All these caves, what for?

[that is so raven]

So theres a lot of small caves, some you can just walk into, some require a spell to open.
A tiny few of them have enemies or a quick puzzle of some sort, but what Im actually thinking of are the caves that is just a hallway down to a big room with 1 chest and/or some coin piles.
And I wonder, am I missing something? I check every place with revelio and theres no blue walls or secrets. Some of them have multiple rooms and hallways, but still theres nothing in them? All these nice cool looking places that is just 1-2 rooms and 1 chest, why?

[retsam1]

Originally posted by that is so raven:

So theres a lot of small caves, some you can just walk into, some require a spell to open.
A tiny few of them have enemies or a quick puzzle of some sort, but what Im actually thinking of are the caves that is just a hallway down to a big room with 1 chest and/or some coin piles.
And I wonder, am I missing something? I check every place with revelio and theres no blue walls or secrets. Some of them have multiple rooms and hallways, but still theres nothing in them? All these nice cool looking places that is just 1-2 rooms and 1 chest, why?

They're basically caves to give you access to more gear as you progress and of course if there are mobs, its more exp(especially if you do the challenge duel objectives if they show up).

[that is so raven]

Yeah but I really feel many of these caves are under developed. They look great inside but its just 1 chest and im like, this cant be everything? So thats what I ask

[TyresTyco]

Welcome to open world gaming where devs expect you to feel rewarded for getting +2 more defense and do not forget that juicy +4 dmg with the chance to do 10 more dmg via trait.

[that is so raven]

huh? Im not implying the rewards are good or bad, Im saying the caves are pretty empty.

[RogueTrooper]

wake up and smell the coffeee. game is boring and bland....

[Chiyoko]

to be honest, if I would get an achievement for looting every cave, but nah there is none. So I started to ingore them, since you only get low gear.

so bassically it is for nothing in my opinion, since you don't even get legendary gear or new skins from it.

[that is so raven]

aight yeah im not heading there if a quest doesnt lead me then

[upuaut2]

you get most of the times copies of the same low gear. it would have been nice if you could at least get new cosmetic outfits but not even that. i think the caves are an afterthought that never got finished, so they decided to just throw in any junk loot for the sake of it.

[Raelic]

Welcome to the great new gaming design of open world games. Elden Ring is an exception.

[Diabolical Taco]

This is the same issue I have with Elden Ring when it comes to their mini-dungeons. Copy & paste design with little point to the overwhelming majority of them along with severely limited enemy types. And yes, I still enjoy both HL and ER, but it's a typical open world design weakness.

[joridiculous]

Originally posted by that is so raven:

huh? Im not implying the rewards are good or bad, Im saying the caves are pretty empty.

Feels like cut content. Many if not all the Small caves have some statutes or other decorations in them, but nothing about what for or who put them there.

[Raelic]

Originally posted by Diabolical Taco:

This is the same issue I have with Elden Ring when it comes to their mini-dungeons. Copy & paste design with little point to the overwhelming majority of them along with severely limited enemy types. And yes, I still enjoy both HL and ER, but it's a typical open world design weakness.

I thought Elden Ring handled it better, personally, but I do admit that it's because I want to try new toys I get and not just keep my same optimized stuff.

[[OCN] John Wick ~ Rabbit]

Puzzle or not all the small caves will just have a chest usually 98% garbage in it. It's just extra filler content cause ya know "open world rpg" Lot of the content just isn't worth doing unless you want the achievement? Other than that half the content it's mostly for new appearances or new mess for room of requirement as if anyone gonna see it.

[that is so raven]

Originally posted by joridiculous:

Originally posted by that is so raven:

huh? Im not implying the rewards are good or bad, Im saying the caves are pretty empty.

Feels like cut content. Many if not all the Small caves have some statutes or other decorations in them, but nothing about what for or who put them there.

yeah exactly

[Tachyon]

You have to wonder what kind of idiot npc makes a dungeon that needs a puzzle to open, two or three areas with waves of armoured golems, a couple more puzzles to get from area to area and a final boss fight just to put 47g or an old scarf (or other junk) in the loot chest.