Shadow Of The Erdtree Players Confused By Stupid Message Spread – Destructoid

THE Elden Ring subreddit recently received a trending post that shows the confusion Chinese gamer U/Upper-Succotash8757 faces when navigating the world of Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, and it’s all because of the word “Edge”.

If you know, you definitely know. However, if you don’t, reading a message like this will definitely cause a jolt of confusion:

There are no limits in this zone, and even if there were, what could “time for limits” mean? The bad news is that the example above is probably the least confusing use of the word UpperSuccotash mentions in its post.

U/Upper-Succotash8757 understands English, so the problem isn’t a language barrier. Even English speakers who search the upper reaches of the internet for alternative meanings of the word “Edge” will probably just show you pictures of a presumably very nervous guitarist, but that’s probably not what these posts are referring to. Let’s try to solve the mystery, shall we?

The History of Troll Messages in Souls Games

The original’s messaging system The souls of demons immediately set the series apart from all other games out there. The limited wording options allowed for cryptic messages that helped players without ever holding their hand. As anyone who knows gamers—and the internet in general—would expect, it wasn’t long before players began gaming the system to create jokes, death traps, or sometimes a nice mix of both.

It all started when Dark Souls Players began placing a message saying “try jumping” at the edge of virtually every cliff that would lead players to their death. The troll naturally evolved into a more sexually charged tone with a message to Anor Londo that said “amazing chest coming” in Gwynevere’s bedroom, a room that contains no item containers.

Then we had Ancient Ringwhich became a bigger success than all Souls games before combining. With this, we saw an expected boom in stupid and probably confusing messages. Among the most popular were “strong, night” in reference to the very popular Battle Royale title and many variations of “dog”, which players naturally place near the turtles. There was also “Edge, Lord”, which players wrote to mock NPCs who seemed to play the role of Dark Knight with a level of seriousness that even the most hardcore LARPers would laugh at.

But two years is an eternity in internet terms, and the word “Edge” has since taken on a whole new meaning. Between the release of the first Elden Ring and its DLC, we saw the emergence of a new meme: “Edging.” It has nothing to do with NPCs trying too hard to look good, but rather the act of pleasuring yourself while delaying orgasm for as long as possible.

There’s nothing about the word “edge” that screams sexuality, and even English speakers who aren’t aware of the meme might be shocked to see a message that says, “Try Edge, then regret it.” Too bad, because if the messages are anything to go by, The Shadow of the Erd Tree takes place in the Edgelands, and that doesn’t seem likely to change any time soon.

Such messages will likely cause more harm than laughter, as most players will only get more confusion from them. Yet once I remember the nature of this series, I can’t help but laugh really hard at the whole thing.

Your useful messages can now do Elden Ring: Shadow of the Tree of Erd harder for everyone on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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