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[EviLore]

This thread is for the gigachads who will beat Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree without NPC summons, PC summons, or ash summons during boss fights. It’s just you and the 40+ bosses. Post your experiences here. Remember, pain is merely weakness leaving the body.

Use spoiler tags as appropriate.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

well that thread title should be the DLC OT

 

[Zheph]

Awesome pic, Radahn was such a spectacular fight

 

[tommib]

I’m out. I love co-op and summoning in Souls games. Have fun, you brave stoic men!

 

[HRK69]

 

[Toots]

Im joining the club as soon as i manage to beat Margit

 

[lh032]

still stuck at mohg no summon since year 2023.

 

[G-DannY]

My +10 Mimic Tear is ready to spread my small dick energy over all the 60 hours of the DLC

 

[Joho79]

I’ll see myself out

 

[Ellery]

Exactly. Only thing I need are lots of points in Strength Health Endurance and swinging my big boy 2 handed weapon.

My health bar will stretch all over the screen while my mana bar is too small to even cast the most basic of spells.

Nothing better than being all despair on your own in the complete darkness of a poisonous environment and there is no light, no friends, but only you and whatever evil surrounds you.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

My +10 Mimic Tear is ready to spread my small dick energy over all the 60 hours of the DLC

I'll join the small dick energy club too. I have a +10 mimic tear on standby as well as my Moonveil and Katana. Best of luck to those soloing the entire expansion!

 

[Kenneth Haight]

2 more days till we enter the shadow realm

 

[TrebleShot]

Giga Chad - Spend all day indoors grinding elden ring and perfecting invincibility frame perfection. lol Nah IM Good, im good.

 

[Kamina]

I wont be able to play until the 25th, please pray for me

 

[DaciaJC]

With the power of dragons shall I conquer!

 

[DavidGzz]

I take my Souls-likes like I take my iron in the gym. RAW. Pain is weakness leaving the body, indeed.

 

[SJRB]

still stuck at mohg no summon since year 2023.

I bodied that scrub literally first try yesterday. Get rekt, Lord of Blood. More like "Lord of Trash", amirite.

Spoiler

My +10 Mimic ashes carried my dumb ass insanely hard. It is unreal how powerful it is

 

[ChoosableOne]

This is the way. This is how a real Souls experience should be, especially without magic/ranged. I don't think Guts used summons. When I finished the game, I realized that the katana with bleed effect was considered OP, and even that annoyed me. I'm gonna change it for this dlc.

 

[Zheph]

I bodied that scrub literally first try yesterday. Get rekt, Lord of Blood. More like "Lord of Trash", amirite.

Spoiler

My +10 Mimic ashes carried my dumb ass insanely hard. It is unreal how powerful it is

The "funny thing" is that Mimic got nerfed many times, it was absolutely wild af on release

 

[Hudo]

I can't fucking wait to try out the light greatswords. That type of weapon seems right up my alley. Also will do wonders for my fallen-and-risen-again paladin headcannon.

 

[Lux R7]

yeah i'm planning to do this, i just did it in the base game with my new char created for shadows of the erdtree, so let's go

 

[AV]

I forgot ash summons were even a thing.

Will definitely start by summoning nothing but can see myself using ashes eventually. Not played ER since it first came out and I'm completely rusted over.

 

[HRK69]

I forgot ash summons were even a thing.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Sure, let the masochists enjoy another round of this trollfest and call it an achievement.

 

[Tomi]

FIREEEEE
BEST DLC INCOMINGGGGGG

 

[TintoConCasera]

The way it's meant to played, anything else is easy mode.

It'll be a while until I jump in tho, want to play SMT V first.

 

[RoboFu]

Everyone uses the mimic tear summon but I find the wolves are better a lot of times because they do a great job of grab a bosses attention.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

incredibly hype rn

 

[Bartski]

I don’t use Mimic Tear does that count?

 

[AV]

Oh don't get me wrong, I used some overpowered one for a few bosses when I played it. It's just been long enough that I forgot

 

[SJRB]

 

[The Cockatrice]

I beat the main game without summons or ash or whatever, I never play online so no stupid help signs either. Will play DLC the same.

 

[Thief1987]

Isn't it just a natural thing? Why even play these games if you are using cheats to beat them.

 

[Arsic]

I'll join the small dick energy club too. I have a +10 mimic tear on standby as well as my Moonveil and Katana. Best of luck to those soloing the entire expansion!

I go in with the mindset of no summons like the base game, but if we really get a Malenia round 2 level boss I will likely save myself 8 hours of suffering and mimic that boss.

 

[kikkis]

I think spirit ashes were a failure of a game design. I think they ramped up some bosses bullshit meter because of them, but I don't think fighting with ashes is nearly as fun as without them.

 

[Saber]

I'm so ready with my mosquito sword in one hand and a magical rot stick on the other.

 

[Arsic]

I think spirit ashes were a failure of a game design. I think they ramped up some bosses bullshit meter because of them, but I don't think fighting with ashes is nearly as fun as without them.

Nah. It’s one of their smartest design choices ever.

So many people asking for easy mode in games, and now they have it through using summons and bitch made magic.

 

[Tajaz2426]

I like this, but here is thing. I haven’t finished this game and have 500 hours. That probably means I spend a lot of hours fighting getting killed not just by bosses, starting over and rinse and repeating till I find away (mostly luck).

I want to join your club but all of this is happening with my summons when I can and every dang time I can! Take from this what you will.

I also feel the need let you know I feel like you are putting up barriers of being good to join your awesome cool person club and will talk to my lawyer about remedies for this situation. You and your “Git Gud” players will rue the the day!

Good day.

 

[Northeastmonk]

 

[j0hnnix]

Rage is my only summon.

 

[AJUMP23]

Summons are one of my favorites parts, so I will humbly bow out.

 

[Fake]

Challenge accepted.


In fact, I beat Radahn and Morgh without summons btw.

 

[Arsic]

Challenge accepted.


In fact, I beat Radahn and Morgh without summons btw.

Doesn’t mention Malenia….

 

[Fake]

Doesn’t mention Malenia….

I do used summon in Malenia, but she is not required to acess the DLC.

Maybe Miquela will be an enemy if you beat Malenia before enter the DLC. Who knows...

 

[Arsic]

I do used summon in Malenia.

 

[killatopak]

Whelp. I definitely used summons especially early on. I guess I need to replay it from the start to join the club?

 

[Fake]

No regrets. That bitch have life steal and I don't respect this mechanic in the game.

Ludwig and Orphan of Kos are far more honorable than that stupid bitch.

 

[MHubert]

Im in.
Will post again after the deed.

 

[Arsic]

No regrets. That bitch have life steal and I don't respect this mechanic in the game.

Ludwig and Orphan of Kos are far more honorable than that stupid bitch.

 

[skneogaf]

I wasn't planning to as I used a few summons on the main game, especially when fighting multiple bosses.

I had already planned to do a new game in the future of no summons run.

Hmmm

I'll try it and keep leveling up till it's possible if I'm stuck on a boss.

I felt constant shame when I used summons so it does make sense to do it.