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The video discusses the perceived weaknesses of strength builds in the game "Elden Ring," particularly when facing relentless boss styles. The speaker expresses their frustration with the effectiveness of strength builds, which require great shields, guard counters, and jump attacks to be used effectively, rather than the agility offered by dexterity builds. They highlight the significant challenges strength builds face, such as limited attack windows and slow weapon speeds, necessary uses of alternative tactics like black flame fireballs, and reliance on a +10 mimic summon to manage late-game bosses. The speaker views these issues as a deviation from previous Souls games, criticizing the game for punishing the use of big weapons and subsequently recommending magic or dexterity builds as more viable options. Despite these challenges, the speaker mentions the extraordinary strength of the listener, identifying it as a hallmark of a true lord.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the perceived weakness of strength builds in Elden Ring, particularly against the game’s relentless boss styles. They express frustration with the current state of strength builds, hoping for improvements through future DLC. The speaker notes that using strength builds effectively requires leveraging great shields, guard counters, and jump attacks rather than trying to mimic the agility of dex builds. They highlight the difficulty of harder fights for strength builds, mentioning specific challenges like lack of feasible openings for slow weapons and bosses that are hard to reach. Ultimately, it seems that the speaker feels forced to rely on alternative strategies, such as spamming black flame fireballs, to deal damage effectively.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the challenges and frustrations of using a strength build in “Elden Ring.” They note that strength builds struggle against late-game bosses due to the small attack windows and slow weapon speed, which necessitates the use of a +10 mimic summon for compensation. They express that this issue wasn’t present in previous Souls games and criticize the game for punishing the use of big weapons. Consequently, they recommend against choosing a strength build and suggest that magic or dexterity builds are more viable options. The speaker strongly criticizes the design choices and believes that strength builds are the worst they’ve ever been in the series.
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In this part of the video, the speaker appreciates the listener’s extraordinary strength, identifying it as a hallmark of a true lord.