Summary
AnElden Ringplayer pieced together a video of them becoming a one-hit target and posted it online to share their humorous efforts with the community. In the video, the player intentionally applies several debuffs to significantly lower their health to solely entertain their online opponents inElden Ring.
Player interactions inElden Ringcan transpire in many ways, as the game allows its users to either team up or combat one another. Through the online community, players can run into a wide array of other characters that can prove to be either an ally or a challenge for them. With the inclusion of theColosseums inElden Ring, there’s always a PvP trial to overcome in the Lands Between. While players may not expect attacks to result in a one-shot execution, one player has gone out of their way to change that, standing out from other opponents.
To demonstrate their unique approach toElden Ring’s online battles, Reddit user Esbidee posted a humorous video of their unique way of playing. Their idea is to become an intendedone-hit target for their opponents inElden Ring, all to give “hosts the satisfaction of unexpectedly hitting over 2,000 damage on an invader.” Captioned simply with “It’s an acquired taste,” the video, backed by Yello’s “Oh Yeah” track from 1985, highlights a sequence of deliberate deaths before moving onto an invasion that features Patches from the game. Esbidee applies several items containing debuffs to make themselves extremely vulnerable, including Crimson Tear Scarab, Radagon’s Soreseal, Windy Crystal Tear, and more. From there, they walk into battle purely to sacrifice themselves for the sake of entertainment.
The video’s runtime is six minutes and 10 seconds, and the clips have been assembled in a comical fashion to coincide with the song from Yello. Several comments pertained to the comedic nature of the video, while some pointed out a distinct cutscene near the end of the footage. This moment occurs when the video appears to cut to black, only for Esbidee to initiate another invasion. Once they enter another player’s world, they eventually find themselves getting kicked off a cliff by Patches, one of the manyNPCs inElden Ring.
Charging into battle that involves other players comes with the caveat that anything can happen in combat, which has resulted in manyunsuspecting moments inElden Ringthat keep the gameplay fresh. Esbidee’s video shows that some of the best online encounters are built around delivering a few laughs.
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ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to date. Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
