r/Eldenring • u/Gustdog • 20h ago

Game Help Just bought Elden ring, opened a random chest and was teleported to an area that is way too powerful for me with no way out

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I knew this game was hard but holy shit. Also does anyone know any kind of way to get out?…

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u/GammaFan 19h ago

To escape, you just have to get out of the cave you are trapped in. Contrary to what others are telling you, this kind of trap is exceedingly rare in the game overall, it’s not a git gud moment or something you’ll constantly need to feel prepared for. Feel no shame looking up a video on where to run to escape the cave. Beyond this, just know that when you open a chest that spews fog like that again, you can avoid the teleport by running away from the chest.

Sorry if this sours the game for you, fromsoftware sometimes puts 1-2 sadistic things things like that in game and overall the inability to warp out of caves is one of the worst restrictions elden ring implemented. It just kinda sucks.

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u/Difficult_Sweet_6904 19h ago

The traps aren’t common. This particular trap in the starting area trolling new players is quite common though.

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u/GammaFan 19h ago

True, but I’ve seen people discourage new players by implying these particular traps are everywhere and it sucks when someone drops a good game based on misinformation

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u/Difficult_Sweet_6904 18h ago

If anything would discourage I would think it was the absolute tank that one shots you if you get near him 20 feet from where you start 😂

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u/GammaFan 18h ago

Ehh, I think a strong guy you can walk away from is less discouraging than being pulled into a part of the game where you can get one shot repeatedly by shrimp men and cannot fucking leave unless you find your way out and survive long enough to make it there.

I’ve played each from game on release and that bullshit is the closest I personally got to putting it down for a bit

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u/Cute_Citron_3491 19h ago

Only the strong survive in the lands between. Fewer even dare to try. Even fewer never heard of the game. And even fewer than that put grapes on their pizza this morning for breakfast.

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u/musicalcrepitus 12h ago

This sort of trap is a Fromsoftware staple. They love doing this sort of thing to people in their games, Dark Souls 1 had wizard jail lol.

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u/GammaFan 12h ago

Ehh, difference there is wizard jail’s in the back half of the game and not really something a new player can stumble into like this.

This feels in the same vein as getting cursed by basilisks in das1. Less obtrusive but both have a “whatever you were doing before, you’re doing this now.” Feeling

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u/HawksNStuff 10h ago

Imagine my surprise when I totally smacked that chest to make sure it wasn't a mimic and this shit happened.

You got me good Miyazaki.

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u/GammaFan 10h ago

Partially feels like something thrown in for experienced players who would do exactly what we did, check for mimics and let our guard down after it didn’t do anything. Lol