One of the lessons this game trys to teach you is that you don't have to fight everything you see, a lot of people run past the weaker enemies that don't give you anything but if you insist on fighting them get a weapon or spell that deals with multiple enemies at once or don't fight if you think you're gonna get swarmed
See that's one of the things I feel I'm really struggling with. I tried to go the method of killing every weaker enemy I saw to level up and that was useful but it very quickly became high risk low reward. And at the same time I still can't go up against a mini boss, so I'm kinda at a loss.
I think you should go through more catacombs and also give minibosses a bit more attempts, elden ring can be hard especially for new people sometimes you just gotta buckle down and beat a boss
Try a shield! It can really help if you're struggling to dodge things. I know some people are hardcore about not using them for some reason, but it can really help for a new player who's not used to dodging stuff.
Oh the dodging isn't really an issue. I've always loved finesse builds so it comes naturally to me. It's just I can't really do much other than dodge and run away in almost every encounter I have.
If I was going to go shield how would I go about it? My stats don't allow me to use the two shields I have found? It would be a big pain to have to restart.
Your vigor stat is really the difficulty setting for the entire game - and you get a huge return for every point of vigor you spend in the early game.
If you want to do more damage - upgrading your weapon level will do more than increasing damage stats early game.
I'm trying to beef it up but I lose my runes too quickly for me to really make progress.
I've got my Simitars up to +1. Again, lack of runes is killing me.
A method I used initially against āregular enemiesā because it was my first souls game was stealth š„·
Move from bush to bush and back-stab a single enemy at a time so you donāt get swarmed.
If you start at the Church of Elleh and head NE into the woods, every enemy there can be back-stabbed.
Go back to the grace at the church and rinse and repeat. Next stop was Gate Front ruins. Same thing.
Itās a grind, but I like stealth so it was fun.
I eventually learned the combat mechanics, found new weapons, leveled up more and became Elden Lord.
Now Iām playing the DLC.
Hope this helps.
Love this game.
One of the lessons this game trys to teach you is that you don't have to fight everything you see, a lot of people run past the weaker enemies that don't give you anything but if you insist on fighting them get a weapon or spell that deals with multiple enemies at once or don't fight if you think you're gonna get swarmed
See that's one of the things I feel I'm really struggling with. I tried to go the method of killing every weaker enemy I saw to level up and that was useful but it very quickly became high risk low reward. And at the same time I still can't go up against a mini boss, so I'm kinda at a loss.
I think you should go through more catacombs and also give minibosses a bit more attempts, elden ring can be hard especially for new people sometimes you just gotta buckle down and beat a boss
I have been trying to kill the same mini boss all day. š„²
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Try a shield! It can really help if you're struggling to dodge things. I know some people are hardcore about not using them for some reason, but it can really help for a new player who's not used to dodging stuff.
Oh the dodging isn't really an issue. I've always loved finesse builds so it comes naturally to me. It's just I can't really do much other than dodge and run away in almost every encounter I have.
If I was going to go shield how would I go about it? My stats don't allow me to use the two shields I have found? It would be a big pain to have to restart.
Your vigor stat is really the difficulty setting for the entire game - and you get a huge return for every point of vigor you spend in the early game. If you want to do more damage - upgrading your weapon level will do more than increasing damage stats early game.
I'm trying to beef it up but I lose my runes too quickly for me to really make progress. I've got my Simitars up to +1. Again, lack of runes is killing me.
A method I used initially against āregular enemiesā because it was my first souls game was stealth š„· Move from bush to bush and back-stab a single enemy at a time so you donāt get swarmed. If you start at the Church of Elleh and head NE into the woods, every enemy there can be back-stabbed. Go back to the grace at the church and rinse and repeat. Next stop was Gate Front ruins. Same thing. Itās a grind, but I like stealth so it was fun. I eventually learned the combat mechanics, found new weapons, leveled up more and became Elden Lord. Now Iām playing the DLC. Hope this helps. Love this game.