Whats a good weapon early on in this game?

[Clumsybeast]

Iii keep finding trash weapons, that dont do much damage at all, and its getting boring fast.

[Clumsybeast]

Colt님이 먼저 게시:

All weapons are good and useable in souls games. Just pick the one you like best, get good with it and upgrade it.

Nah i am seeing people do way more damage with other weapons early on then the ones i have. Want better, or will just play something else.

[Clumsybeast]

Colt님이 먼저 게시:

Yeah sounds like the game isnt for you.

Why cant people what weapons are best to start with? lol Clearly watching people do way more damage to enemies with some weapons, but dont know where they are. Guess ill google, but games is new so doubt there is much about it yet.

[Froot Loop Lux]

Tis a poor craftsman who blames their tools. You haven't said what build you're going for, whether you're wanting to focus on stealth, range, melee, magic ect. The stats for all weapons and armor in the game scale with your own stats. When you get a weapon or armor piece it'll list stats with letters next to them from E to S. You want weapons with a high ranking letter next to a stat you ACTUALLY level.

This article explains it a bit more in depth.[www.gamesradar.com] Basically, all weapons can be usable, but only if you're equipping ones that are boosting the stats you're actually leveling up.

[Leonard McCoy]

Uchigatana (Samurai starting class)

[Professor Hugedix]

Clumsyninja님이 먼저 게시:

Colt님이 먼저 게시:

Yeah sounds like the game isnt for you.

Why cant people what weapons are best to start with? lol Clearly watching people do way more damage to enemies with some weapons, but dont know where they are. Guess ill google, but games is new so doubt there is much about it yet.

If you upgrade your weapon it does more damage.

[Kyrth]

Your weapon does low damage because it isn't upgraded, if you've ever played a souls game before you'd know this.

[HassanAlhajry]

That's why you upgrade weapons lol upgraded weapons does way more damage
i was hitting 3-4 attacks to kill a trash mob after upgrading to +5 (didn't change anything less neither leveled up) and i was 1-2 shots killing them weapons upgrade to +25 i was told in this game the standard weapons does basic damage so pick the weapon you like to use the most then UPGRADE

[AH-1 Cobra]

If you wanna rek stuff hard, use a shield (bigger the better) + big weapon (bigger the better), and use block + counter to stance break stuff. Some weapons counter in a sweep and can rek multiple targets.

Honestly, big armor + big shield + big weapon is just objectively better in Elden Ring than light armor + light weapon + no shield/small shield for PVE, and probably PVP too.

The difference between medium equip load and light is so little of a difference, that there's just zero reason to run light equip load in this game.

[curry124242]

I am using the straight sword drop by the solider enemy rn.
And i get it to +4 now.

I totally understand why you feel the weapon isn't doing much dmg, probably because your weapon is not upgraded and you are fighting some hard boss/enemy. Probably better to explore other areas and get the weapon upgraded before fighting boss/enemy that you feel you do no dmg to.

[Froot Loop Lux]

Also, if this is your first experience with a souls game, this is my recommendation for picking a starting class:

"I like to take hits and rush in with a big sword" - Vagabond if you want to use bows, Hero if you just want to swing a big ol sword

"I want to use magic!" - Confessor. If you're feeling a little more brave, try Astrologer but they're a literal glass cannon out the gate.

"I wanna be stealthy/use range" - Samurai if you wanna use melee, Prisoner if you wanna use magic.

[AH-1 Cobra]

The Longsworn Straight Sword is the best in its class, it drops from those knights, it's got good base stats and 110 crit modifier. And you only need 10/10 str/dex to use it.

On the back of one of the carts the giants are pulling is a chest with a Greataxe. It doesn't have great reach, but it's a phenomenal weapon to use for punishing with guard counters for stance breaks and going for the finisher. Also the leap R2 attacks with heavy weapons do a lot damage, and break stances, between doing leaping R2s, and guard counters, you'll be stance breaking stuff frequently, even bosses.

[ElviraDemonQueen]

Colt님이 먼저 게시:

All weapons are good and useable in souls games. Just pick the one you like best, get good with it and upgrade it.

hhhhh how about you say instead of GET GOOD WITH IT maybe like try get better with it and learn to master it instead of GIT GUD words

[>:3]

twin blade is really good, its what I've been using and I'm doing chunky dmg

[Darkside99x]

If you are unaware the damage a weapon does scales with the relevant stats and levelling those stats further increases the damage scaled.

Longsword for example starts with D scaling in both strength and dex and gains added damage based on the levels invested in them.

The enchantments that can be added to the weapons can drastically alter the scaling too, making a weapon viable for other builds.

[zofryer]

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