i cant get the dlc day 1 maybe in week for sure in your opinion is it worth the hype i hope it takes a month or two to unveil all the secrets and beat all the bosses
You can use the mimic grace close to the Placidusax's TP point, take a sreenshot, send to Fromsoftware asking "why you didn't do that?", that is the best way to use the mimic grace
Haha. Nice. Honestly I don't find that runback too terrible. This was my first fromsoft game and after playing demons souls and coming back to this it's not a bad run at all. Lol
Convergence Developer here. I checked the game files for the Crucible Knight + Fallen Hawk Soldier interaction. This is deliberate. There is a special effect placed on those Fallen Hawk Soldiers, and also half of the Fallen Hawk Soldiers that are a bit further back. This effect causes them to get an increased 99% absorption from in this case the Crucible Knight. I have also compared it to similar instances like the battle between Misbegotten and Soldiers at Castle Morne, and the Pumpkin Head in the Courtyard with the Misbegotten, I could not find this logic applied there. It can of course still be said that both were handled by different teams, but the damage reduction was definitely there on purpose. They simply might not have thought about the application of the Bewitching Branch.
Out of curiosity, does this same 99% absorption value get applied to the Crucible Knight that fights beastmen near the Boltdrake Talisman +2 in Farum Azula? I'm wondering if the Crucible Knight was actually supposed to have the 99% absorption value against the Fallen Hawks instead, as it would line up with the Farum Azula enemy vs. enemy scenario.
@@nightscout9979 I just cheked, and it's indeed the same effect that the Cruicible Knight has. But I can tell you with certainty that the application of this effect on the Fallen Hawk Soldier is no accident.
@@LordExelot What indicates that the Fallen Hawks having this trait wasn't an accident? Also, do any other enemies in Nokron have such damage modifiers?
There's a rat that runs toward the hole that drops onto the path leading to Mohg. It hangs out next to the hole and will aggro if you go near it after it follows its path. It doesn't go anywhere near the other holes and there's no other rats in that section, so you just really need to find the rat rather than following it like the spectral squirrel.
I noticed the rat today!! When you open the way straight from the Grace and drop in the sewers from the pipe in the room with an omen and an imp, there’s a rat down there that leads you to the correct drop and even behind the big rat.
After rereading the Grace Mimic, I think the best way to use it is if you’re in a new area and don’t know where to go, the Grace Mimic will work as a stick you throw into the air and wherever it points to is where you go.
@TheRealJohnHooper yeah it is supposed to be random the op isn’t suggesting it’s not, they’re just saying if you want to choose a random area to go to while exploring, it works that way
I actually used them in the middle of Caelid and Liurnia. I threw a couple down, then used my map to draw a straight line. It allowed me to find a couple hidden graces and if you were near an edge or mountain, you knew there was a secret nearby if it pointed straight into the sea. Definitely helped with my first playthrough.
I wonder if they point to something, just not the way you’re “supposed” to go… I’ve never used one though since I always check every nook and cranny anyways haha
A lot of the cut content makes me question wtf is Fromsoft's reasons for cutting out so much actual good stuff from the game? They cut out Kale's quest, they completely changed Millicent's quest, they cut out the aurora borealis? Y the hell did they even cut out the aurora borealis?
I dont know if anyone noticed that before.. (Not sure which place it was ), I saw a pack of wolf puppies running around like they were playing but when I looked closer they were actually chasing that invisible teardrop scarab. It was cute af (I apologize if this might be a widely-known thing, I'm a fresh Elden ring player😅)
I know other have stated that the Grace Mimic has *some* usages. However the MOST useless item is the Glass Shard item. It LITERALLY has zero usages in the base game. It's not usable as an item on it's own and its not used as crafting material for any item. Why it exists at all is still a mystery.
i have used a fake grace to "help" people, just set it fairly far, and act like youre a friend, lead them to the grace and as they approach it you hit them with an aoe attack
I saw the deal about the rabbit following on twitter. Later that day I was playing with my brother in the sewers and I thought I noticed a rat running away and leading us to the area to drop into in the last part of that puzzle. It could be coincidence but it instantly reminded me of this.
@@nayyarrashid4661 That's what I was referring to. Can you drop a grace mimic in front of Rogier? In his introduction he says that although he is a tarnished he hasn't seen the guideance of grace. The grace mimic's description says it will do when there isn't anything else.
The prisoner mask also has its left eye covered. Feel like it’s mostly just a reoccurring design choice but it would be wild to see they come up with some connection
The flaming Zombies in Caelid also explode like that. There isn't much connection to Miquella, but I guess you could talk about St Trina's Torch being found in the Ruins in Caelid.
Grace mimic has a use in er. If in invasion you are stuck behind an illusiory wall, you can dispel it by placing 2 grace mimic and doing a few particle effect (throwing knives for exemple) . Useful if u ever invade the mine that leads to rykard rune tower.
Yo Mr Ziostorm it is unbelievably cool of you to be posting non DLC content for all us stubborn oldheads to enjoy in the coming week. The fact that you could be popping off by uploading spoilers and are doing this instead is extremely appreciated and respected, you're one of the people who make this fandom feel like a real community.
Grace Mimics are gonna be great for the first playthrough of the DLC if you get lost or overwhelmed, since it points the player in the right direction. Very good first playthrough item.
I recreated the map of the DLC using the footage from the trailers, and a bunch of stuff people may have missed (no preview spoilers) I'd love to ask you your thoughts on it?
Woah...I never knew about that Zamor Ruins Squirrel...thats awesome. I'm doing my pre-DLC new build right now and I'm just about to get to Morgott & enter the Mountaintop, so I'm definitely checking this out soon
The only other scripted animal event I’m aware of is the giant rat that runs from you after you jump down into the open pipe in the Subterranean Shunning Grounds. Following it pretty much leads you on the path to the Forsaken Depths site of grace. Most useless ‘item’ is glass shards. They can’t be sold, or used for item crafting into anything useful.
Something i did not know for a long time and only noticed because i did not kill the enemy right away is that those Nobleman who carry around chests containing Golden Runes can turn invisible. If you let them run away from you and they get far enough they will turn themselves invisible. If you get to close though they will be revealed.
iirc there's a deer in the dragonbarrow cave where the bull-goat's talisman is that will lead you to the somewhat hidden entrance to the other part of the cave as well.
two additions: with the mimic tear, if you take off your weapons, let the mimic spawn, he will not have any weapons. You can then reequip you weapons and splat him all you want. Another place you can get the mobs to kill a boss is in the Consecrated Snowfields. The fire dragon boss will be attacked by the squid things just outside of his cove. Aggro the squids, drag them close to the dragon, aggro the dragon, and run him to the squids.....get some popcorn and watch the fight!
Well the blood servants and miquella's soldiers aren't the only ones to explode in that fashion. There exist fire equivalents to the blood servants in Caelid and they rush you to explode too
Every true Soulsborne Vet understands the value of the Rainbow runes. As for the the Rowa fruit I actually have always used the Rowa fruits to heal Torrent. Even utilizing the upgraded version of them once in late game areas. Honestly very useful whenever engaging in horseback combat especially when fighting on horseback against bosses such as those Meteor Bull (I forget their real name)
Did you know Lanseax can be cheesed. If you attack her in the spot where she runs away it will trigger her boss fight to have a 10th less health. If you go fight her at her boss fight and run away so her health bar dissapears when it reappears she has lost an additional 10th of her health.
The scar on the left eye has a pretty obvious meaning behind it. In an interview Miyazaki gave IGN, he was quoted as saying "The influence for so many characters having damage to their left eye is because growing up in Japan, I was a avid fan of the 90s R&B group TLC, specifically the song Waterfalls, their breakout hit. During the song, there is a very dope rap verse by Lisa "LEFT EYE" Lopez kicking the phatest rhymes. This also explains why we put so many waterfalls in Elden Ring"
Not dumb, that's actually true. My uncle has 1 brother, who isn't my dad, working for Asobo Studio confirmed that Miyazaki stated he likes flamingo salad.
I cant wait for the zoom out from whoever's psyche we're exploring in-game to the real world version of Michella waking up, getting in his car, and driving to his 9-5. All of it was just a dream taking place within his Inner-World as his own path toward individuation. Crazy
The squirrel was really a surprise. I do have the impression something similar happens in Tetsu's Rise, where some specific spectral mobs there stand still and stare at the turtles until you bother them. Edit: I just checked. The specific dudes I mentioned will spawn as soon as you touch the Imp Statue, they will be standing still on rocks and each staring at one of the turtles. If you touch Imp Statue while looking to your right (south) you'll be able to see one of them.
Kinda interesting to think about that maybe Gowry was supposed to be Gorey but a mistranslation happened as the Japanese Kanji between Gowry and Gorey is the same so they just left it as Gowry.
Noticed this the other day. A statue in the lower levels of Auriza Hero Grave has an identical spear to Messmer’s, wrapped in vines which I mistook for snakes. The appearance isnt a striking resemblance but there are some resemblances
10:45 There are other enemies of that type that explode in Caelid but it's fire for example. There are poison variants too. I don't think this is connected to Miquella in this case.
Tarnished: Aurora borealis? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the Lands Between, localised entirely in the Mountaintops? Marika: Yes. Tarnished: Can I see it? Radagon: *Smashes with Marika’s hammer*
My guess is that they hardcoded a resistance on those enemies against the Crucible Knights to prevent the player from cheesing them by using the Crucible Knights. Like aggro the knights and then taking it to there so that it can use area attacks and wipe the enemies. But in the process they forgot about the bewitching branch or maybe it was introduced further in development when these enemies were already in place and never went back to check.
I've noticed that when enemies are fighting each other, they always deal significantly lower damage than they should (see Misbegotten and Godrick Soldiers in Castle Morne). Normally the Bewitching Branch causes them to take the normal damage. So I suspect that for some reason, that scaling modifier isn't turned off for the soldiers in the aqueduct. Why that is, you'd need to look directly in the code like you said
You guys know already that Miyazaki really likes Berserk. The scar eye thing, the prosthetic limbs etc comes from there. Miquella and those Fallen Hawk Knights having that special interaction probably is some sort of reference to Griffith/Band of Falcons. My boy Mike compels such strong affection We are about to see more in the Shadow of the Erdtree 😊
Given that some npc quests involve the use of items in fromsoft games, I don't think its impossible that a grace mimic could eventually be used in an npc quest, especially if the npc in question doesn't know what grace looks like and couldn't tell the difference. Not that I think that its likely to happen, but lore-wise it could.
We also know that torrent has some type of unalloyed gold horse shoes (likely given by prior master Miquella). We know this because he takes no damage from walking over poison or rot. However, he will otherwise take damage from poison and rot applied to his body. He also takes damage when walking over fire/lava so it’s only poison/rot that his hooves are resistant to.
If you want to "cheese" the Mimic Tear, you could also unequip everything before you encounter it. That's how it will mimic and stay that way through the fight. Just be quick to re-equip everything.
7:00 It is for this reason that I believe “the Prisoner” class was always the intended main protagonist of the setting; since the tarnished were all to be imprisoned hundreds of years ago, it would make sense the original plan of the game was to simply have them imprisoned rather than sealed away, and everyone start in prison clothes, where the left eye is covered with a false eye, and the other exposed. My headcannon is that within the enclosed side of the face your character carries the scar seals/sore seals as their actual eye as some form of mark of punishment, albeit also amplifying your powers depending on which one you have. It also allows a lot of role play in how you approach their motivations: What crime did they commit, and why did they do it? My character, for example, was the catalyst to stealing the rune of death from Malkeith; then he was scapegoated by the demigods while their plans moved forward, thus the prisoner’s motive now is to literally kill them and return death to the Elden Ring.
they weren't imprisoned or sealed away, they just got told to leave for a while _My Lord, and thy warriors. I divest each of thee of thy grace. With thine eyes dimmed, ye will be driven from the Lands Between. Ye will wage war in a land afar, where ye will live, and die._
1. No one will ever use the scripted event rather than just rushing in with Torrent and grabbing whatever loot you want. 2. Interesting find. I love inspirations like these. 3. Seems like a bug. 4. I've seen Aurora Borealis in real life many times and it most definitely would be a fitting choice for the region. 5. The One Eye represents the all-knowing in many cultures. Maybe that's what they're going for? 6. The Grace Mimic is great for low level invasions and baiting new players into a false sense of security. 7. A bit of a stretch. I'm leaning towards reused game assets. 8. Didn't know about the Mimic Tear insta-kill, because I generally just unequip all my gear and equip The Daedicar's Woe. The fight is generally very easy, but nice find.
Here’s your next list of things: Divine Towers each have a secret only detectable from the specific tower. We all know the Isolated Divine Tower can see Farum Azula. But did you know that when atop the Divine Tower of Caelid, the Divine Tower of Limgrave ceases to exist? (At least this is the case for PlayStation) (Update)Maybe it is just me, but there are no Minor Erdtree’s visible from atop the Divine Tower of Limgrave. Or that the only place you can see the door for the Divine Tower of West Altus is from the door and tower itself? Illusory rocks cover the entrance just like the walls in the cave that lead up. Ok, maybe not all the towers have something… but that black and white wispy stuff might be the Light and Shadow magic being siphoned out of the Two Fingers atop the towers… and I guess, Ranni’s Fingered… Finger-Touched Corpse.
Some may speculate that the real purpose of the Grace Mimic item is in its lore consequences. Similar to how Marika is "no where to be found", and how Melina was "born of her Mother in the Erdtree; [a lost purpose]", this item may be speaking about the origin of Marika, who is both the Golden Order's light of grace, but is also a Numen of the Nameless Eternal City, which might make her a mimic. She's also known for mimicry with her other item, Marika's Mischief. If Radagon is the Sun (Fire Giant, The Heliocentric Golden Order, the former King upon the Seat of the Sun, etc.), then Marika might be one of the Leaders of the Numen/Nox; one of the Nightmaidens of the Darkmoon.
I know that pirates used eyepatches so that when they were actively pillaging a ship and went below deck, they could lift their eyepatch and their eye would already be adjusted to the darkness. This gave them an advantage in battle. The characters with one eye closed could mean that they have one foot in this world, and the other in another, like the spirit world. Perhaps we'll see these characters with their right eyes closed and left eyes open in the.. dun dun dun Shadow Realm
The mimic tear trick works on all transforming mimic tears not just the boss. I use Bolt of Lanssax to snipe them from afar and they never turn into those mimic warriors. Or that mimic tear giant in front of the fingerslayer knife location
My theory about the left eye symbolism is that it allows them to be in the shadow realm (asleep) and the lands between at the same time. Since most of the characters with that mark are spectral it makes sense that they could maybe warp back and forth.
The thing with the hollows looks like it could be just an effect of the crucible attacks being blocked by their 100% DR shield. The Greattshield Soldier ashes are ridiculous against many enemies, one of my favourites for my Astrologer build.
I use the Grace mimic to mess with ppl. Ppl won’t walk up to the grace and try to sit at it for sure but.. nearly everyone will come and investigate when they see what looks like a grace somewhere they don’t remember there being one. So the best way I found to use grace mimic for luring ppl is to put it somewhere visible from the main path that will lure them away from their plan and into a choke point, and it has to be far enough past the choke point where by the time they realize what’s going on it’s too late, there trapped. Things that will help are if u put it somewhere dark, that will help it stick out visually. You also have to understand different ppl want different things so you have to keep in mind the context of your situation. For example, using this trick when your being invaded has limited use because they can see where you are at all times so, the only time you can mess with an invader is if your co op friends are in on it you can make it seem like your sitting at a grace with the emote and mimic, but at that point you might as well do it at a real grace to realy make it look convincing. The best way to use this trick would be in an invasion. If done right, with a little slight of hand you can put a grace mimic in some tricky spots that make ppl exploring their world get curious and HAVE to go investigate. The only issue with this whole strategy, it relies on the whole community not knowing about grace mimics or seeing them very often.
Mimic tear is one of my favorite bosses... I made a character that was a jack of all trades specing into everything to use as many things as possible and I've spent hours fighting the mimic tear and letting it kill me just so I can see how well it does with a different build. I found a few where it actually showed me some cool new moves.
The Grace Mimic is perfect to troll your newbie friend who is in his first play through!!! I did this with all my friends who started to play Elden Ring! Works everytime! Also is nice to sit around it with friends!
The grace mimic probably changes your encounter rate for a type of enemy somewhere, most likely a special version that has a rare item drop- read the last line of the description.
I've always wondered due to its description and we get one right away if the mimic could possibly lead to the frenzied flame the closer you get to it I've never experimented it but the way it specifically states going against grace and that "unrefined grace will lead too truer encounters" screams the three fingers to me
I’ve been absolutely locked in at work and it really does help kill time. If you have the ability to work through these days, you’ll be playing the DLC in no time.
9:50 Grace Mimics are a metaphor for turning our backs on God’s way and going our own way. They don’t have land under them to illustrate that they have no foundation.
The squirrel got me dude. I started this video up thinking I wouldn’t see anything new, and you get me with the first secret. That’s freaking legit. Seriously, I have over 1000 hours into this game and to still be surprised by things I didn’t know where in the game is incredible.
I was thinking that the grace mimic would actually be useful in the new dlc since I wouldn’t know where to go initially. Maybe the direction is only random because it’s sending you to different locations like caves,catacombs, evergaols , and main bosses.
