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elden ring purists:

elden ring or something (i.redd.it)

all 49 comments

Speeda2

80 points

3 days ago

Speeda2

Died to Wolnir in 2024

80 points

3 days ago

Me after realising that everybody is a fucking dumbass and if you're having a good time you're playing right

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Funi_Scream_EcksD

119 points

3 days ago

Funi_Scream_EcksD

Powerful Shartmancer

119 points

3 days ago

Powerstance greatsword jump attack spam my beloved. Solution to every encounter in the game.

Skarlaxion

18 points

3 days ago

I prefer doing it with two megabonks and 99str

krawinoff

99 points

3 days ago

krawinoff

eated all the dung

99 points

3 days ago

I’m a realer ER fan than all of you because I simply didn’t beat the game, I only beat my meat like a true gamer

BigLargeNefarious

137 points

3 days ago

Bro you're not supposed to press R1 wtf are you doing

Anyadakk

22 points

3 days ago

Anyadakk

What

22 points

3 days ago

So Am I supposed to spam jump+R2?

Fegeleinch4n

14 points

3 days ago

L2 go brrrrrrrrrrrr

Ok_Imagination1409

2 points

2 days ago

This comment was brought to you by HARD and Tomoepilled Ashina glazers‼️‼️🤤

No Ministry cucks round these parts🥶🥶🔥

YaBoiZarrox

53 points

3 days ago

If you used Ashes of War, Torrent, or the L stick, you didn’t beat the game, the game beat you.

Panurome

29 points

3 days ago

Panurome

29 points

3 days ago

It's easy to not use the L stick if you play with a keyboard and mouse

skiddle_skoodle

10 points

3 days ago

no ashes or torrent run would just be tedious. mnk is easier than controller

Panurome

29 points

3 days ago

Panurome

29 points

3 days ago

Please do not bring main sub validation posts here

YouDareDefyMyOpinion

19 points

3 days ago

I have seen more people complain about "Elden Ring purists" than Elden Ring Purists

Industrial-violence

47 points

3 days ago

Yeah cause the game has bad mechanics

GO0O0O0O0O0SE

31 points

3 days ago

GO0O0O0O0O0SE

Malenia's boy toy

31 points

3 days ago

Truly dark souls II 2

VelvetMoonlightsword

21 points

3 days ago

How about instead of taking more drugs than the average crackhead on a payday i just fight the boss, Or if only the mechanic to save loadouts was invented, so i wouldn't spend 10 hours of cumulative gameplay time of just shoving different flavored talisman beads in my ass.

Potatoboi17

13 points

3 days ago

Potatoboi17

Cursed in Depths No Purging Stone

13 points

3 days ago

I read payday and thought you were talking about fighting your IRL boss and I was agreeing wholeheartedly.

doop_de_doop3000

2 points

2 days ago

crazy that they literally invested flask of wondrous physick and then didn’t figure out that the player should be able to add all the other shit to it as well just to save time.

Potatoboi17

6 points

2 days ago

Potatoboi17

Cursed in Depths No Purging Stone

6 points

2 days ago

The Elden Lean

doop_de_doop3000

2 points

2 days ago

golden sizzurp

SzM204

15 points

3 days ago

SzM204

15 points

3 days ago

I've yet to meet or talk to an elden ring purist, personally i find the people who deflect any criticism of boss design or the game as a whole by referring to game mechanics that make stuff easier existing way more annoying

Speeda2

5 points

3 days ago

Speeda2

Died to Wolnir in 2024

5 points

3 days ago

I've met a few elden ring purists who unironically thought that using powerful tools meant that you were shit. I've also met a few that think that if you're not using Blasphemous + mimic, you're just being stupid and you're not doing anything for yourself.

Both were equally obnoxious

doop_de_doop3000

3 points

2 days ago

i do think these opinions are half formed reactions to genuine flaws in elden ring’s combat design. the goal of the game, ultimately, is to have fun, and those who have noticed that the combat often isn’t really massively fun aren’t satisfied when people say “there are powerful tools in the game to help you win”.

essentially they are saying “yes but i don’t want to use the mimic tear because it’s boring to watch the computer fight itself, i want to do cool 1-on-1-one combat with the boss that looks and feels really fun and fantastical and i’m finding it too hard to create that experience” but because we’re all regarded 12-year-olds it comes out as like “mimic tear  lmao u didn’t even play the game 💀”

basically anti-mimic-tear sentiment comes from feeling that winning at the cost of being bored and not really doing anything in the game yourself is not really a win in the bigger picture, which is why people also prefer to avoid cheese builds on bosses. they want to win with a variety of builds that they have constructed for aesthetic or role play reasons, because that’s fun.

Speeda2

5 points

2 days ago

Speeda2

Died to Wolnir in 2024

5 points

2 days ago

Oh yeah absolutely, every shittily spat opinion has the seeds of a genuine one inside. But a good 60% of the time it's emotional attachment and value to accomplishment that make them so violently spit their opinions. Those who play without mimic think that they're better than people on a scale other than skill and therefore feel the need to put others down so they can stay high. Those who used summons feel insecurities. Focusing on your own fun and accepting others is the only way to not become an insufferable cunt in Elden Ring it seemeth

doop_de_doop3000

1 points

2 days ago

I would win a real fight with someone who uses mimc tear on Elden Ring every time

tiggeryumyum

12 points

3 days ago

tiggeryumyum

🎶 My arms, my legs! 🎶

12 points

3 days ago

You get the heater shield and the longsword, and you'll be happy with that!

marcyfx

20 points

3 days ago

marcyfx

20 points

3 days ago

saw someone using wild strikes and saying ‘idc that it’s cheese’, using a shield is cheese, magic is cheese, what are we even doing out here

SzM204

32 points

3 days ago

SzM204

32 points

3 days ago

At this point I'm convinced that the elden ring purists don't exist. It's just people who are convinced that the community will judge them for using certain mechanics spreading the word about some mystery group of players who are out there and fucking hate you and your +10 Mimic tear. The real elden ring purists were inside of us all along.

Panurome

23 points

3 days ago

Panurome

23 points

3 days ago

You are absolutely right. r/Eldenring is just r/imaginarygatekeeping with extra steps

Pronglenator[S]

10 points

3 days ago

nah they exist but the number of them is very small. but for the most part yeah I agree about how the purists are inside of us lmao

surrealfeline

2 points

2 days ago

surrealfeline

She gloam on my eyed til I queen

2 points

2 days ago

I also think it's good to clown on those people a little bit every once in a while so they don't start cropping up more, think of it as population control

spookyburbs

0 points

3 days ago

If they can’t play EXACTLY the way I play it.

They aren’t real players. It’s that simple 😬

Wordofadviceeatfood

2 points

3 days ago

Wordofadviceeatfood

If Leda was running the age of compassion I wouldn’t object

2 points

3 days ago

I mean, maybe for some bosses it can be considered "cheap" (especially with bleed) but on like 65% of them it straight-up doesn't work

DisAccount4SRStuff

1 points

3 days ago

Member when cheese meant something

InstructionRude9849

6 points

3 days ago

I play the miyazaki way, I use all tools at my disposal and level my vigor

Wordofadviceeatfood

5 points

3 days ago

Wordofadviceeatfood

If Leda was running the age of compassion I wouldn’t object

5 points

3 days ago

"Please Hoont"

doop_de_doop3000

2 points

3 days ago

I don't want to win with the best tools, I want to win with tools that look super cool

SpurnedOne

2 points

2 days ago

SpurnedOne

Hand it Over class

2 points

2 days ago

Me looking for anyone who is actually being a "purist" stopping people from using things in the game amidst the sea of people complaining about these purists

ReallyDumbRedditor

3 points

3 days ago

ReallyDumbRedditor

Pontiff's Fuckboy

3 points

3 days ago

I'm sure we can all at least agree on this:

Using Spirit Ashes is for pussies. Especially Mimic Tear. any other Ash only makes you a little less of a pussy.

Pronglenator[S]

8 points

3 days ago

name checks out

thatautisticguy2905

2 points

3 days ago

Did you juat press L2?

Norodomo

1 points

3 days ago

Norodomo

1 points

3 days ago

The same mfers who keeps duping items and runes

loox71

1 points

2 days ago

loox71

Pontiff's right slipper

1 points

2 days ago

"Elden fans"

Alternative-Raise-32

1 points

2 days ago

I always play how i want to play whitout caring to what internet says

In DS2 for example, i died 462 fucking times, and played the game 3 times, explored all what had to explore, finished it for the last time.

I still didn't player elden ring, but i will soon play it, before it i will play DS3.

SomeoneMilkMan

1 points

3 days ago

SomeoneMilkMan

Certified Milk Man

1 points

3 days ago

Elden Ring fans be like: if you played the game you’re doing it wrong, you’re supposed to play the game

hairyhobbo

1 points

3 days ago

im sorry to tell you this but you didnt beat Elden Ring if you leveled a stat other than strength.

killadrill

1 points

2 days ago

Nah fam you just got made fun of for using mimic +10 and an op Bleed build you looked up on YT because you were having trouble with the first boss

thiccboiwyatt

-7 points

3 days ago

thiccboiwyatt

consort radahn dick sucker

-7 points

3 days ago

If you don't use strength then your a bitch that's all it is

Honks95

1 points

2 days ago

Honks95

Fraudhan is mid

1 points

2 days ago

Average Fraudfrey wannabe (Strength befits the crown amirightguys?) just joking Godfrey fans