Forget the difficulty, Elden Ring players must first overcome the unpleasant messages

When Demon’s Souls came out a long time ago, it introduced a new and interactive system for players to communicate with each other. You would be able to write messages consisting of set sentences, much like what you might do in Pokémon games and the like. In Boletaria, and the rest of the FromSoftware world since, player-written posts have been a fantastic way to learn the game, but the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion saw a massive increase in obnoxiously crafted posts. only to cultivate healing.

With the massively overhauled difficulty scaling that the Land of Shadows brought with it, the desperate need for rating has also increased. For reference, when you evaluate (or even interact with) a message in Elden Ring, it will heal a good portion of your HP. If you can craft a viral message that is well received, it will cure you plot of health.

If you’re in a boss fight and have used up your last flask, you better hope someone likes that lewd message you left from the corpse in a compromising position.

I laughed the first time I saw the “try the finger, ___ ___” message. Now it’s just a little dry.

Most of the most obnoxious messages will be found right next to a fog wall or summon panel. You’ll probably click on it right before heading into a room to have your ego checked by Radahn or the Blackgaol Knight. More often than not, they will contain an empty, uninteresting message that doesn’t add much to the texture of the game. There are unusual cases where someone is able to scribble down a poetic puzzle of boilerplate phrases to make something out of it. something significant. There are, however, many messages that simply pollute the world of Elden Ring with nothing but mundane messages.

There is a particularly notable moment where you, like many others, will really feel the frustration that messages can bring. Bayle the Dread is one of Elden Ring’s notable new bosses, and the Wyvern will lunge at you as soon as you enter the arena. You’ll be able to summon Igon inside the arena, although you’ll only have a few pictures to click on the panel before getting burned by the boss. If you don’t get a chance to click on the “you have no rights” message tactfully left next to Igon’s sign, I feel your pain.