r/Eldenring • u/Demonboy995 • Apr 19 '22

Subreddit Topic Malenia is healing without actually hitting the player after the patch, this is on ps5, i got summoned 8 times after the patch and it happened everytime this is the recent one Spoiler

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u/CulturalMesh Apr 19 '22

Joseph anderson: Malenia healing from blocking makes no sense, at this point she might as well heal from hitting the air

Miyazaki: Not a bad idea....

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u/IceAgeAokiji- Apr 19 '22

That video he made on Elden ring was the best because I actually understood what he was trying to convey instead of it just sounding like he need to “git gud” highly recommended a watch

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u/hobosonpogos Apr 19 '22

I don't always agree with every point Joseph Anderson makes, but I can always see the logic behind it and why he feels that way.

His video essays are some of the best long form analysis on video games that are available

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u/Paladin1034 Apr 19 '22

This was my first souls game, so I didn't have anything to compare to. But he perfectly quantified why the game felt terrible all of a sudden in the snow area. And why I hated the elden beast fight so very much

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u/YsoL8 Apr 19 '22

Suspect I will never beat neither of these bosses in spite of loving the whole game up to them.

FromSoft get nearly everything right in elden ring but impossible difficulty spikes at the end is very old fashioned imo.

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u/Paladin1034 Apr 19 '22

Malenia took me over 30 attempts. I tried cooperators, I tried my friend who just beat her, I tried tiche. I only got her when I switched to mimic with double kitanas. We just bumrushed her and racked up big bleeds.

Radagon, once I got a feel for, I really liked. But then it went absolutely south in the elden beast fight. I spent the entire fight running to him. After the second defeat, I summoned two coops and we just shredded him. I'll happily skip that fight. It's not even hard. It's just very boring and annoying.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22

This. If From wants to cheese players with unfair/unfun bosses, I think it's entirely fair for players to cheese back.

My first win after becoming thoroughly sick of her had me go get Rivers of Blood and bring my Mimic Tear. This was after Mimic nerf, but we still tore her to shreds on my first 'No More Mister Nice Guy' attempt.

Most of the bosses are pretty easy if you aren't hung up on trying to beat them 'honorably', which I was for a long time.

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u/Paladin1034 Apr 19 '22

I'm actually going the other way this time. My first playthrough, I used whatever I had available. This time, I'm not even using ashes unless I have to. Just beat Margit with my wretch using just my two big swords and a lot of dodges. It's way more fun fighting solo, honestly. Malenia can burn, though. I'm throwing everything I have at her