Elden Ring
Elden Ring
I just completed my initial run and created a few videos. In one clip I observed a significant boost—50% more runes when my help died during the battle, or 33% fewer when it didn’t. (Note: I should verify this again.) I enjoy runes, keep the golden scarab, and try to use the fowl foot in tough boss fights. This is new for me. Now I can reach up to 200% runes at boss encounters! Edit: I attempted this with Mohg, letting the help die 20 seconds before the boss, but it still yielded 655,000 runes. However, I have two videos showing the Crucible Knight duo; the first one gave me 19433 and the second 33,000. I’m still unsure about the discrepancy—maybe I missed something. I also retrieved some runes I’d lost earlier, but the display only showed 19433, not the full amount. By the way, Discus of Light has become a strong spell since October 2022, affordable (3FP) yet powerful. Edited August 25, 2023 by leclod
The leader of Farum Azula is where I stopped working for a while. I’m a beginner, it took me 170 hours to reach there, and I just couldn’t overcome the two dragons of Farum Azula. I joined with a glintstone build, looking for every detail in the maps. Elden Ring is massive and satisfying to explore. Last week I installed an "easy mode mod" to finally complete the game (offline). I only missed the sunflower ending, the star ending, and the frenzy endings—they’re really great!
I feel pretty close to 170 hours at Farum Azula, and I’ve had a lot of setbacks. Yet I never faced bosses like in DS3 or Sekiro (except maybe Crucible Knight). Now that I’m on Discus of Light, it’s almost effortless. Edited August 25, 2023 by leclod
You're asking about the help system. It's related to summoning an online cooperator or a spirit summon. When you call upon an online cooperator, you receive only 25% of the regular runes for the boss, while the cooperator gets 75%. This applies even if you summon two at once—each still gets 25%, and together you get 75%. The Golden Scarab boosts your earnings by 20%, and the gold-pickled fowl foot consumable adds another 56% increase. I'm not sure about the timing details when a cooperator dies, but it seems there should be a period where you're alone before receiving the full amount again.
Spirit summon and I encountered a minor coincidence. The outcome doesn't matter for the spirit summon. Thanks!