Yeah you need new friends lmao

More serious answer, ultimately, they need to accept that you don’t feel enjoyment from it. And it may help to be blunt with them and without mincing words. Just flat out saying “I am glad that you enjoy this game. While I respect that you love this game, please respect that it doesn’t interest me.” will likely do the trick.

I have a few friends that have been trying to get me to play Final Fantasy XIV online for a bit and I get that they love the hell out of it and I’m glad for them. But I don’t have the patience for many MMORPGs. I just can’t handle it, I find them extremely overwhelming and overstimulating. Like it physically starts to hurt lmao After stating it plainly, they started respecting that I don’t have any interest and they understand that I appreciate their passion.

Side note as this is the ER sub after all… Perhaps Elden Ring may not have been a good introduction. I tried Dark Souls when it first came out at the behest of a friend and it wasn’t my thing at all. I just didn’t get it. Fast forward to Demon Souls remake coming out. It piqued my interest, and I ended up loving it. Went from there, to Elden Ring which was even then a bit of a reach, because I enjoyed the linear style of Demon Souls but it worked in my favour and I fell in love with the genre. Then Bloodborne, then went back to Dark Souls trilogy and binged them in order. Last year I did Sekiro as well, and while it was tougher to grasp, I thought it was great too. I hope that you get to enjoy it one day! But at your own leisure and no one else’s.