AM I GETTING BETTER AT THIS?! | Limgrave, Waypoint Ruins, & Weeping Peninsula

[@merrythoughts1306]

No reasonable adult is going to get upset watching a new player, on a KZbin video, making mistakes in a video game. That only leaves children or unreasonable people who get upset. Why would anyone care what those people think? Just play the game and enjoy the learning experience. That's what most people enjoy about watching content creators play Elden Ring for the first time: it reminds us of what we were experiencing when we first played. We get to vicariously re-live that awesome first-time experience through you content creators. You do you boo.

[@Pumped4Gaming-xt1lf]

Agreed.

[@VincentLaws]

Yes if i see, newbies im like " feels nostalgic " i Started last Year with Elden was my First Souls too. and was like her, didnt know nothing, now i finish that Game like 15 Times and Did the Platinum. You see she is learning, and do progress, she will be fine.

[@dtrule1228]

another tip: springs work in BOTH directions: you can jump over or you can jump onto it from above (without dying or even receiving any damage)

[@jordigarcia6553]

The fight versus the Night cavalry was great!! Of course you are getting better!

[@neilbrideau8520]

There is great drama in the journey from beginner to pro. I am here for it, no need to apologize, foul tarnished.

[@billbudington4384]

To backstab an enemy, crouch down and walk right up to them. You can push right up against them, they will only be alerted if they see you. That way you can do critical damage.

[@dtrule1228]

Exactly! And that through a light attack (R1), not a strong (R2) or even charged one.

[@gabriii97]

She learned so much :,)

[@michael76132]

Elden Ring is my first souls game. My first play through was comical. It’s fun to watch people discover the joy of a new game.

[@dtrule1228]

the joy and the despair :)

[@pontusolin8771]

Don't worry so much, we all started as noobs, most of us love to watch new players slowly turn into Soulsborne veterans! And you're well on your way, your enthusiasm and attitude will carry you far! 😃🎉 I'm subscribed and along for the ride!

[@bubble0721]

Well done on mad pumpkin head without using summons also. Nice.

[@Fionor01]

Amazing progress. One thing you might add to your repertoir is jump attack (when you have opening for it) - it's a bit stonger a nd especially Kaiden Raiders can be easily thrown off their horse and stunned if you do it properly. Also, counter-attacks after blocks - sometimes timing is tricky, but if you are confident it was the last attack in the serie, you can punish enemy's attack with strong attack and extra poise damage to stun the opponent (Cave of Knowledge in the beginning teaches this with Soldier of Gordick). Looking forward to next video.

[@SkeleTonHammer]

Don't forget, a strong attack immediately after blocking = a guard counter (makes a satisfying "ting" sound when you pull it off) and it does a lot more damage than just following up a block with a normal attack. You already got the timing of blocking and attacking during an opening down with the Night Cavalry but you coulda spanked him harder if all those attacks were guard counters instead! I believe guard counters also deal extra "poise" damage (more likely to drop an enemy to their knee opening them up for a critical stab). I think you're doing just fine, once you incorporate a few little mechanics you're missing you'll be golden. Sword and board is a lot of fun in Elden Ring once you start guard countering all the time.

[@rjkel-bq2rh]

"is this a dead end", that's the neat part. There is no dead end. No invisible walls keeping you out. Ig there's the ocean and that's it

[@aaaheee]

Yeah Mary, you are killing it. Your skill level is going through the roof. I watched with awe as you killed a Knightrider with a base weapon, impressive!😃

[@writhms]

Look at you, Mary. You are well on your way to getting "GUD"! Love seeing it! Enjoy!

[@bean7039]

Its crazy how the bosses get your heart racing in this game.

[@StealthMaestroSharpe]

A tiny little tip too is make sure to try flicking the right thumbstick left and right to switch lock on targets when fighting. Important both with groups of little dudes as well as switching between targeting the torso or leg with giant enemies like trolls and dragons ❤

[@RyguyDoes]

Night's Calvary indeed only appear at night and in specific places. For the carriages, those trolls are a lot easier to defeat than the one in front of Stormveil. You have to kill at least one in order to loot the chests.

[@Crocopotamus]

You don't have to kill any of them. You just have to hit one of them once to make them stop moving and you can loot the chest.

[@HiCarpenter]

Just keep going and try whatever you want! You do it so good, it’s really interesting to see how you explore the world, weapons and learn mechanics of this amazing game!)

[@DavidScotton]

Great episode! You're doing so much better now that you're in areas that are part of the early game. :) I have two tips for you: 1. Early on you should focus on leveling Vigor, a bit of endurance, and just one other stat (depending on what kind of weapons you want to use probably strength or dex, but it could be int or faith). Later on it might be useful to put 3 levels into a stat so you can cast some spells but at the beginning 3 levels is a lot and you'd be better off putting them in your main stats. 2. You are already pretty good at blocking with your shield. If you press R2 right after blocking an attack you will do a powerful counterattack.

[@Spellfork]

Today was Mary's day to shine and show us what she learnt and we're all so proud of her.

[@bubble0721]

You are doing a great job with your Elden Ring play through. It is enjoyable to watch keep up the good work. Keep playing the game your way and at your pace. That is what makes Elden Ring fun.

[@theebolaqueen]

Don't worry about people getting mad at you. It's so wonderful to see how someone plays with no input or idea. I love seeing you teach yourself and work stuff out! This is my favorite series on youtube right now

[@doug3691]

"Butter knife" vs Knights' Calvary: nice! And jump attacks to take out a ballista operator suspended in midair! I haven't seen that before. And finally, "Why do my hands smell like potatoes?" (One of the mysteries of life!) Thank you for a memorable episode.

[@patrick9865]

It's actually the most fun to watch new players make mistakes and find their own way. You do you! Don't play the way others want you to play. It's more fun watching you play the way you play, not how I play or anyone else.

[@gabriii97]

few tips about being a mage: if you want to go down the sorcery route, you would have to level inteligence(usualy) to use and increase the damage of your spells keep in mind that you would be sacrificing the damage you would get on your weapons by leveling up strenght or dexterity if you do that there are some weapons in the game that deal more damage the more inteligence you have, but that would limit your choices you have to prioritize upgrading a staff if you want to do good damage with the spells you still should level vigor acordingly with your damage atribute (inteligence) most of the time, it stops being worth at 60 vigor. Inteligence stops being worth to pump past 80. the reason behind these numbers is the diminishing returns of stats you get beyond that.

[@rjkel-bq2rh]

Please dw about making mistakes. That's part of the game, especially for a first playthrough. And for those of us watching it's part of the fun. God knows I made some ridiculous mistakes on my first playthrough. So, yeah, you or any other cc making mistakes is not frustrating at all. If I wanted to watch a perfect run, I'd just watch some no hit run challenges or something similar, and not a blind playthrough. But personally, I enjoy blind playthroughs. Please don't give too much thoughts on the negative comments or anything on the internet really lol, it's going to burn you out pretty quick and that'd be a shame since I (as many do, I'm sure) love watching your content Anyways, your videos are quite chaotic (in a good way) and relaxing at the same time. I live for it lol. loved it as always

[@sdfitz65]

It is part of the charm! You're playthrough is fun! The struggle is real... And fun! Thank you!

[@nicktalope]

I'm not frustrated :) if I'm here it's because I want to rediscover the game through your eyes ! (And there's a lot of experienced players who're already posting videos on KZbin...) There's only one first experience, enjoy it :)

[@bertwhetstone3173]

I was wondering what to watch this afternoon and here it is! Finished watching and you're definitely doing much better. Those Night's Cavalry are pretty tough at your level & gear. Also good to see you getting some critical hits, those aren't random by the way it's all in your positioning. By the way the cart-pulling trolls will not attack you as a pair unless you do a lot of damage to each of them, if you take them one at a time they're actually pretty easy and a good way to get some extra runes, just watch out for their entourage. Looking forward to the next one!

[@cam2956]

Intro is SPOT ON, ngl it can be a little frustrating to watch, but also kinda cathartic to watch you learn and get better, Elden ring was also my first souls borne game and it takes time to learn, hell I was still learning after I finished the game, but you’ll only get better and that’s what makes it so fun haha

[@philjamprimate]

Elden Ring is basically an exercise in reading comprehension

[@Darkelf7201]

You are amazing at learning. I love watching you. Just a tip - your inventory - you can click the Golden Runes and they increase you runes so you can level up - you probably have loads. Also put the Wolf Ashes on your Pouch (where Torrent is) and you can summon them when the Grave Symbol appears. I 100% love your determination. Keep going, you are Amazing. Well done on Pumpkin Man. Oh and FP is the blue bar. You need to use your Ashes of War to enhance your weapons / strikes / sheilds etc - they don't have an equip effect until you use them. When you get mad enough, you will find the voice of that person saying 'Oi Cully' :) can't wait to see the next one :) Oh, and try different armours - Oh and you can Double Jump on Torrent to reach Higher Places :) Well Done !!

[@aaaheee]

Just saw it! Pumpkin-head defeated with a no buff, basic sword, no buff shield! Wow, that was exciting. Great job Mary.

[@benofbrown]

Really enjoying this play through, I love your thorough exploring and good humour throughout!

[@aaaheee]

The screen shot between a restart, half wolf guy, that was Blaidd. His story line starts in Mistwood, Limgrave. He will help you get a very strong weapon. All the improvement you've made, you will be unstoppable with that wespon.

[@vickimorrow2999]

The glowing skulls - the more you kill stuff, large and small, the more glowing skulls appear.

[@theebolaqueen]

I have 750 hours in the game and I didn't know this!

[@eggsbeatty]

Jump attacks, if you jump and use either attack while in the air (light or heavy) you get a more powerful attack, same if you are running before you attack. Also backstabs can be done if you sneak up behind an enemy and when close press light attack, you will perform a special attack that stabs them and you foot them off your weapon, they go to the ground and you have a chance to follow up with any attack you see fit. Loving your play through ❤ Also running jump lets you make the bigger jumps!

[@LegendOfZenith]

Let's gooooo Mary! I would never get frustrated watching you play this. We all bumble about on our first journey. Even I don't really pay attention to whether the State of marika is closer or not. Those statues need to be like rainbow colored for me to notice them sometimes LOL. Great job with the bosses! Also as someone who uses the shield a lot, pressing the heavy attack button after something smacks your shield is very handy, especially against regular units. Also to give you an ego boost, I came back like 50 levels higher to beat the Night Cavalry boss because I couldn't beat it

[@StealthMaestroSharpe]

18:39 when you said you learned… I thought you knew how to do a proper critical backstab :( creep up behind crouched, stop moving just even for the split second, and tap your standard attack - you’ll do a big power stab where you’ll also be invulnerable during the animation) ❤

[@aaaheee]

Mary is so close to “back stab”. I think when she succeeds doing a proper “back stab” she’ll figure it out. Then she’ll turn assassin, watch out world.

[@kennethstclair7525]

Really been enjoying your play through. And your editor is absolutely hilarious.

[@ClintMasterFlex]

Great play through thus far Mary! Can’t wait to see more!

[@jerryhinkle3786]

Keep trying btw after dying a stake is always closer to your previous spot however it rarely is an inconvenience but on few occasions it can be. So choose the stake more often than not unless you wish to change spells, ashes, or the composition of the wonderous whatever the hell it is, which require a grace.

[@aaaheee]

Wonderous physic

[@Pharaoh025]

Tips about magic (at the risk of repeating previous comments). There are essentially 2 types (or 2 'schools' you could say) of magic in the game. You have incantations which scale with your "Faith" stat, and sorceries which scale with your "Intelligence" stat. Both types consume FP, the amount of which you can increase by leveling up your "Mind" stat. In order to verify what "spell" needs what stat as well as what it actually does, you can check your inventory. The description is on the second page of the item's description (that goes for spells, but also weapons, equipments, really any and all items in the game, check that second description page, it helps! ) One other difference between both schools of magic is that, in order to cast "faith" magic (so, "incantations"), you need to equip an item called a "Seal" in one of your weaponry slots (left or right hand). Whereas "intelligence" magic (so, "sorceries"), require not a seal as an item, but a "Staff". Different seals and staves throughout the game come with their specific bonus to such and such type of magic. But now we're getting too deep into it... Keeping it basic for now. When you first start, you can equip (or "memorize" as they call it) only one such spell at a site of grace. As you explore further, you may find ways to increase the number of spells you can memorize. Whichever incantations or sorceries you have memorized at a site of grace, will appear in the top slot of your hud on the bottom left (same location where you can see your flasks and weapons, only the top slot). In order to use magic, you therefore need: 1) to have your casting item equipped (seal or staff) ; 2) to have the spell you want to cast appear on your bottom-left hud ; 3) to have enough FP to actually cast it; and 4) to have the proper stats required for that spell (same as you would a weapon). Something tells me this is all way too late, but hopefully it serves some kind of purpose. Enjoying the playthrough so far! ;-)

[@sideshw1940]

I just want you to know i have absolutely loved your playthrough up until this point.

[@doug3691]

Some non-spoilery tips: learn the guard counter, a proper backstab (get right up behind them), and experiment with the (Lone Wolf or other) Spirit Ashes in one of the easier areas like the guard camp in front of the Gate. During my first playthrough the ability to summon various people or creatures to help out made things a lot of fun.

[@rkmugen]

Also, pay attention to the commands at the bottom of the screen, when you go into your Equipment and/or Inventory screens. At least one of the commands will tell you more about the item(s) you're highlighting.

[@FearfulFellow]

hell yeah. im really enjoying this playthrough thanks for being awesome

[@chippy741]

Hi Mary well done on the knights cavalry was awesome and the mad pumpkin head your doing great. As someone said below when the grave symbol appears you can summon a "PET" to help you fight the boss mob like the pumpkin head dude who you killed on your own :). Open your inventory and look at the 2nd Tab called Ashes, you collet them as you go through the game there are lots of different ones. love your video.

[@patricksmith5905]

Just a hint, Mary, but most wagons can't be raided unless you kill the giants that are towing them...👍😎✌

[@DavidScotton]

You don't have to kill them, you just have to hit them so they stop moving and you can loot the cart.

[@gabriii97]

game tips: Golden runes and alike are runes that you dont loose when you die (not untill you sell or use them at least) you need to get 12 smithing stones of each level (the number you see when you pick them up) to upgrade a normal weapon to the next smithing stone level, it goes up to lvl8 and after that there is a special one to max(weapon +25). the somber smithing stones you use to upgrade the boss or special weapons, you only need one to go to next lvl and it caps after lvl9 with another special stone(weapon +10). The +25(normal) max is equivalent to a +10(somber) max. leveling arcane boosts your item discovery and the status buildup of weapons that scale with arcane. its usualy not worth to level it if you're not going to dedicate the points to a weapon that scales with arcane or if you're not going to be an arcane mage. There are other ways to raise your item discovery if you need to also.

[@HeathCrumpler]

You're still not using spirit ashes. You like animals and you can summon 3 wolves to fight with you. Watch left of screen for small archway. Usually during boss fights or ruins but other places like bridge to weeping peninsula. When archway symbol is there, use spirit ashes.

[@rkmugen]

I'm not a neat freak.... BUT.... should you come across stronger versions of your talismans, you can always store the weaker ones in the chest. (Site of Grace > 'Sort Chest' > navigate to the tab containing your talismans > then choose the ones you wanna put away). This way, you'll only have the very strongest ones available for you. With enough practice, you'll at some point be able to swap between talismans on-the-fly, even whilst running. Why would anyone do that? Easiest answer: to suit whatever the situation is. And things can change quickly! I won't say where nor when.... but they can!

[@LordBane89]

I really thought you'd go for that item near the troll and get killed for it. Also, i was gonna make a joke about that one part but if Mitch can stop himself from doing it, so can i. And thank you for that Star Wars meme too.

[@RyguyDoes]

The summoning pools are for multiplayer. Activating them allows you to summon another player to your world to help you with that area. There's an item that you need to do that but you may not have progressed far enough yet to have it.

[@pirateskeleton7828]

It's ok to level up a bunch of attributes while you figure out what path to ultimately dedicate yourself to. Eventually you will unlock the ability to respec your points and put them towards what you would ultimately want to specialize in.

[@Rhondaandjames]

Just a quick tip, watch selling weapons and armor, Your inventory is basically limitless. I try to keep one of everything just in case I want to respec later. Some weapons and armor are irreplaceable. Also Its easier to fight Nights Cavalry from horseback...

[@captinbunt]

Or two if you like the weapon, so you can dual wield.

[@thetruesora]

not even 10 minutes into the video: "i'm trying to get better about swinging" oh my

[@dtrule1228]

impressive improvements, I am speechless! Suggestion: first run, early game: you need a 100% strenght, a 100% dexterity or - even better- a quality bild (50% strenght, 50% dexterity). First fo all upgrade vigor to at least 25, and endurance is also very important. Leave intelligence, faith and arcane behind for now. My two cents. Spoiler-free info: you will be able to re-spec a bit later in the game if you want or you need.

[@aaaheee]

Red Dead Redimtion 2, another favorite game of mine!

[@nicktalope]

Well I had a good time, thanks to both of you ;)

[@Rhondaandjames]

As far as How you are doing? I have over 600 hours in this game and have beaten it once.I do not believe I could have killed that Nights Cavalry with a starter weapon on foot like that. I still SUCK at dodging 😛

[@wstark923]

Mary MajorAsskicker! Great job gurl, you are gettin guuud!!

[@aidensolomon2635]

Also there's you can read lore and other usefull information if you press x or y for xbox or circle and trianlgle on ps4. if im wrong it shows all the controls on the bottom whenever your in menu the help button also came in handy when i was new esspecially in the level up menu. KEEP GOING TRNISHED!

[@UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q]

The most OP thing in the game is bleed, it deals a % if the max HP when it triggers, so you can kill giants and dragons with tons of HP. Also magic's most fun spells require like 40+ int, so if you do both you would need tons of lvls

[@StealthMaestroSharpe]

Use golden runes as an item to get the runes, but you should use the amount you need to level up when you’re close and there’s danger ahead while you currently have access to a site of grace. Like earlier when you needed 600 more before risking a boss fight - go to inventory and use 3 basic golden runes for 200 each

[@pirateskeleton7828]

FYI, if you are already poisoned, unless the poison zone also has a damage effect, you can't get any more poisoned.

[@erikemond4203]

upgrading your shield only make them deal more damage, if you hold your weapon with 2 hands your strenght goes up by 50%. Jump attack deal more damage and running attack too

[@DejectedCat]

FYI that brass shield you got from soldiers you fought is THE best medium shield in the game.

[@jerryhinkle3786]

not trying to spoil anything but fyi you r in the right area to possibly find a weapon that when fully upgraded can kill all the bosses in Elden Ring non DLC expansion.

[@jerryhinkle3786]

glintstone pebble is best beginner spell and the only one she sells that you should get plus you will need a staff which will require intelligence to use.

[@iitshaudiboi1695]

And if im not terribly wrong about this, you can press square on things to get info about whats doing what. For example those ashes of war thingies, weapons, eguipments etc

[@ilejovcevski79]

13:50 Dude! Like.... Dude!!! You got both the Night Cavalry AND the Mad Pumpkin Head in a single digit number of attempts! And this is your first run? You are a natural at this! And i won't yell at you not to get greedy as it still happens to me after 3 runs of this game! XD EDIT: hint on using magic in these games, aside from the obvious stat requirements, you are also going to need certain implements to cast them. For sorceries it will be a staff that you need to equip in one of your weapon slots, and for incantations it's going to be a seal. When you equip those in one of your weapons slots, you can then enchant the weapon in the opposite arm with it, but not in the same one. Say, if your staff is in your right, you can enchant the shield in your left, but not the sword in your right and vice versa. Also, to use the staff or the seal, you will need to shuffle through the weapons and select them, so if you have a sword in your right, and a staff in your right, you will need to select the stuff to use it, as it can be used at the same time as your sword.

[@aaaheee]

The night terrors are abound, be watchful for the Knightriders, the Nightbirds.

[@aaaheee]

I think I'll get the pop corn out

[@jerryhinkle3786]

Boss fights are opportunities to use a summon. Do you have the ability to summon the wolves at least?

[@nramos6393]

Your getting better but those broken runes you sold to the merchant can be used to consume runes and to carry more load you need to upgrade endurance.

[@aaaheee]

Woohoo Mary, wipe on Torrent, wipe off Torrent!

[@StealthMaestroSharpe]

Can someone tell me what a goon is so I can stop using it in place of thug, henchman, enforcer, or maybe lackey? The way Mary said that makes me worry

[@Roys-OG-67-Channell]

1:14:00 However you want to play is all good 👍. I always do Faith/Dex build. I want to do all the stuff the game has to offer 😅. Cause that's how I play 👊🏾 😊

[@billbudington4384]

You don't have to sell the golden runes, just use them from your inventory screen.

[@JimGolds83]

But why does your hands smell like potatoes? Lol. Best playthrough ever!

[@billbudington4384]

Endurance will increase your weight capacity and stamina.

[@AutumnTeaParty]

Simple tip south is easier then north on the map

[@ghunzor]

the start LOL

[@philjamprimate]

16 minutes in, cross the damn bridge already! 😅

[@SaxtonHaile]

Based Evangelion reference

[@cheesy-p1j]

You are a hugable learner 😊

[@norberto6005]

Soo stake of Marika is 99percent of the time is closer to a boss then a site of grace.. they are put there for that reason😂 also u can parkour with Torreent cause he can Double jump! Also fall damage is better on him.. third thing just go into bosses or enemies try them especially if u have a Marika or grace beside them and u don't have many runes or u can get them back easily.. don't be afraid ! It's just a game.. u will revive😂 we died too.. u r not alone... I died at a later lady boss 37 times.. 😂 u will know who she is when u meet her.. she has never known defeat..😂

[@1jassem1]

Yes, magic will make the game easier

[@kennethstclair7525]

The runes you have been finding can be used instead of selling them.

[@colinnixon7739]

Are you winning son?

[@teckyify]

Everyone takes the exact same learning curve in souls games. Completely normal. Nothing unusual here or anything you're doing wrong. 😂 I would probably put most of my levels in health for a loooöong time. It allows you to make much more mistakes by taking more and harder hits. Health is in my opinion the most important stat. Leveling most other stats makes only sense if you have weapon requirements. Also try jump attacks. They make more damage and bridge a larger distance.

[@larrypatterson7290]

Child of babble-on

[@robertlipps1]

Let’s co-op!

[@aaaheee]

I see you are shopping again. If only I could access your headphones, I could be your accountant and I could give you some advice. It would probably sound like this , no, no, no, no, no, etc,,,,,😂😅😊

[@AdelaideBen1]

So - I feel so sorry that you felt that you weren't being appreciated as a new (or noob) player.... To be honest, I actually much preferred watching your earlier posts where you played just much more naturally... And with a much more free character. There's an endless number of gamers streaming/vlogging them playing Elden Ring the way viewers wanted them to play (go here... Do this... Don't do that).... But I just so loved your first few videos because you were playing off-script. It was exciting, hilarious and entirely engaging because of the occasional awkwardness. Anyway... I wouldn't pay too much attention to comments (I know you want to engage... And git gud... So you also shouldn't listen too much to my comment either). Just enjoy the game; because your natural style is so infectious.

[@aleksanderadamiec5953]

It will always be Turnip from now on. It’s in the lore :)

[@aaaheee]

Dang! Mary you found a shiny I did not know about! Cool Check your “inventory“, to see if you have the “Lordsworn’s Greatsword“. That sword will serve you well. If you took weapons from “Gatefront“ grace wagons, you have it. 16 Str, 10 Dex 😊

[@1jassem1]

If you want to have 30% extra of rounes for 3 minues, or 20% perminantly in the game, inform me to tell you how

[@galaxyexplorer6189]

When blocking with your shield if you press R2 straight after being hit you do a counter attack move causing extra damage and potentially stunning an enemy with a repost where they drop to their knees and you move in positioning yourself in front of them and hold R1 and youll get a repost..Practice offine in Limgrave on the soldiers and you'll be counter attacking and reposting like a pro.😂✌️..You can also block with a weapon and to a counter attack as well.Lets go Mary 😀✌️

[@XboxNuisance]

3:25 I'm telling peta

[@galaxyexplorer6189]

There are quite a few knight riders throughout the game and as you say they only appear at night.