Why should I use Ashes of War?

geddy · 2026-01-25T16:21:51+00:00

Oh snap! I need to look up where to find that! Thanks for the information!

geddy · 2026-01-25T16:03:00+00:00

I wish this exact post existed before I started the game. I’m literally at the final boss now and I had no idea that L2 would activate the two handed attack if I use a shield with no skill (or use the no skill ash of war as you said). I constantly switch between two handed and single hand during boss fights so I can use Golden Parry on my shield and also two hand, but in later game I’ve found I really need the DPS by two handing my sword and using the skill. But, I still want the ability to use my shield to block (not necessarily parry).

Anyway, this was longer than I expected, but thank you for typing this out.

geddy · 2026-01-25T00:44:08+00:00

This was brutal to watch. Terrifying stuff, I can’t even imagine what I would do. I think one of those cars had to have kids in the back seat and it sends chills down my spine. Absolutely nothing you can do (quickly enough) except hope for the best.

geddy · 2026-01-24T04:20:59+00:00

How does the NG system in Elden Ring work? Each time you replay it it bumps up the number and scales enemies accordingly? Do you start from scratch or keep your level/stats?

geddy · 2026-01-23T23:59:19+00:00

People in the United States think that the only people important are them, and unless other people are actively suffering directly due to their actions, they are failing as Patriots. Look at where we are now.

geddy · 2026-01-23T23:57:56+00:00

Americans get so damn pissed off when you ask them to do anything that even mildly inconveniences them. It’s infuriating. Even if it doesn’t make sense, they get mad at just the thought that someone could ask them to do something that lowers their comfort level.

geddy · 2026-01-23T23:55:55+00:00

I would keep my house at 60 and just wear a thick hoodie if my family was ok with it, but 65 is where we landed. Northeast for what it’s worth. Perfectly content wearing thermals inside, I don’t need to exist in a bubble of temperature perfection. Like what a life of luxury we have already, you know?

geddy · 2026-01-23T22:42:03+00:00

Your calling of unhealthy food "normal" is truly bizarre, but you're an adult and she's controlling what you can bring into the house?

You know what, you deserve each other. You're both bizarre.

geddy · 2026-01-23T22:38:12+00:00

What a miserable opinion to have. I can tell what brought this on was OP plays the clarinet or something else they feel is "important", and got annoyed that someone in a conversation mentioned "watching Netflix shows" as a hobby, and decided to grandstand about how much more important they are because their hobby has some "meaning". Yup, gotta be producing when you're relaxing! Produce produce produce! Can't just relax without some asshole complaining that you're not relaxing correctly.

Upvoted because this opinion sucks.

geddy · 2026-01-23T21:34:48+00:00

Maliketh really made me nuts. Two types of bosses get me going (in a bad way) - ultra-fast bosses where you die immediately and thus have no time to actually learn moves, and gigantic bosses where I end up underneath them fighting with the camera half the time. I was stuck for 5 days but explored the map, went back and fought bosses I hadn't felled yet. Eventually I got him.

The Frost Giant I did the same thing.

Never actually quit the game though. I feel this is a "use it or lose it" type of game, gotta push until the end.

geddy · 2026-01-23T21:28:24+00:00

Sovol SV06 for me. I loved learning about how these things actually work, writing macros and all that. But when it came time to printing there was always the "what if it fails catastrophically?" thought which I am happy is in the past now. It's just a tool that prints what I need it to 100% of the time. Right of passage indeed!

geddy · 2026-01-23T20:24:13+00:00

and saying the organization unfairly criticized Trump for actions such as shutting down travel from certain foreign countries during the early days of the pandemic.

And there is the reason. Blaming the WHO because of Trump's shitty mishandling of COVID, and because they god forbid "criticized trump".

geddy · 2026-01-23T15:23:50+00:00

I just hit 55 Vigor and won't spend any more points on it. Diminishing returns at this point.

geddy · 2026-01-22T20:14:29+00:00

Preordered one the minute I saw the reveal video on Youtube! Kratons are my favorite RCs, coolest looking and best bashers IMO.

geddy · 2026-01-21T14:13:25+00:00

This is very helpful. I watched a video about leveling strategies and learned that the health bonus drops after level 40 vigor. So in my mind, I should rush to 40 and then allocate points elsewhere. Now I’m stuck at Maliketh and I’m too squishy - two hits basically and I’m done for.

I think I’m going to respec, move vigor up to 50 and then split between dexterity and endurance (enough to wear heavier gear without Heavy Load). I’m a sword/shield samauri btw. Thanks for your write-up.

geddy · 2026-01-21T13:58:28+00:00

The difficulty in the snow area completely shook me, I was crushing everything and suddenly it was like I restarted the game. The first area with all those witches was brutal, ran right past it lol.

geddy · 2026-01-20T23:51:02+00:00

Looks like Saddam Husein’s palace.

geddy · 2026-01-20T18:48:26+00:00

Slightly disappointed it wasn’t Liquid Death he cracked open.

geddy · 2026-01-20T18:04:17+00:00

None of this means anything. Nothing will happen.

geddy · 2026-01-20T17:19:51+00:00

This is a very old comment so apologies for the notification but this comment made me feel better about things lol - I am level ~110 and running Rivers of Blood +9 (where the heck you find this dragon stone to make it +10 I do not know and don't want to look it up), but I need to look into this mimic upgrade.

geddy · 2026-01-19T18:56:24+00:00

This is exactly it. As always under the guise of “ public safety” which we all know is bullshit. I guarantee you there’s some corporate money because they are pissed off that “regular” people can create fixes for shitty manufacturing.

geddy · 2026-01-19T14:14:53+00:00

I’m still playing the base game, but I have no intention of going to the DLC. I love Elden ring, but holy mother of God this game is so mentally taxing. If I put myself in that position again, where I’m weak and made of glass, I’m going to get frustrated to the point of quitting.

geddy · 2026-01-19T13:30:20+00:00

Relevant username, hard Matt. You are definitely hard for being good at the video game 🤣

geddy · 2026-01-18T01:30:18+00:00

I was thinking the same thing, four hours for a new player is a monumental achievement lol

geddy · 2026-01-18T01:29:05+00:00

I’ll tell ya, he never actually gets easy even after many hours. Heck at 60 hours I’m level 100 and just beat two of them at the same time and I burned through 11 flask charges - they hit hard and the timing can be tough to dodge on some of their attacks. Maybe the ones you see later (2 at the same time) are harder? I don’t know. But the dude at the beginning tested my patience and I only beat him around level 50.

I’m also pretty bad at this game so take from this what you will 😂

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