FromSoftware games likeElden Ringare famous for having a mechanic that allows players one chance to collect any items that were dropped upon death, as long as they can return to the location that they were killed. This mechanic was first seen inDemon’s Souls, and has since been incorporated into other non-FromSoftware games likeStar Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderandHollow Knight.
InElden Ringthis delicate system for collecting runes, which are required to level up, does add an element of risk vs reward to the game. Carrying around a large number of runes will let players continue playing, with a bigger pay-out for when they do finally decide to stop and level up. But the risk increases exponentially as dying would mean the loss of an even greater amount of time.
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Elden Ringfans are divided over carrying around a large number of runes. Many players like to level up as soon as they’re able, while others claim to havegained staggering amounts of runes from randomElden RingPvP players. Most players will only have more runes than they need to level up if they are farming. By knowing the right places to farm, and dedicating some time to it, an unbelievable amount of runes can be acquired. Reddit user KaleTheVeggies has shared an image of the number of runes they racked up after a marathon farming session.
Gaining a staggering 58 million runes, the Reddit user was able to go from level 188 to level 300 when they had finally stopped to spend their hard-won runes.Elden Ring’s level-up costs start off quite easy to meet, but the rune requirement increases with every level. It would take farming this many runes 17 times beforetheElden Ringlevel cap could be reached, and the number of levels gained each time would diminish.
Elden Ringis not a game that requires maxing out any levels, however. The game can usually be beaten when the player is around level 120, as the player only needs to level up the stats that benefit their play style. Since every stat in the game can be leveled to 99, the max level overall is 713. This is also long past whenleveling up inElden Ringreaches a point of diminishing returns.
Progress into higher NG+ playthroughs andElden Ringbegins to get relentlessly hard. This is coupled with the fact that the rune requirements to level up will now cost hundreds of thousands of runes per level. But a for a player only in NG+2, 58 million runes could be seen as overkill as it would make that whole playthrough considerably easier.
Elden Ringis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
