Elden Ring masochist stacks debuffs just to get one-shot in PvP: "I like to give hosts the satisfaction of unexpectedly hitting over 2,000 damage"
Nov. 25, 2023A selfless Tarnished
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OneElden Ringplayer has been intentionally weakening themselves in PvP, just to give their foes the “satisfaction” of achieving an overkill.
Fromsoftwaregames usually bring out the versions of people that sweatily mash buttons, grip controllers until their hands go red, and scream silently into a pillow after an unbelievably close defeat at 2am in the morning. But on the other hand, Fromsoftware games also bring out the best in people.
Meet Redditor Esbidee who recently posted a clip of their PvP shenanigans, which usually involves stacking several debuffs, taunting foes with an ultra-cool whip, and then getting one-shotted into oblivion. Esbidee writes that they “like to give hosts the satisfaction of unexpectedly hitting over 2,000 damage on an invader (if they can hit me!)
Charitable? Mad? Both? “It’s an acquired taste,” is how the player puts it. Regardless, seeing the satisfying kills played out while ‘Oh Yeah’ by Yello runs in the background is just pure entertainment. To make things even more satisfying for opponents (not that the player is opposing anything), Esbidee also seems to have an unreal health pool, probably due to really high vigor and Erdtree favors.
Elden Ring became a smash hit last year, but players are still finding ways to spruce up one of thebest open worldswith their own unique antics. Onesaxophonist recently completed a no-hit runusing - you guessed it - an actual saxophone. As impressive as that sounds, it doesn’t compare tothe pet goldfish that’s been running through some super tough bosses.
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that’s vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he’ll soon forget.
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