player count has had a massive jump this past week. Time for bed, hopefully everything is ready to go tomorrow, can't fucking wait, Praise Miquella!

 

[Gideon]

They apparently improved parry, had anyone tested it out?

 

[_Idea_of_Evil_]

All I need is enough strength for my greatsword

Make it a +25 bleed greatsword with ~60 STR/80 ARC for full accuracy to the manga.

 

[PanzerCute]

All they did to blasphemous blade was reduced poise damage and removed the knock down effect. A ranged, piercing semi-Aoe wave which heals you and still does the same damage isn't enough????

As I said in a post after, I think the nerf is justified and I dont mind it. Especially as I only play pve.

No need to get pissed, chill out lol

 

[Antwix]

As I said in a post after, I think the nerf is justified and I dont mind it. Especially as I only play pve.

No need to get pissed, chill out lol

lol not pissed at all. not sure where you got that from. it's probably still the best weapon in the game.

 

[March Climber]

I'll give it a honest to god shot later in the year but these games are always a 'look from a distance and nod' for me. I tried a few hours of Lords of Fallen cause it was easily accessible but didn't go anywhere near finishing it.

Is there a way to make this game easier? I find it very difficult to the point it becomes frustrating.

To help with a small spoiler, there's sort of a pokemon-esque monster collection and summoning system in the game. In multiple areas you will find these items called spirit ashes, to where you can summon a specific creature to help in battle.

Spirit Ashes | Elden Ring Wiki

Spirit Ashes Guide for Elden Ring. All Elden Ring Spirits Ash List with all abilities, where to find them and how to best use each spirit in each situation.

eldenring.wiki.fextralife.com

Each one has strengths and weaknesses, even the strongest one which is...

Spoiler

A better, braver, tool-assisted-run version of you, the main character

 

[DeepEnigma]

I'll give it a honest to god shot later in the year but these games are always a 'look from a distance and nod' for me. I tried a few hours of Lords of Fallen cause it was easily accessible but didn't go anywhere near finishing it.

Sounds about right.

 

[Solidus_T]

All nerfs is not a good sign. I love Elden Ring but the devs are a little out of it with these balance adjustments

 

[skneogaf]

Pc performance is much worse than it was previously.

4090 is going into the forties in fps.

 

[DaciaJC]

• Decreased the effect that increases the power of spells of Terra Magica.
• Decreased the effect duration of the Cerulean Hidden Tear.

RIP to my beloved "ima firing mah lazor" build

 

[Antwix]

RIP to my beloved "ima firing mah lazor" build

It's still viable for sure. Terra magicka went down from ~35% to ~25% and the flask is now 10 sec duration instead of 15. So not as powerful but still viable.

 

[Melfice7]

TYhey nerfed all of my builds

i hate when devs do this, nerfing things that work well isnt the way to go, what they need to do is buff the things that dont work.

now everyone will just flock to the next thing that works better than the others

 

[Antwix]

Honestly the highlight of this patch is the Bandai Namco bright white splash screen on start up/quit outs is now their newer all black logo.

 

[Danjin44]

wtf! That's mental. I'm not sure I like this.

That was right choice, the stage too big and you spend most of fight chasing after Elden Beast more than fighting it.

 

[SJRB]

OMG THEY MADE THE BANDAI NAMCO SCREEN BLACK

 

[Soodanim]

BARE WITNESS!

Best weapon in the game just got better. I don't even need to see the rest of the changes.

Edit:
I see we still can't disable CA without mods, that's a shame.

 

[Buggy Loop]

OMG THEY MADE THE BANDAI NAMCO SCREEN BLACK

 

[JohnnyFootball]

All they did to blasphemous blade was reduced poise damage and removed the knock down effect. A ranged, piercing semi-Aoe wave which heals you and still does the same damage isn't enough????

No, I want to knock those albauranic motherfuckers in the blood domain off the cliff. Planting a rotten knight on it's ass....

 

[R6Rider]

This is the easiest "souls"

Nah, that title still belongs to Demon's.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

How about nerfing the bosses that have ridiculously cheese movesets and agility?

The only nerf that needs to happen is Malenia not appearing so close to you after the cutscene. I was robbed of beating her on my first try from that. Torrent in Elden Beast is a pretty big nerf.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Nah, that title still belongs to Demon's.

For bosses? Yes. For going through the area to the boss, I still think it's the toughest. Maybe Bloodborne is harder.

 

[Danjin44]

For bosses? Yes. For going through the area to the boss, I still think it's the toughest. Maybe Bloodborne is harder.

Demon's Souls is only hard on your very first time when you know nothing, but after that, Demon's Souls its cake walk.

 

[R6Rider]

For bosses? Yes. For going through the area to the boss, I still think it's the toughest. Maybe Bloodborne is harder.

Demon's Souls regular enemies have huge emphasis on what type of damage you're doing to them. Even in the case of strike/slash/blunt, etc.

This makes certain areas seem a lot more difficult than others depending on what weapons you are using.

That and World Tendency.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Think it's finally time to retire Rivers of blood, what should I start using?

Why? Did this get nerfed too?

 

[Danjin44]

I'm surprised Reduvia hasnt got nerfed yet.....that weapon is crazy strong and you can get it super early even before fighting Margit.

 

[Cryio]

Stealth PC 1.12 changelog:
Ray Tracing now 20% faster than before.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Pc performance is much worse than it was previously.

4090 is going into the forties in fps.

Been playing for a bit on a few different areas.

Got a 4070 Super, everything maxed out, 4K, no RT, 60fps without a single drop.

 

[NT80]

Pc performance is much worse than it was previously.

4090 is going into the forties in fps.

I noticed a dip in performance when I put the game on for the first time in a year but it seems this was due to the new RT feature being turned on to max by default. Turning that off made it fine.

 

[Gp1]

Ok, new patch with heavy nerf on Moonveil...

 

[tommib]

I bought the dlc but it only allows me to download the PS4 add on? On my PS5? What am I doing wrong?

 

[Raven117]

So, what should we use instead of moonveil (if that’s our build). It wasn’t that powerful….

And the cereclum (sp) tear… yeah, it was laser pew pew, but setting it up and getting a clear shot for that long was difficult.

 

[NeverYouMind]

So, what should we use instead of moonveil (if that’s our build). It wasn’t that powerful….

And the cereclum (sp) tear… yeah, it was laser pew pew, but setting it up and getting a clear shot for that long was difficult.

There is really no substitution, but the stats would work well with Wing of Astel.


P.S. Maybe respecing to Dex build and using Vacuum Slice on Nagakiba?

 

[Raven117]

There is really no substitution, but the stats would work well with Wing of Astel.


P.S. Maybe respecing to Dex build and using Vacuum Slice on Nagakiba?

Hmmm not too shabby.

 

[Crownttano]

No thats false. I just tried bubble shower in PvE. It does half the damage now.

More reason to try the Great Bubble now always was my favorite
Can head shot snipe with it too

 

[gaming_again]

That was right choice, the stage too big and you spend most of fight chasing after Elden Beast more than fighting it.

You can get him to come to you. I like the rhythm of that fight on foot...

 

[DeepEnigma]

That was right choice, the stage too big and you spend most of fight chasing after Elden Beast more than fighting it.

Saw this on reddit and it made so much sense.

The boss sucked ass because it felt that they made it specially with torrent in mind but then never set the flag that you could call it.

Like literally. It would make so much sense that the final boss is designed in such a way where you battle it with your trusty steed as a climax to the game.

 

[Danjin44]

You can get him to come to you. I like the rhythm of that fight on foot...

Then do it by foot, you still have that choice.

 

[DeVeAn]

Dual Claymores all day!

 

[Soodanim]

doesn't look major from the notes, but bows finally got a bit of a buff across the board. Will be interested to see the real world results and how viable they now are

 

[LavitzSlambert]

So, what should we use instead of moonveil (if that’s our build). It wasn’t that powerful….

And the cereclum (sp) tear… yeah, it was laser pew pew, but setting it up and getting a clear shot for that long was difficult.

I too would like to find a new viable int build...

 

[Raven117]

I too would like to find a new viable int build...

I’m sure there will be some within like 3 days. We just need to hold on until then!

 

[Tomeru]

This stutter every couple of minutes is blowing my mind. How is it even possible?

 

[stickkidsam]

Transient Moonlight nerfed?

Well at least it still looks cool. Bring on the pain!!

 

[Jibran#one]

Elden ring is one of those games that I actually sat down for a few days and remembered why I love gaming .
I installed it again yesterday after launch and my god I forgot what a master piece it was the scope of the game is just mesmerizing

 

[Dynasty8]

So I haven't played since launch. Way before any nerfs/buffs. Still rocking my blood katana fully upgraded.... Are there better weapons overall? I recall heavier weapons weren't as good during launch. What's the meta for PvE now?

 

[Zheph]

So I haven't played since launch. Way before any nerfs/buffs. Still rocking my blood katana fully upgraded.... Are there better weapons overall? I recall heavier weapons weren't as good during launch. What's the meta for PvE now?

you will be fine with your rivers of blood but there should be some good stuff coming out of the DLC