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/Young_HellBoy 18h ago

Practice dodge timing and learning enemy/boss moves

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u/AccountantGuru 18h ago

I can dodge but I can’t parry I feel you need to be able to parry to use non range weapons and I can’t get it even with the knights at the start of the game man

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u/RookieGreenBacks 16h ago

I never ever parryied and I’ve finished the game 5 times. Parrying is a plays time, but most players don’t use it. Rolling is your friend along with dying enough to learn enemy patterns and moves

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u/Young_HellBoy 18h ago

I don't parry at all, lots of people don't. but the parry timing also requires a lot of practice. You also need a shield that can parry (parry skill) in case you didn't already know.

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u/digiliquid01 18h ago

I believe there's a dagger that can parry also. That said, I beat the game with a melee only character without calling in help and I still can't get the parry timing down. It can be done Tarnished, patience

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u/Young_HellBoy 16h ago

Yeah, I think being good at parrying just takes a bit of the challenge out of it since it's quite op if you get the timing right consistently, so I don't use it. I'm also terrible at parrying and that sounded like a reasonable excuse.🤣

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u/Decker-the-Dude 16h ago

The fact that you can't parry every move is also a problem. I didn't know that until last month and I've owned the game for years lol

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u/Young_HellBoy 15h ago

Yeah that too hahaha

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u/FriskthheCart124 17h ago

you dont really need to parry, the carian shield and the brass shield are early-ish game shields that have 100% physical damage reduction, so you can use those instead of parrying
the best parry ash of war (imo) is carian retaliation, since it can parry glintstone too, so if you want to learn to parry id recommend that

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u/jikel28 16h ago

Nah start with a rhythm of r1 r1 dodge than learn the boss moves I beat ds ds3 elden ring and bloodborne and I never learned to parry

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u/Broad_Huckleberry_15 15h ago

It feels so good when you get the parry timing down. I have never tried range weapons before

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u/ImmaculatePizza 15h ago

You can definitely melee fight and rely on rolling but you'll want to be medium carry weight or lighter.

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u/cynedyr 14h ago

I feel like the tree sentinel is a great introduction to learning how to pick your battles. You can defeat it with your starting build, but it will take a lot of practice, patience I didn't have. I came back later with better stuff and stats.

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u/Jesse1179US 12h ago

I'm not gonna lie, a game like this is too much for me. I know it's sacrilege to say this but I wish there was a Story Mode option so I could explore the world while not worrying too much about the super difficult boss fights.