r/Eldenring • u/lizzied23 • Jan 12 '24

My Boyfriend bet me $500 that I couldn’t beat Elden ring in 6 months with little to no video game experience. Humor

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The rules of the bet:

  1. No magic
  2. Only Melee
  3. No farming for runes
  4. Have to beat the entire game by June, 6th, 2024

I am currently on the last boss of the game with 89 hours played. I hope the last boss doesn’t take me 5 months. 😂

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u/jrow_official Bloodhounds Fang Gang Jan 12 '24

Can you summon help for the bosses? 😅

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u/lizzied23 Jan 12 '24

Lol yes!

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u/Wf2968 Jan 12 '24

No farming but summons allowed lmao what is this rule set

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u/thehood98 Jan 12 '24

It's spirit summon not multiplayer

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u/RadishAcceptable5505 Jan 12 '24

Playing with spirit summons is still easier than playing with Magic. If anything, melee only helps her with her build as she's not tempted to spread her stats in a poor way.

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u/Ereaser Jan 12 '24

Which is probably good since it's her first time playing a game.

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u/RadishAcceptable5505 Jan 12 '24

Sure. I don't think it's bad to use anything the game gives you (neither do I think it's bad to do challenge runs where you don't use specific things). It's just odd why "no magic" would be a rule of the goal was to make the game harder for her when allowing spirit summons.

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u/jazzjazzmine Jan 12 '24

Maybe it wasn't about it being harder but about it being, in the bfs opinion, the real way to experience the game?

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u/RadishAcceptable5505 Jan 12 '24

Aha, that would make more sense, even if it's silly ridiculous. You're probably right. He wanted her to have an experience more similar to his, most likely.

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u/Was_Silly Jan 14 '24

For a first time souls run I feel like magic adds too much complexity. I wouldn’t make it a rule not to use it. It’s there, so use it if you want. But I remember my first DS3 run as a Pyro. I abandoned it and gave up on the game for 6 months, it was too hard to put stats in too many things. I built a glass cannon. Came back, did a pure str build, found the biggest hammer I could (I think it was the frosty mace from the bulldog looking boss early in the game. It staggers and deals frost damage) and all was good.