The Mountaintops of the Giants is home to many breathtaking views, one of the most notable being the stone walkway that players must cross to reach the heart of the region and Castle Sol. When crossing this seemingly natural bridge, players have any expectation of a trap confirmed when arrows start barreling towards them. It is not unlikely that these arrows force the player off the bridge, or inflict significant damage before the Tarnished can cross and quell the Golem threat. It seems that the host of an invasion taking place nearby, however, had not yet dealt with that enemy, resulting in one of the funniest conclusions of an Elden Ring PvP fight yet seen.
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In a video uploaded to Reddit, the fight is evidently nearing its conclusion, with depleted health and flasks between the two of them. The host retreats after using the seldom seen Coded Sword skill, attempting to cast Glintstone Icerag as the invader pursues. After evading one jump attack, but being hit by the second, defeat seems all but inevitable for the host, who runs with but a sliver of health remaining. But they had an unwitting foe who, with the intent of killing the host, inadvertently defeated both Tarnished with the release of a gargantuan arrow. A hilariously timed camera pan concludes the video, as the fallen warriors engage in a perfectly synchronized death animation, revealing a Golem innocently standing not too far away.
Elden Ring PvP has being receiving much love as of late by developer FromSoftware, with two consecutive updates dedicated to fleshing out accessibility for multiplayer elements, and radically restructuring how combat is handled. It began with Elden Ring’s 1.06 update in August, which allowed summon signs to be established across large distances, making cooperative play significantly more seamless. This was afforded to PvP too, meaning that invasions could take place over distant areas, aiding the player-base that has understandably dwindled since launch.
Update 1.07 released in the middle of this month, and it went even further, separating PvE and PvP scaling so that balance could now be implemented independently. Along with this arrived a list of improvements to virtually all sorceries, incantations, and skills which dwarfed anything before it. FromSoftware had to recently release a patch addressing the Endure Ash of War, which was nullifying everything but the most punishing attacks.
Elden Ring is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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