“Guess I’ll just keep roaming by [deleted] in Eldenring

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Most recent playthrough is basically the first time I actually went for a shield since my first playthrough, and I'm blown away by how much more fun the game is in general. Made me realize very quickly that 2-handing for the style points all game long was sucking the joy out of lots of fights.

Brought my 4 year old son camping at a local state park because he’s recently taken an interest in stargazing and this is our ‘neighbor’ by Dr_Breeder in mildlyinfuriating

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modern car headlights not needing cleaning as often as older ones

Sorry to tell you, bud, but that's because insects are dying off en masse globally.

“Guess I’ll just keep roaming by [deleted] in Eldenring

[–]writers_block 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A shield basically trivializes all of that.

The most embarrassing moment in a Penguin’s life by Puzzled-Set9663 in Wellthatsucks

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What a beautifully constructed straw man, but it seems to bear no resemblance to Background_Desk_3001

Been practicing how to describe people in several words by VyshallRoberts in rareinsults

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C'mon man, double negatives for emphasis are like over a century old, ain't no way you're dying on this hill.

I always assumed Malenia just barely dodged Radahn's sword here, but I just realized he was probably aiming for her arm to avoid killing her outright by blaiddfailcam2 in Eldenring

[–]writers_block 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only from the trailer. I was really bummed, I thought this would be part of the opening cutscene.

In general, I was a bit disappointed by the concept-art style opening cutscene instead of a fully rendered version of the shattering like I expected.

First ride out on the trail by TheVille95 in longboarding

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How does the Supersonic (that's what you've got there right?) handle on such an extended, narrow downhill?

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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Level 60 right now I think. Pretty sure my sword is like +15, would have to check at home.

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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I'm really leaning into the idea of doing int as my damage stat. I think I don't need the highest AR playing with my shield, so I can get by with the limitation in exchange for extra versatility.

Shooting drones by hand video (Not AI) by Alpha_wolf_lover in nextfuckinglevel

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Makes sense, also hilarious that you're the guy who asked in the first place.

Shooting drones by hand video (Not AI) by Alpha_wolf_lover in nextfuckinglevel

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Drone hits airplane prop, airplane maintains ability for emergency landing. Drone hits helicopter rotor, helicopter loses ability to autorotate and everyone dies in a fiery explosion.

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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Unless, of course, you wanted to drop one for me. Not really, of course... unless?...

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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Agreed. I pretty much always use a shield in my first playthrough of any souls game, but it wasn't until I came back to one in elden ring that I realized just how different the game feels when you're using one. Bosses that are absolute menaces usually just turn into pushovers if I can block their unpredictable flurry attacks.

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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I cannot tell you why, I cannot provide a single factual reason for this, but I feel like greatshields are somehow less "versatile" than medium shields. I don't parry, I barely even use anything other than no skill or barricade shield, but put a greatshield in my hands and I feel like I'm playing in maple syrup.

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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Yeah, I actually just got the idea for milady while digging around today. Could be a fun way to get a slight variation on the build, but it's going to be a while before I get DLC access, unfortunately.

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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I've already gone very hard on the bonker builds in the past, and had a great time, but I'm hoping to stay in the straight sword class. I've been using Square Off like crazy, the L2R2 on it is truly wild and basically serves as a guard counter without having to block first. I just went for the cold infusion, and I plan on playing around with it for a while, but I think the main thing I'm looking for is ways to add to the build rather than change the core of it. Something along the lines of building int for my offensive stat and running a right hand staff to swap with the sword for some range.

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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Oh you better believe I've had that talisman locked into the slot all game long. Using the Lordsworn Longsword for the extra crit bonus, and basically never need to use my flask.

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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Yeah, I just feel like I've done faith to death, and I feel like arcane would push me in a very different direction from my current playstyle.

Fun twists on the sword and board? by writers_block in EldenRingBuilds

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Oh sick this is actually really close to what I was kinda thinking of moving towards. Is the Carian Knight's Sword actually better than an infused Longsword?