Elden Ring as a newbie

[marcelo1]

I bought the game a week ago and I've already played 12 hours. I took the prophet which probably was the wrong decision after 12 hours playing this game. I mean spells are extremely effective against certain enemies but I really do struggle against the big bosses. I feel like I cannot proceed with the game as I feel I am far to weak. After 12 hours I am basically still stuck in limgrave. I've basically done all dungeons in limgraves to become stronger but despite levelling attributes, getting better gear , getting new incarnations and upgrading my weapon I am still not able to beat the boss in the murkwater catacombs. I've tried like 50 times and I cannot beat him. The issue is that he moves too quickly and as a prophet you suck if your enemy moves and hits quickly especially if you got no horse in the dungeon. My strategy is to summon wolf ghosts such that they tank the boss for me and I can summon my incantations and throw the fire ball on the boss (I've already been to the roundtable where i have bought incantations, armor and got upgrades). So I use my fire ball to stay in distance to the boss but it's useless. I get him down to 50% and then always die because either my wolfs die before I finished him and he starts focusing me. Once he focuses me I am dead, I mean yes I can block his hits but I cannot do that permanently and if i try to run away or dodge hits it's simply impossible (at least for sb who "only" has played 12 hours). Another Issue I experience is that hitting the fire balls is also extremly difficult especially with an enemy that permanently moves and quickly moves. I miss 50% of my fire balls hits because it's not possible to predict where he is heading sometimes.
Because I couldn't do the murkwater catacombs I went to other dungeons near to limgrave but on another part of the map. I though they might be easier but I was wrong. Once I found a huge bear against whom I didn't stand a chance because he moves so quickly, it's impossible to dodge ALL his attacks. If he gets me I am basically on 40% of my hp, I then need to use a bottle to regenerate my healtbar but this gives him time to finish me wow.
I tried to watch as many youtube videos as possible to educate myself about elden rings.
I started leveling attributes like vigor and strenght because this was the best to do according to google. Then I realised that faith and dexterity and vigor might be better for a prophet ( I also read some recommendations on how to play a prophet). Hence, now i do not know if i wasted like 10 points on Strenght instead of using them for faith. It's getting harded and harder to upgrade my attributes ( I pay more than 3k for 1 upgrade). This sucks because it feels like I wasted my attributed on strenght especially considering that strenght is nice but It won't help me against bosses becauses a) I would need to come close to the boss to hit him wth my sword b) if I come close I might hit him once and then because i am so freaking slow he absolutely destroys me. So strength is useless. I feel like i have the best chances if i use incanations. But these "best chances" are still very low considering that i cannot manage to bring the bosses below 50%.
To be honest I am really desperate, I do not want to start again with elden rings and with a new and better class because I've already spent 12 hours on my prophet. Furthermore, if I keep making no progress at all I might consider stop playing elden ring. I mean yes I love this game but there is no sense if won't ever be able to finish this game or if it will takes me 500+ hours to finish it.
I dont' see any sense in keep levelling my attributes as it gets progressively harder to level them ( I pay more than 3k already) and I would need to level that much to beat those bosses that I'd spend this 500+ hours which i cannot time due to time constraints and because i do not want to. I read that the average elden ring player finishes the game within 40-70 hours. I feel like this is bs, I am still stuck with limgrave dungeons after 12+ hours.
I also feel that due to my heavy armor i have I am really slow. I do not know if armor has any effect on movement speed but I don't know if i need to get armor especially made for prophets (light armor?). I feel like a prophet in a warrior body with this armor i have.


I would really appreciate it if you can give me advices, possibly youtube tutorial i haven't seen yet. What to build? Where to go first ( I did all dungeon with exception of the murkwater catacombs in limgraves) Am I doing sth wrong? Any recommendation, advice?

Thanks a lot

[Clail]

Prophet is fine, all classes are really just a starting loadout. Your attributes generally won't make or break pve content if you don't know how to mitigate or avoid damage, so don't get hung up on what level you are or what stats you invest in.

Practice dodging on easier enemies. Particularly learn to use I-frames during a roll to literally phase through attacks.
If you are using a shield, get a decent medium and practice. Learn what's safe to block, and what is best avoided. You CAN block forever if you have the right damage resistance for a particular enemy and manage your stamina appropriately. Getting guard broken is fine and ideal if it prevents an otherwise one-shot move with a long recovery.

I would additionally recommend reading the fextralife wiki pages on how stats, armor, weapons, and magic work. It doesn't sound like you've played a souls-like before and are trying to play this like a traditional rpg

[arador]

you can do it, you will see that this game is not that hard, it has a learning curve. that's all.
first off, it's very normal that you stuck at limgrave after 12 hours. this is a huge game. and you are probably right about that wrong decision thing, i mean the prophet. if i were you, i would restart the game as a vagabond, bandit, warrior, samurai or confessor.
even if you don't restart, my advices are same.
after exploring the limgrave go to the weeping peninsula, it's in south of limgrave.
make your choice about your build, dex or str and faith or int and melee or ranged.
if you decide to use magic, faith or int, use it as a support. my advice is don't go pure ranged
clear every dungeon you see
don't worry about your gear, you will find your ultimate gear at mid game or late game
leveling up is just one step. if you get use to boss you're fighting your level's only duty will be speeding things up.
my ultimate advice about bossfights: don't try one thing twice. for ex: if you roll back and boss's attack still hits you next time roll his back. you will see the difference.
look for a huge opening, almost every boss has it. he will make his sloooow move and stay there for a while, hit him when he does it and watch your distance.
if you can't beat the boss by yourself, don't be ashamed to get help from others, just summon another player or use your spirit summon.
if you're using a standart weapon which upgrades by a smithing stone, not somber smithing stone, it's max level is +25. so don't feel bad about your bad decision on your weapon upgrading. mines are very important, look for them, you will find lots of smithing stones in there.
if you think game is too hard for you remember this: this game HAS a easy mod. BLEED. i've seen people, er was their first souls-like game and they finished the game with bleed. you can find a uchigatana in deathtouched catacombs in limgrave or start as a samurai (samurai's starting weapon is uchigatana)
FAT ROLL IS BAD: your roll is far more important than your armor. take of that armor and you will do better. if you improve your endurance you will be able to wear those heavy armors without trouble in time.

[FLU]

Try gaining access to better spells like glintstone icecrag if you're a mage, use pest swarm vs bosses if you're faith, or dual jumping r1 knives if you're dex. After picking your 1 overpowered AOW (like sacred blade) or spell (like glintstone icecrag) or faith spell (pest swarm) then focus on upgrading your summons like the mimic. IMO mimic is still the best summon.

[Alby]

+1 for Fextra.

There really is no secret sauce besides just trial and error with these games. Pick a play style you’re comfortable with and learn it. 12 hours isn’t much, especially if you’re new.

[Dark Angel]

Prophet is a good starting class with much potential. Your 12 hours are not wasted, that's absolutely ok to spend this time in Limgrave and learn the basics.
Have you explored the area to the south as well ( Weeping Peninsula).

You can make your prophet to a str. / faith build, that works well, no need to regret your choices.
And if you really don't like it after 50 hours or so, there will be a way to respec your stats.

Yes, besides your incantations you need some good melee weapons as well.
Note: weapons deal different kind of damage, and when one weapon seems to be bad against a certain boss, try another weapon. Example: chose strike damage against miners and maybe slash damage+ bleed or fire against Rune Bears.

Some good weapons to find in early game I can recommend:
- Morning Star ( strike), when you use the Ash of War " Sacred Blade" on it, it's also great for fighting all skeletons.
- Claymore ( one of the best allround weapons, especially for new players, to find in Castle Morne)
- Uchigatana ( slash + bleed, put Bloody Slash on it).

I have started several times as a Prophet in my game, imo one of the best starting classes. Just give it some more time.
And yes, your fire balls are a bit weak at begin. You can deal more damage with Fire Pots for now, use them too. And don't worry, as you progress through the game you'll become much stronger.

Btw: don't listen to "speedrunners" with 40 hours, pretty sure they missed a lot and skipped half of the content. Many players spend about 200 hours on first playthrough when playing blind and searching for secrets and NPC quests.

[marcelo1]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από arador:

you can do it, you will see that this game is not that hard, it has a learning curve. that's all.
first off, it's very normal that you stuck at limgrave after 12 hours. this is a huge game. and you are probably right about that wrong decision thing, i mean the prophet. if i were you, i would restart the game as a vagabond, bandit, warrior, samurai or confessor.
even if you don't restart, my advices are same.
after exploring the limgrave go to the weeping peninsula, it's in south of limgrave.
make your choice about your build, dex or str and faith or int and melee or ranged.
if you decide to use magic, faith or int, use it as a support. my advice is don't go pure ranged
clear every dungeon you see
don't worry about your gear, you will find your ultimate gear at mid game or late game
leveling up is just one step. if you get use to boss you're fighting your level's only duty will be speeding things up.
my ultimate advice about bossfights: don't try one thing twice. for ex: if you roll back and boss's attack still hits you next time roll his back. you will see the difference.
look for a huge opening, almost every boss has it. he will make his sloooow move and stay there for a while, hit him when he does it and watch your distance.
if you can't beat the boss by yourself, don't be ashamed to get help from others, just summon another player or use your spirit summon.
if you're using a standart weapon which upgrades by a smithing stone, not somber smithing stone, it's max level is +25. so don't feel bad about your bad decision on your weapon upgrading. mines are very important, look for them, you will find lots of smithing stones in there.
if you think game is too hard for you remember this: this game HAS a easy mod. BLEED. i've seen people, er was their first souls-like game and they finished the game with bleed. you can find a uchigatana in deathtouched catacombs in limgrave or start as a samurai (samurai's starting weapon is uchigatana)
FAT ROLL IS BAD: your roll is far more important than your armor. take of that armor and you will do better. if you improve your endurance you will be able to wear those heavy armors without trouble in time.

Than you very much for your advice !

[marcelo1]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Clail:

Prophet is fine, all classes are really just a starting loadout. Your attributes generally won't make or break pve content if you don't know how to mitigate or avoid damage, so don't get hung up on what level you are or what stats you invest in.

Practice dodging on easier enemies. Particularly learn to use I-frames during a roll to literally phase through attacks.
If you are using a shield, get a decent medium and practice. Learn what's safe to block, and what is best avoided. You CAN block forever if you have the right damage resistance for a particular enemy and manage your stamina appropriately. Getting guard broken is fine and ideal if it prevents an otherwise one-shot move with a long recovery.

I would additionally recommend reading the fextralife wiki pages on how stats, armor, weapons, and magic work. It doesn't sound like you've played a souls-like before and are trying to play this like a traditional rpg

Thank you!

[arador]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από marcelo1:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από arador:

you can do it, you will see that this game is not that hard, it has a learning curve. that's all.
first off, it's very normal that you stuck at limgrave after 12 hours. this is a huge game. and you are probably right about that wrong decision thing, i mean the prophet. if i were you, i would restart the game as a vagabond, bandit, warrior, samurai or confessor.
even if you don't restart, my advices are same.
after exploring the limgrave go to the weeping peninsula, it's in south of limgrave.
make your choice about your build, dex or str and faith or int and melee or ranged.
if you decide to use magic, faith or int, use it as a support. my advice is don't go pure ranged
clear every dungeon you see
don't worry about your gear, you will find your ultimate gear at mid game or late game
leveling up is just one step. if you get use to boss you're fighting your level's only duty will be speeding things up.
my ultimate advice about bossfights: don't try one thing twice. for ex: if you roll back and boss's attack still hits you next time roll his back. you will see the difference.
look for a huge opening, almost every boss has it. he will make his sloooow move and stay there for a while, hit him when he does it and watch your distance.
if you can't beat the boss by yourself, don't be ashamed to get help from others, just summon another player or use your spirit summon.
if you're using a standart weapon which upgrades by a smithing stone, not somber smithing stone, it's max level is +25. so don't feel bad about your bad decision on your weapon upgrading. mines are very important, look for them, you will find lots of smithing stones in there.
if you think game is too hard for you remember this: this game HAS a easy mod. BLEED. i've seen people, er was their first souls-like game and they finished the game with bleed. you can find a uchigatana in deathtouched catacombs in limgrave or start as a samurai (samurai's starting weapon is uchigatana)
FAT ROLL IS BAD: your roll is far more important than your armor. take of that armor and you will do better. if you improve your endurance you will be able to wear those heavy armors without trouble in time.

Than you very much for your advice !

you're welcome, good luck and have fun!

[marcelo1]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Dark Angel:

Prophet is a good starting class with much potential. Your 12 hours are not wasted, that's absolutely ok to spend this time in Limgrave and learn the basics.
Have you explored the area to the south as well ( Weeping Peninsula).

You can make your prophet to a str. / faith build, that works well, no need to regret you choices.
And if you really don't like it after 50 hours or so, there will be a way to respec your stats.

Yes, besides your incantations you need some good melee weapons as well.
Note: weapons deal different kind of damage, and when one weapon seems to be bad against a certain boss, try another weapon. Example: chose strike damage against miners and maybe slash damage+ bleed or fire against Rune Bears.

Some good weapons to find in early game I can recommend:
- Morning Star ( strike), when you use the Ash of War " Sacred Blade" on it, it's also great for fighting all skeletons.
- Claymore ( one of the best allround weapons, especially for new players, to find in Castle Morne)
- Uchigatana ( slash + bleed, put Bloody Slash on it).

I have started several times as a Prophet in my game, imo one of the best starting classes. Just give it some more time.
And yes, your fire balls are a bit weak at begin. You can deal more damage with Fire Pots for now, use them too. And don't worry, as you progress through the game you'll become much stronger.

Yes, I have been to the south. I haven't managed any dungeon so far. The same issue as always, I get to the boss but the boss is too fast. Thanks for your advice nevertheless

[ericknirvana]

Ohh buddy i feel you, i started as a prophet and let me tell its pretty hard at first
but now i am overpowered i can 1 shot almost anything except bosses.

I pretty much only leveled my faith since i knew thats the type of magic guy i wanted to be, i had to have faith to get threw many bosses and enemies.

i pretty much tried to explore every nook and cranny i could before i even went for the first boss, but still i only leveled my faith no vigor only faith.

I felt like you do, i was at a panic because pretty much any enemy, any boss can 1 shot me.

I had to learn to roll, lots of rolling and trying to jump on top/behind stuff to get the npcs stuck. I used the golden signs to summon help of the ashes, you can level up the ashes too the wolfs are weak so i never used them i found better ones the more i explored.

I did have a weapon on my other hand that i would only use for the skill magic special it scaled with faith so it was pretty strong too.

a lot of level felt like i just had to memorize everything and do a perfect run, then level my damage.

you still haven't wasted anything since you can just go to another area and level up some more, i would focus on your damage stat and health.

if you cant beat a boss step back and go somewhere else for a bit, you can always keep leveling

[Wungus]

or summon one of us to run you through a dungeon and get a weapon :)

[SnakeshyperTTV/Kick]

I recommend for a beginner I recommend a str build, dex bleed build w/ dual curved swords or dual katana's be warned the final boss can not bleed but is neutral to fire.

If you struggle at dodging head to Caelid at fort forath and fort gael make sure to get gold fowl foot kill the dragon for 90k runes make sure that you have a bleed weapon and radagon's soreseal that should be enough to level you up to 33 make sure that you pump vigor up to 20 damage scales off of up grades by the time I fight Margit with a +16-19 weapon also make sure to pump your stats up for which weapon and buffs that you are using then head to the abandoned cave make sure you have a good staggering weapon for the cleanrot knight's for dex build's I recommend the nagakiba AoW piercing fang +12 and enough mana flask's +8, for str build's the Dragonslayer aka Greatsword or giant crusher with Lion's claw for a easy lion's claw invest into 12 arc and 15 faith. Then get another gold fowl foot and head to Lenne's rise and make it night cheese the knight's calvary pop the gold fowl foot and hot swap to the gold scarab and level up.

You can also respec so don't restart.

Here is the looting path spoiler warning
1. Select the samurai class or confessor and select the lands between rune for 3k runes and get a additional 3.2 runes and level up.
2. Get the flail and get 12 smithing stone 1’s in Limgrave tunnels.
3. Then get as many golden seeds and sacred tears as possible make sure to head to the third church of marka sparta kick Kenneth of of the cliff loot the graveyard for the sleep pot recipe.
4. Head to Fort Haight for the Left Dectus medallion.
5. Head to Caelid to fort gael hit the grace first and get flame grant me strength come back later when you have rotten breath if you want to kill the lion.
6. Head to fort faroth get the right Dectus medallion, gold rune 12, and 2 smithing stone 7’s found near the church of plague, and radagon's soreseal get a gold pickled fowl foot then kill Greyoll allocate your flasks to mana flasks and put the str tear and dex tear in your physik the str tear is in Limgrave near Stormveil shack and the dex tear is in liurnia found near the scenic isle get the golden vow ash of war found above the deathtouched catacombs southwest make sure to buy a dagger and apply golden vow to the second dagger.
7. Buff up and kill Greyoll pop the gold fowl foot for 90ishk runes level up.
8. Then head back to fort gael and use the teleporter then loot redmane caste to get 1 smithing stone 5, 2 smithing stone 6’s, and farm for a dagger avoid the fog door as you will get destroyed by the boss.
9. Then head to Murk watercave wait for Yura hit the grace and then kill Yura for the nagakiba.
10. Bully Patches and get the golden fowl foot recipe and buy some gold feet.
Head to Raya Lucaria Crystal tunnel and get 12 smithing stone 2’s and 3’s make sure to have a shield with 100% damage negation and a mace for the boss buff up and guard counter him level up your weapon.
11. Head to the sealed tunnel for the smithing stone bellbearing 2 and 5 smithing stone 5’s and head to the old altus tunnel 8 smithing stone 5’s and level up the your weapon to + 15.
12. Then head to the abandoned cave for the gold scarab make sure to have a dagger with quick step buff up and bully the cleanrot knight duo make sure to have enough mana flasks for piercing fang or lion's claw.
13. Head to Lenne's rise loot the graveyard and hit the grace then rest until night if you have a extra gold pickled fowl foot 1 can be found near the first step grace and another one in the sealed tunnel and a smithing stone bell bearing 2 cheese the knight's calvary pop a gold pickled fowl foot and hot swap to the golden scarab talisman man for 60ishk runes level up
14. If you are running a dex bleed build head to Agheel lake for the unsheathe AoW and apply it to the nagakiba with keen then bully the bloody slash knight at for the bloody slash AoW and apply to the uchi with the blood affinity.
15. Apply the BHS AoW to the dagger and head back to the sealed tunnel for the 3 smithing stone 6’s and bait the virgin into destroying the statue and BHS away to survive if possible.
16. Then head to seewaterterminus to the hermit’s shack grace then piss off the bear into breaking the statue for 3 smithing stone 6’s then head to volcano manor make sure to speak to Rya first then barggot for the necklace then speak to Tanith and get 7 smithing stone 6’s and level up the nagakiba to +19.
17. Head to Stormveil buff up make sure that you have margit's shackle then bully Margit and then pop a gold pickled fowl foot and hot swap to the gold scarab and level up and then head to Stormveil castle to get the claw talisman and then head to the sage cave found in Altus for the raptured black feather's armor then head through Stormveil main gate and kill Gostoc then bully Godrick then do the same thing for extra runes pop his remembrance for 20k runes and level up.
18. Then do white mask varee's questline and rune farm at the palace approach ledge grace by shooting a bird rinse and repeat until level 100 optionally rune farm until level 150 or level 181. You can also use a rune farm glitch at Moghwyn palace near the big tree near the bloody rocks for the farm make sure to do a delayed double jump or you will die.
19. Then head to Raya Lucaria Academy and clap Rennala then do the same thing for extra runes pop then her remembrance for 20k runes and level up.
20. Then fight Radahn then do the same thing for extra runes pop his remembrance for 40k runes and level up.
21. Then head back to volcano manor hopefully you activated the bridge then make sure you have enough sleep pots for the godskin noble and send his fatass rolling to Mcdonald's do the same thing for extra runes level up then head to the two stone sword key fog gate then use two of the stone sword keys make your way down there for the dagger talisman if you rely on staggers and then royal knights resolve.
22. Then get the serpent hunter spear and level it up to at least +6 then do ranni's questline and get the mimic tear and level it up to +10 and then head to the four belfries picking up the jellyfish shield along the way hit the four belfries site of grace and make sure that you have good enough armor and 2 stone sword keys then get the imbued stone sword key and activate the Crumbling Farum Azula teleporter and wrong warp to the main side of it by selecting the roundtable hold grace and hitting alt f4 at the right time then get somber bell bearing 4, 5, hero's rune 5, lords rune found near dragon temple lift grace along with a golden seed and gold rune 12, and a ancient somber dragon smithing stone.
For the godskin duo get enough sleep pots to put to sleep the noble 9 can be found near the albernic village and the right haligtree medallion then do Nephli loux's quest line for a ancient dragon smithing stone as a other imbued stone sword key can be found in sellia then get revenge on the grafted scion and get the storm hawk spirit ashes. Then head back to Farum summon in recusant Bernal buff up and summon in mimic tear for a easy time then do the same thing for extra runes then level your weapon up to +25 or level up.
23. Then head to the Swamp of Aeonia bully Commander O'neil get the gold needle then head to Gowry get the needle repaired and then do Millicent's questline then head to the shaded castle for valkyrie's prosthesis and give it to Millicent then head to the windmill village summon in Millicent and mimic tear buff up if you are maidenless then kill her for her talisman p.s if you kill her then I will go Big Boggart mode on you and rip you to shreds and go full dung eater mode on your corpse.
24. Then warp back to volcano manor and bully rykard for rykard I recommend at least the plus 6 serpent hunter or if your wrong warped to farum +9 or 10, claw talisman, and raptor's black feather's buff up and summon in mimic tear then trade in his rememberance for blasphemous blade and level it up to +10 it is good for clapping Malenia's rotussy to the point of her saying harder daddy also make sure to duplicate his remembrance at the bell walking maslum's as it along with Malenia's and elden beasts grant's 50k runes.
25. Then get all the sacred tears in Altus.
26. Then bully the draconic tree sentinel summon in Great Horned Tragoth, Millicent, and mimic tear and buff up.
27. Then bully Goldfrey then do the same thing for extra runes also make sure to bully the Erdtree Avatar for a lords rune.
28. Then bully Margott margit's shackle also works on him then do the same thing for extra runes.
29. Then head to the shunning grounds to get Mogh's shackle and head back to Moghwyn palace and bully Mogh for being a pedophile or ♥♥♥ if you want to take it to extreme levels of toxicity make sure to put the purifying blood tear in your flask if you are not doing the comet azura cheese.
30. For late game areas I recommend at least 40-60 vig to avoid being one hit killed.
31. Then get the smithing stone bell bearing 3 and two sacred tear also be wary of Borealis, the freezing fog and the Rivers of Blood invader make sure to kill the Rivers of Blood invader as it is good for farming four toed fowl feet and with the right build and buffs it can clap Malenia's rotussy to the point of her saying daddy chill.
32. Then head to Castle Sol for the right Haligtree Medallion.
33. Then head to the Consecrated Snowfield to Ordina make sure to get the sentry torch to see the black knife assassin's and head to the Haligtree I recommend BHS for the area to avoid most of the deadly attacks and a good armor with holy damage negation.
34. Then bully Loretta then do the same thing for extra runes or level up your other weapon if you are using a secondary weapon.
35. Then carefully make your way around the mages for a Hero rune 4 found before you fight Loretta make sure to get the shortcut first if you die.
36. Then finish Millicent's questline make sure to save her then develop crippling depression and clap Malenia’s rotussy p.s if you invade her I will go Hoarah Loux on your ass and break every bone in your body and then defile you even worse than the dung eater. Make sure that you are at least level 125 or greater for the fight.
37. For waterfowl dance I recommend using a shield with 100% damage negation AoW barricade shield she can still heal even with 100% damage negation and then roll into the attack at 1 a clock and then 6 a clock for waterfowl up close circle around her make sure to lock on and then roll straight 2 times lock on again move close to her and evade to the left lock on again and move to the right then back lock on again to make sure that you do not move into her. For her second phase run under her and then roll. For her spirit clone attack just run and roll. For the fight I recommend a light load for talisman's I recommend dragoncrest greatshield, rotten wing sword insignia, green turtle talisman, and lord of blood exaltation. For dex builds I recommend rivers of blood +10 and a bloody +25 nagakiba. Make sure to get the thorny cracked tear found east of Ordina and bully the boss in second phase with blood flies. Then get the Hand of Malenia katana and level it up to +10 for elden beast as the elden beast is immune to bleed. For str build's I recommend +25 Aow Prelate’s Charge and apply bloodflame blade and the Knight Calvary Halberd AoW black flame tornado as it is good at clapping Malenia’s rotussy to the point of her saying daddy sorry for buffs flame grant me str, golden vow, bloodflame blade, fire tear, godrick’s great rune , and thorny cracked tear for the tailsmans I use fire scorpion charm, lord of blood exaltation, starscourge tailisman, and rotten wing sword insignia I fought her with this build and clapped her rotussy harder than I did on December 1st.
38. For fire giant get the crucible tailsman and ritual shield tailismen summon in alexander and the mimic.
39. Burn the erdtree.
40. For the draconic tree sentinel summon in a friend to destroy him and Maliketh then do the same thing for extra runes and pop his remembrance.
41. Then bully gideon then do the same thing for extra runes level up same thing for Hoarah Loux and pop his remembrance.
42. For Radagon with a str build I recommend buffing up make sure to have the axe talisman equipped and the cracked tear for extra charged attack damage along with the jellyfish shield buff and blood boil aromatic buff this shot kill Radagon in 1-2 charged attacks or 3-4 with the giant crusher with royal knight's resolve with the fire affinity and hot swap to the Dragonslayer and shard of alexander for elden beast reapply any buffs and cast lord's divine fort. then do the same thing for extra runes and get the sacred relic sword and level it up to +10 and rune farm to 213 for ng+ or not it is up to you. For dex build's I recommend rivers of blood he is immune to bleed but not fire for elden beast swap to the hand of malenia for a easy win then do the same thing for extra runes and get the sacred relic sword and level it up to +10 and rune farm to 213 for ng+ or not it is up to you. Make sure to get the Hailigdrake talisman +2 and cast divine lord’s fortification for a 79% damage negation to holy.

[Tom]

I have no advice to offer, but if you want some jolly co-operation feel free to ask!

[Dr.Abscondus]

Don't mess with the rune bears. You have to pick your fights in this game and run away from some of them. Just keep exploring and doing the stuff you can do. 12 hours is nothing. You've barely begun. You can respec later but you're nowhere near the boss fight that lets you do that so be careful allocating your points. Vigor is always a safe choice. If you really have done Limgrave (you've probably missed a lot) then head south.

[GermanyMan]

If you dont understand game mechanics feel free to ask, in general people are really nice about it.
But dont spoil your experience by watching YouTube or crawling through guides -> If you know whats coming it will ruin it. Dont listen to people dictating how to play the game, it will often lead to a very shallow gaming experience.
"Go there and do that, than this Boss will spawn and the weakness of him is this and that".
Its better to engage it in your own way. And then, if you finally got the grip these Soulsgames will open up so huge that you wont be playing anything else - atleast for a certain time.