FromSoftware’s open world action-RPGElden Ringhas earned rave reviews across the board, with many hailing it as the best Soulsborne game to date.Elden Ringbuilds on what FromSoftware started with its previous games like theDark Soulsseries, and as a result, there are many features that are shared between the studio’s various games. This includes a rather unique way to communicate with other players online.
InElden Ring, players can leave messages on the ground that can be seen and read by other players in their own games. These messages can sometimes be helpful by warning players of an impending ambush or by helping them find secret treasure. Alternatively, these messages can be trolls.Elden Ringplayers often troll others with messages by strategically placing them in inconvenient spots, like right bySites of Graceor at the bottom of a ladder. Other timesElden Ringplayers use messages to trick players into wasting their time hitting a fake illusory wall or by jumping off a cliff to their death.
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WhileElden Ringplayers likely get annoyed by the trolling messages, they may appreciate the more helpful ones they come across while exploring the Lands Between. WheneverElden Ringplayers read a message in the game, they are given the option to appraise it, and doing this can mean life and death for other players.
This was illustrated by an intense clip uploaded to Reddit by user SadroSoul. In the clip, SadroSoul is fighting the God-Devouring Serpent, aka Rykard, an optional bosslocated beneath Volcano Manor. The boss fight against Rykard can be very difficult, as he is capable of dishing out a ton of damage with each hit. In the clip, SadroSoul finds themselves trapped in the serpent’s mouth, being slammed on the ground repeatedly before getting thrown across the arena. This could have been the end of SadroSoul’s run at the God-Devouring Serpent, but they are saved at the last minute by a message appraisal.
InElden Ring, whenever someone’s message is appraised, they are given a big boost in health. This encouragesElden Ringplayers to leave helpful or clever messages in theLands Between, as they stand to benefit whenever someone finds the message and appraises it. Those who want to be nice to their fellow Tarnished may want to make it a habit of appraising as many messages as possible, because as shown in this clip, it can give players the help they need to win a tough fight.
Elden Ringis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
