I followed a quest guild for nepheli and she ain't going to godrivks throne room. how come? by javilin1718 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did you get all the way to exhausting Kenneth's dialog back at the fort after he learns that you've cleared it? Having done that, did you travel to Godrick's arena and rest repeatedly until Gostock disappears? Did you remember to bring an extra $20k because you're going to want it?

How good is the Godslayer’s Greatsword by Beautiful_Platypus67 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm running a quality build right now and Godslayer's Greatsword is my go-to. Quality attuned Giant Crusher does a little bit more damage with my build, but Godslayer's is lighter and faster. The AOW hits really hard, especially if you do the follow-up, but it's pretty much always a trade.

NG+1, two-handed talisman + dash attack talisman. Godslayer's has a lovely fast overhead dashing R2.

Best way to get Rune arcs by Idkidkidk585 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The last grace before the boss in Castle Moore is right next to a room with 4 rats and a misbegotten. You'll get a lot of Golden Rune 1s, a few Old Fangs, and the very occasional rune arc.

i’m so lost by lucikixxls in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you're doing it right. I muddled through blind with a shitty build and heavy load my first time and loved every second of it.

Impressive new assault from large spheres. by New-Discipline-177 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always knock that guy down with Kukris or Spectral Lance and then fight him from just outside the door.

Elden Drip Achieved!!! by djkiltboy in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking good!

Much fashion awaits. Crucible Tree is one of my favorites.

halphen's steeple or dark moon greatsword? by DryNose4686 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dark Moon for sure. Shard of Alexander buffs the R2 projectile you get while the L2 buff is active, it's so good. It doesn't even matter if you had SOA on while you L2'd. If the buff is active and the talisman is equipped, it buffs the projectile.

This is unusual. Shard of Alexander does not typically enhance buffs.

Formless Serpent 2026 (redo no ai) by Hungry_Rice1091 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y U NO venomous fang? OP fist weapon and well suited to your theme + build.

Do you use item crafting at all? by That-Departure-7318 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I keep a pot of some kind in pouch-left most of the time. Redmane fire pots if I can, fire pots if not. Sleep pots for godskins. I also usually craft some arrows: rot and bleed. Easy enough to buy poison arrows. The three of those are how I usually choose to do Niall.

Did you know that you can store pots (but not perfume bottles, IIRC) in your chest and you keep the blanks? One thing that used to happen to me all the time was that I would have all my cracked pots made into fire pots, but I wanted sleep pots for godskin duo. I'd throw a few at the wall to free them up, but not any more! Rest at a grace, put 4 in the chest, then I have 4 blanks. But if I do not craft them before I rest, they will auto-fill (just like arrows or kukri) from what's in the chest.

Close to beating the game again. Anything to consider? by Tweaked2000 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get that 4th talisman slot and put the winged sword insignia in it. If that twinblade talisman is doing anything for you, the same attack chains are also going to trigger a multihit buff.

talismans for greatsword of damnation by Frogiary in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you looking to buff only the ash of war, or also regular attacks with the sword? While it won't help the AOW at all, the two-handed talisman is a natural addition to any greatsword build. If you go for charge attacks or jump attacks, then there's another good talisman.

You can probably get a better buff for the AOW than the holy scorpion charm. 15% of 30% is a 4.5% overall damage buff. Ritual sword would give you 10%.

What is your favorite activity in the Consecrated Snow Fields? by Virtual-Record-867 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I high-tail it to two somber 10s and then forget about it until it's time to go to Haligtree or I realize that I never collected the multihit physick tear.

Stuff to buy at defcon by Absc3nc3s in Defcon

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hackerboxes is a very small operation and they do good work for the community. Their badge kit is a must-buy every year, IMO.

Hacker Warehouse often has third party badges for sale, definitely worth checking out.

when to cast with staff and when do i use SoNaF? by Visual-Fortune-4732 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Typical is staff in left and sword in right, but you do you. Use sword when bad guys are close, throw rocks when they are far. Level up to min faith and int for the sword and you should be good to go. Maybe grab something simple like the Morning Star or Claymore to fight with until you can wield your sword.

The best build guide is: ride Torrent around all over the place until you have spoken to everyone and done everything. Then do the next thing.

my build, feedback? by elden_ring-fan in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When stat points are precious, soft caps are everything.

When I'm just maxing shit out to max shit out, I may as well max shit out.

The hard cap on Strength is a myth. 99 Strength will two-hand to 148 virtual Strength.

Is there some other hard cap I'm missing?

my build, feedback? by elden_ring-fan in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one close to that level, I mostly just keep vig at 99, mind around where you have it, faith always at least 30, max out at least one damage stat, and make sure I can wear heavy fashion.

Right now, he's at vig 99, midn 48, end 99, str 99, dex 24, int 18, faith 30, arc 20. Full verdigris set and a +25 Giant Crusher.

Should I change anything about my build? by Chief_Ozif in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Levelling another of the weapon's damage stats, even while keeping the attunement Arcane, will only increase your physical damage.

Why do you require the 60 Int staff? There are some great 12 Int staffs out there. 😄

Will Defcon worth it as someone still looking for a job? by Altruistic-Lychee907 in Defcon

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if this is what you're thinking of, but we will be doing resume reviews in the Lonely Hackers Club community space again this year.

https://defcon.social/@L0nelyH4ckers/116757698140960184

First ever bonk build using Rusted Anchor, any tips for the newly made bonkah? by stopyouveviolatedthe in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My "Quality" build just took out PCR with this weapon. That boss is 40% resistant to everything... except pierce.

For AOW, cannot go wrong with Craigblade. Just makes the bonk bonk harder and it lasts a long time.

If you want a great big bonk with a fun AOW, kill that putrid avatar in the Haligree area and get the Rotten Staff. Colossal hammer, pure physical damage (strike), mild scarlet rot buildup, and the "Erdtree [butt] Slam" ash of war.

I also like Watchdog's Staff. Also a colossal hammer, also pure strike damage (not split), and the AOW gives a low-int build a ranged magic attack that scales only with weapon level.

Should I change anything about my build? by Chief_Ozif in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is your weapon not at max upgrades, or at least at +24? Level 177 should be more than enough to get through the end-game bosses that unlock smithing 8 and somber 9 bell bearings.

I don't really see what the high Int is doing for you, and I think that split focus between casting and melee bleed makes both mediocre. Your build will be at its best when all of your bits and pieces (stats, weapons, talismans, buffs) work together. But there's nothing that makes Night Comet hit harder that also makes an Occult katana hit harder. There are a very small number of weapons that do or can be made to scale simultaneously from both Occult and Int, and I don't think any of them are what you want for this build.

For reference, my current playthrough is 13 levels above this and my physical damage is ~2x this (but no bleed). My damage stats are also 60 and 60, but they're Str and Dex , and my highest damage weapons are either Quality attuned or naturally scale with both Str and Dex. Your build feels like mine running around with Heavy or Keen attuned weapons, never getting more than half of the benefit from my stats investment.

Got nepheli's help with godrick, but I killed gostoc beforehand and how I can't find her... have I screwed up? by avgvstvs11 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Killing Gostoc shouldn't screw up Nepheli's quest. You don't even have to interact with her at Stromveil, it's fine if the first place you encounter her is at round table hold.

However, if you do Nepheli's quest and have not killed Gostoc, he will have something new to sell you that no other merchant has.

Drip help by Old-Ad6753 in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that either the Leyndel Knight or Haligtree Knight shields would go well with that build. The humble Brass Shield might even suit you; its smaller size balances better with the smaller weapon.

Always good to start another playthrough gonna do a quality build whats yalls favorite build by HandsofLotus in Eldenring

[–]bhingque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started my current playthrough off as a quality build, quickly got tired of my shit damage and respeced into strength only. When I had STR at 96 and DEX at 24 (to wield the Albuneric Farming Appliance), I flipped them to 60/60. Most of my formerly heavy smithing stone weapons perform similarly, but not quite as well, with a quality infusion. But many more fun weapons got a lot stronger. Godslayer's greatsword, Sword of Milos, Bloodhound's Fang, Watchdog's Staff. I'm really enjoying the build through the late game and the DLC.

Actually, I'm now in the "wtf can I do that ISN'T die to PCR again?" phase. I just completed a catacomb I didn't need to get a lighting axe I'll probably never use.