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The Official Elden Ring Discussion Thread
>Information
(courtesy of IGN and Wikipedia)
>Setting
>Combat and Gameplay
>Multiplayer
>Stats
Before you pick your class, it's helpful to understand what each stat and attribute does, as certain classes will start with higher values in some categories than others.
>Classes
Warrior
The Warrior Class is a fast and agile melee-focused class that relies on dexterity over strength. Comparable to Dark Souls 3's Mercenary, the Warrior favors offense over defense, and starts with dual swords and fairly light armor to maximize stamina usage and dodging over blocking. However, the addition of a buckler allows the Warrior to easily parry oncoming attacks before following up with swift strikes. The Warrior suffers from low magical attributes, preferring melee over casting whenever possible.
Enchanted Knight
The Enchanted Knight is a heavily armored hybrid role that blends sword (or spear) and sorcery. This class can handle bulkier armor than others, and is capable of blocking melee attacks and magical projectiles alike. The Enchanted Knight can adapt to their adversaries by launching powerful magical piercing attacks, or switching a spear to trample enemies on horseback - though they'll have a harder time investing in healing incantations.
Prophet
The Prophet may look deceptively frail with a low health pool and ragged robes for armor, but is bolstered by a slew of holy incantations at the ready that they can interchange between surprisingly hefty swings from their club. The Prophet excels at using their high faith to cloak themselves in both defensive and offensive holy spells, and can expend a great deal of FP either on spells or powerful weapon skills, so long as they don't leave themselves vulnerable to attack.
Champion
The Champion is another hybrid class that deals in physical and magical damage alike - much like Dark Souls 3's Pyromancer class. The Champion benefits from an emphasis in both raw melee power and faith-based fire magic, and can act as a glass cannon of sorts, able to smash into enemies with roaring fire and strong attacks, but will likely need to stay mobile with light armor, as their low stamina and FP pool means they can easily over-extend themselves early if not careful, and lowered dexterity can slow their casting speed.
Bloody Wolf
The Bloody Wolf is sought by those who favor raw physical power. Able to wade deep into physical combat with impressive strength backed by a high health pool, they'll be able to wield most armor and weapons with ease. A lower FP pool and lacking magical attributes means most Bloody Wolf characters will likely avoid investing in sorceries or incantations - preferring to swap between different melee weapons or bows to deal with new adversaries.
That which commanded the stars....
The Official Elden Ring Discussion Thread
>Information
(courtesy of IGN and Wikipedia)
| Developer(s) | FromSoftware |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment
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| Director(s) | Hidetaka Miyazaki |
| Writer(s) |
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| Composer(s) | Yuka Kitamura |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | February 25, 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
>Setting
- Elden Ring takes place in a brand new world, not connected to the lands from Dark Souls or Bloodborne. It is a large kingdom known as The Lands Between, and unlike previous Fromsoftware games, it will be a large open world.
- The most striking aspect of The Lands Between is the large golden tree that can be seen from almost all areas, and it is known as the Erdetree, which is reminiscent of Yggdrasil, the World Tree. It is said that the Elden Ring was the source of the Erdtree, before it was shattered.
- Not everyone was welcome in The Lands Between. A group known as The Golden Order once exiled many people from these lands, and they became known as The Tarnished. Now, with the Elden Ring shattered and The Golden Order broken, The Tarnished (you, the player) have returned to The Lands Between to seek out the Elden Ring.
- While it is not yet known how the Elden Ring was broken, it has been revealed that its fragments are now kept by the remnants of the Golden Order, demigods, who have used its power to wage a great war. It is the quest of The Tarnished to recover these Elden Ring shards, the Great Runes, and become an Elden Lord themselves.
- While the main goal of your character appears to be fueled by returning from exile to become an Elden Lord, Miyazaki has hinted that your reasons and actions for doing so can be shaped by the player, and may configure into how you will interact with various NPCs, and perhaps even choose an ending.
- These demigods are the offspring of the Queen of The Lands Between, Queen Marika the Eternal.
- Much of the worldbuilding, background story, and character stories were written by author George R. Martin, along with Fromsoftware Director Hidetaka Miyazaki.
- Certain regions, like the starting area of Limgrave, appear to be littered with large ruins that have seemingly fallen from the sky.
>Combat and Gameplay
- Certain mechanics from previous Soulsborne games will be returning, including Dark Souls stamina bars, summoning, some of Sekiro's basic stealth actions and dedicated jump button, as well as weapon arts (no longer just tied to specific weapons).
- While the stamina bar is back, Miyazaki has stated that they feel it has "less influence on the player overall", to help contribute to the level of freedom Elden Ring offers. This means that stamina will not diminsh outside of combat, so you can sprint on foot or horseback indefininetly until attacked
- Elden Ring will have summonable co-op play, however, players can also summon AI Spirits to help them out.
- These Spirits are based on enemies you will encounter, and come in many forms, including animals and humanoids that can fulfill certain roles your character might be lacking (melee or ranged support).
- Like spells, Spirits cost FP to summon, and certain Spirits come in groups, or cost more the more powerful the ally is.
- Spirits can also be increased in power, and there are many to choose from - and you are able to find and choose which ones you want to assist you.
- Spirits can only be summoned in certain areas, noted by a glowing grave-like icon that appears on the left side of the screen
- While Dark Souls featured weapons with specific arts, Elden Ring will feature around 100 different skills that can be found and collected as you explore the open world, called Ashes of War.
- These skills can be customized to tailor your build as you see fit, and will not be limited to certain weapon pairings.
- Ashes of War also allow you to customize your weapon scaling to better suit your build, though you can simply equip a skill without having to assign new scaling too.
- Each weapon can have a single skill assigned to it, but the skill can be swapped out as needed to help experiment with your playstyle.
- Certain weapons will have unique skills that cannot be exchanged.
- Certain enemies can fight on horseback just like you can, and may be better suited to fighting them on a mount of your own. You can target the enemy or its mount to try and dismount it.
- You can perform a dismounting attack from horseback to launch yourself into a group of enemies.
- While mounted, you can cast spells, or swing your weapon to the right with RT, or the left with LT
- As you might expect, spears and lance weapons excel on horseback, as you can joust and pierce enemies as you ride past them.
- There are patrols of enemies who can carry treasures and materials, and they can even be seen carrying these chests to indicate wealth.
- Many encampments feature enemies with large horns, and they will sound an alarm if they spot you, triggering all nearby enemies to converge on their location.
- Stealth actions are limited but viable, allowing you to crouch down to reduce noise and visibility and try to ambush enemies. You can even crouch down to hide in tall grass.
- Players can craft sleep bombs or arrows to quietly put sentries to sleep, where they can be bypassed or hit with a visceral attack.
- At night, it will be easier to use stealth mechanics to ambush enemies, but visibility will also be reduced.
>Multiplayer
- Co-op is confirmed to support up to 4 players.
- It should now be easier to play with others, and you may not need to obtain specific items like in other From Software games.
- Players can only invade another person's world if a co-op partner has already been summoned, meaning those who choose to play alone won't have to worry about being ambushed.
- New interface elements have been added when joining another player's world to help navigate and team up.
- Due to the nature of its large open world, there will be specific places that a player can call out for summon, making it easier to see where people need help.
- Players can form specific groups to help out with friends in their open worlds, without having strangers ruin things.
- PVP will be enabled in Elden Ring, even in the large open worlds of The Lands Between.
- However, mounted combat will not be possible when summoning other players to fight against.
>Stats
Before you pick your class, it's helpful to understand what each stat and attribute does, as certain classes will start with higher values in some categories than others.
- Vigor - Governs Maximum HP, Fire Resistance, and Poison Immunity
- Mind- Governs Maximum FP, and Focus-related resistance
- Endurance - Governs Stamina, affects Physical Defense Power, and Robustness
- Strength - Governs Attack Power to Strength-scaling weapons, increases Equipment Load, and is required for wearing Heavy Armor
- Dexterity - Governs Attack Power to Dexterity-scaling weapons, reduces Casting Time and chance to be dismounted, softens Fall Damage, and is required to wield certain advanced weapons
- Intelligence - Required to cast Glintstone Sorceries, boosts Attack Power of Magic-scaling weapons, and improved Magical Resistance
- Faith - Required to cast Incantations (including Holy and Fire-based Spells), boots Magical damage that scales with Faith
- Arcane - Governs Item Discovery, and effects Death Resistance and resistance to certain spells
>Classes
Warrior
The Warrior Class is a fast and agile melee-focused class that relies on dexterity over strength. Comparable to Dark Souls 3's Mercenary, the Warrior favors offense over defense, and starts with dual swords and fairly light armor to maximize stamina usage and dodging over blocking. However, the addition of a buckler allows the Warrior to easily parry oncoming attacks before following up with swift strikes. The Warrior suffers from low magical attributes, preferring melee over casting whenever possible.
Enchanted Knight
The Enchanted Knight is a heavily armored hybrid role that blends sword (or spear) and sorcery. This class can handle bulkier armor than others, and is capable of blocking melee attacks and magical projectiles alike. The Enchanted Knight can adapt to their adversaries by launching powerful magical piercing attacks, or switching a spear to trample enemies on horseback - though they'll have a harder time investing in healing incantations.
Prophet
The Prophet may look deceptively frail with a low health pool and ragged robes for armor, but is bolstered by a slew of holy incantations at the ready that they can interchange between surprisingly hefty swings from their club. The Prophet excels at using their high faith to cloak themselves in both defensive and offensive holy spells, and can expend a great deal of FP either on spells or powerful weapon skills, so long as they don't leave themselves vulnerable to attack.
Champion
The Champion is another hybrid class that deals in physical and magical damage alike - much like Dark Souls 3's Pyromancer class. The Champion benefits from an emphasis in both raw melee power and faith-based fire magic, and can act as a glass cannon of sorts, able to smash into enemies with roaring fire and strong attacks, but will likely need to stay mobile with light armor, as their low stamina and FP pool means they can easily over-extend themselves early if not careful, and lowered dexterity can slow their casting speed.
Bloody Wolf
The Bloody Wolf is sought by those who favor raw physical power. Able to wade deep into physical combat with impressive strength backed by a high health pool, they'll be able to wield most armor and weapons with ease. A lower FP pool and lacking magical attributes means most Bloody Wolf characters will likely avoid investing in sorceries or incantations - preferring to swap between different melee weapons or bows to deal with new adversaries.
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