From Software Elden Ring - From Software's new game with writing by GRRM

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https://steamdb.info/app/1245620

 

[Barbarian]

I will be very butthurt if they "announce" the dlc release date on 25th february and it is months away.

It is looking like it. Doesn't make sense for them to announce weeks before release.

 

[Cryomancer]

I will start my replay of this game and they will announce the DLC. Bookmark it.

 

[Cheesedragon117]

Apparently you guys are unfamiliar with the absolutely insane shadow drops of past Fromsoft DLCs. I'm talking less than a week's notice.

It's coming in February. Guranteed.

 

[Caim]

Apparently you guys are unfamiliar with the absolutely insane shadow drops of past Fromsoft DLCs. I'm talking less than a week's notice.

It's coming in February. Guranteed.

February 25th is the 2nd anniversary of the game. If would make sense to release it then, but it could also be the friday or thursday before that so that people can play it over the weekend rather than just on sunday.

 

[Child of Malkav]

They'll announce it in february not release it. Isn't there a few months time between announcement and release?

 

[Barbarian]

They'll announce it in february not release it. Isn't there a few months time between announcement and release?

They announced the dlc more than a year ago actually(with a single image as promotional material).

They will announce the release date now. Not sure if they will actually release it in february. Usually companies give out the release date a few months before release and build hype through promotion.

Maybe From is different. No idea how was the release for old hunters. Cheesedragon117 can perhaps provide color commentary

 

[kites]

How much hype-up do they need? Sites explode when they are only updating the Steam depots. Looking back at DS3 DLC: Ringed City trailer was January 23rd, released March 28th. Ashes of Ariendel trailer was August 26th, released October 25th. I remember DS2's press also followed similarly for it's own DLC, but I don't want to look it up. Though I wouldn't be surprised if ER breaks older conventions, I'll hold my speculation for a concrete announcement.

 

[Child of Malkav]

They announced the dlc more than a year ago actually(with a single image as promotional material).

No no no. I'm referring to an actual trailer, showing some areas, bosses, gameplay, weapons, spells etc with backgroudn music, some NPC talking and stuff like that. Like their previous DLC trailers. Not just a jpeg posted somewhere.

 

[Skinwalker]

Wait, I'm still exploring Liurnia. Don't release the expansion just yet. At least wait until I've finished Caelid, the underworld, and Altus/Leyndell.

 

[Nathir]

But wasn't the egg a gift from Radagon, thus suggesting both it and the rune inside came from him?

Yes. Considering Ranni is the only Emyprean, together with Miquella and Malenia... I am certain she is actually also the daughter of Radagon/Marika.

 

[Skinwalker]

So Vyke is the only other Tarnished who had gathered two great runes before the PC... then went to the Three Fingers and joined the madness flame.

Any particular reason you fight and kill him twice? Did he clone himself at some point?

Also, how come Tarnished don't drop their great runes when you kill them, like the demigods?

 

[Nathir]

But wasn't the egg a gift from Radagon, thus suggesting both it and the rune inside came from him?

Yes. Considering Ranni is the only Emyprean, together with Miquella and Malenia... I am certain she is actually also the daughter of Radagon/Marika.

Skinwalker Why the fake news?

Considering Ranni is an Emyprean, who are explicitly stated to be beings born of a single god, It's true that Renalla can't be her mother. On second thought, Radagon probably wasn't involved actually.

I think Ranni got born from the amber egg, which is some kind of Marika magic. So she was born exclusively via Marika. It's also the reason why Ranni's rune can be found in the egg. And if you look at the great runes you can see all the siblings have similar looking runes. Mohg and Morgott have a line through the centre. Rykard and Radahn on the left side. And the ones with a line through the right side are Malenia and Ranni...

 

[Skinwalker]

Emyprean

Empyrean, you pleb!

Also, no, it doesn't say anywhere that empyreans have to be born of "a single god".

 

[Child of Malkav]

Yeah, you show him lore man!

 

[Silva]

Just beat Morgott in the capital. Some thoughts:

Morgott is such a badass. Shunned by everyone for it's cursed birth but kept loyal to the order until the very end, stepping up to defend the capital against all threats. Respect.

I found a place identical to Roundtable hold in the capital (Fortified Manor). I suspect it was the manor of Godfrey and his personal followers, who would be the first to become Tarnished later. Ergo the choice for the Tarnished to make their hold in it's image. Makes sense? Any thoughts on this?

Game keeps awfully (un)balanced. Just found another game breaking shit: Black Knife Ticha ash of war. I kid you not, this bitch trounces bosses alone. I play the support when I summon her.

Which leads to an actually good point: the ashes of war here have a mild tactical element. I'm using Wolves as scramblers, Headless Luthel for tank, Latena for sniping, and Ticha for pure melee. I could see this improved for next games.

Leyndel capital is insane. Easily the most impressive "level" From ever did.

I miss a black version of Catch flame. The blackflame monk has this, why can't I? Hope the DLC brings it.

 

[Efe]

Emyprean

Empyrean, you pleb!

Also, no, it doesn't say anywhere that empyreans have to be born of "a single god".

Miquella and Malenia are both the children of a single god. As such they are both Empyreans, but suffered afflictions from birth.

 

[Skinwalker]

Emyprean

Empyrean, you pleb!

Also, no, it doesn't say anywhere that empyreans have to be born of "a single god".

Miquella and Malenia are both the children of a single god. As such they are both Empyreans, but suffered afflictions from birth.

"All parrots are birds" =/= "all birds are parrots".

 

[Skinwalker]

Game keeps awfully (un)balanced. Just found another game breaking shit: Black Knife Ticha ash of war. I kid you not, this bitch trounces bosses alone. I play the support when I summon her.

Banished Knight Oleg and Latenna the Autistic are also OP.

Me, personally, I love this movie I try not to summon any phantoms unless it's a trash boss that's copy-pasted throughout the game 10 times, like the endless asylum demons erdtree avatards.

 

[Barbarian]

Latenna was my favorite ash but she was pretty situational. I.e: Spawn her on some safe platform and let her snipe enemies while you aggro them. Used her with great success on some dragons for instance.

On many boss fights she simply doesn't manage to do much and is killed quickly, being that she is not mobile.

 

[Damned Registrations]

There's actually quite a few really good ashes out there, but it's very random which are awesome and which suck balls, since it often comes down to things that aren't apparent from just looking at their equipment or description. The shield bros are apparently quite good because they're tanky and stunlock things, the perfumer chick can be powerful support, and the crystallian is basically invincible. While some enemies that seem like they'd be awesome like those fucking barbarian railgunners do barely any damage or stun, and a bunch of the cool looking knights aren't aggressive enough to be useful.

 

[Caim]

There's actually quite a few really good ashes out there, but it's very random which are awesome and which suck balls, since it often comes down to things that aren't apparent from just looking at their equipment or description. The shield bros are apparently quite good because they're tanky and stunlock things, the perfumer chick can be powerful support, and the crystallian is basically invincible. While some enemies that seem like they'd be awesome like those fucking barbarian railgunners do barely any damage or stun, and a bunch of the cool looking knights aren't aggressive enough to be useful.

The shield squad is very good at tanking things hitting them from the front, but the moment the target goes around their shields in some way they fold like wet cardboard. So don't put them up against a troll or a godskin or something similar and they'll serve you well.

 

[Silva]

I could swear Gurrang discovered I'm using night-eyes queen stuff (blackflame) because the second time I visited him he said something like "Hmm.. there's something else here..." and the third time he outright attacked me. Now each time I visit him he attacks me.

Does the game have this level C&C or I'm mistaken and the cause for him attacking me is something else?

Edit: for those who don't know, the night-eyes queen is the former owner of the death rune, who Gurrang/Maliketh took it from in some distant past.

 

[kites]

I could swear Gurrang discovered I'm using night-eyes queen stuff (blackflame) because the second time I visited him he said something like "Hmm.. there's something else here..." and the third time he outright attacked me. Now each time I visit him he attacks me.

After a certain number of deathroots given to him, he will begin to attack you; something like 3 or 4. Like Patches, when you get him down to a lower HP he will be calm once more and you can "reset" the area

 

[Efe]

Emyprean

Empyrean, you pleb!

Also, no, it doesn't say anywhere that empyreans have to be born of "a single god".

Miquella and Malenia are both the children of a single god. As such they are both Empyreans, but suffered afflictions from birth.

"All parrots are birds" =/= "all birds are parrots".

It literally says being children of a single god makes you empyrean. what do you think "as such" means in that context?
maybe you can argue child of god = empyrean and single god is the for the affliction part.
still, its not "It doesn't say anywhere"