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/ResponseExternal Jan 12 '24

Lmao I don’t understand these rules at all.

GGs on the free $500 and (I hope!) having enjoyed the game

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u/Cartman55125 Jan 12 '24

lol me neither. Magic builds make a lot of bosses more difficult. It’s not like it’s an easy mode build like it is in Demon’s Souls

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u/TheCorpseOfMarx Jan 12 '24

My first playthroigh was magic, ng+1 was faith, now I'm on a second playthrough with strength and it's sooo much easier! I don't think melee players recognise how much easier it makes it when you can stunlock enemies

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u/NightDX Jan 12 '24

Try to use a ultra greatsword or any heavy waepon with barely any stats to work with. Can´t equip armor, can't fast roll, have to invest everything in STR and END, have to find the bigest windows on bosses because our weapons are slow and we can't tank any hits...

Its a playstyle thing and magic isn't for me but Malenia with a pure STR build was a nightmare but some friends just changed to magic and beat her with more ease.

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u/TheAngriestPoster Jan 12 '24

There’s a build for every type that you can trivialize Malenia with. Putting stamp upward cut on a colossal weapon meant I could stunlock her every time I joined a host. Royal Knights Resolve meant I could actually outtrade her

Bleed and Magic are both very strong, don’t get my wrong, but strength has options as well. You just have to know the moveset well enough to pick your moments

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u/whomad1215 Jan 12 '24

I unga, therefore I bunga

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u/HarmlessSnack Jan 12 '24

I dunno man, I’ve watched people beat Melania like a red-headed step child with Iron Ball fist weapons. STR builds absolutely have options into her.

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u/Latter_Weakness1771 Jan 12 '24

Not to mention the runny slammy mace thing that one combos her before she can ever stand back up

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u/HarmlessSnack Jan 12 '24

Fire Prelates charge I think? I can believe it.

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u/bgi123 Jan 12 '24

STR spartan builds make the game easy mode with shield poke.

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u/AtMaxSpeed Jan 13 '24

All you need to beat Malenia is bloodhound's step, I died like 50 times before using bloodhound step then beat her in 2 tries with it. Every attack from her is easy to dodge normally except for waterfowl dance, and bloodhound step makes that trivial.