That Elden Ring can be a very difficult game has already spread, thanks in part to Margit. The first real boss in the action RPG is a true test of strength for most players. That it doesn’t have to be that way is impressively demonstrated by a fan on Reddit.
Elden Ring doesn’t reveal much to players. The game is taciturn, reserved, and indirect. One of the few hints that new players receive after the tutorial is to head northwest to the Stormveil Castle.
There, players then encounter Margit, the first real boss in the game. And he is indeed a tough challenge, even for experienced players. He attacks players with a barrage of fast strikes that are almost impossible to dodge and also assaults players from a distance.
But one player on Reddit simply ignored all of that. He didn’t go to Stormveil Castle and didn’t struggle for hours with Margit. Instead, he did something entirely different, thus showing that he has “truly understood” Elden Ring.
“This is what happens when you do all the side quests first”
Even though Elden Ring unmistakably guides new players towards Margit – you can confidently ignore these instructions.
The entire game world is available to you from the very beginning with only very few exceptions. You can explore the huge and impressive open world of the Lands Between at your leisure.
Margit is indeed intended as the first real hurdle, but no one forces you to fight him for hours.
That’s exactly what the Reddit user Significant_Divide57 understood. He completed everything else in the game first before tackling Margit.
The result is such a short and simultaneously spectacular fight that it can leave you jaw-dropped. In his words: “This is what happens when you do all the side quests first.”
With his already high-quality equipment and an imposing spell, the player manages to defeat the tough nut Margit with just two hits.
This shows that the player truly exploited the gameplay mechanics of Elden Ring. Because in contrast to the other FromSoftware games like Dark Souls, Bloodborne, or Sekiro, Elden Ring offers a completely open world.
In Elden Ring, there is always an easier task thanks to the open world
More than in the other Soulsborne games, you can simply ignore tough opponents and dedicate yourself to other activities instead. Here is a small, incomplete selection of things you can do to get better:
- You can level up your attributes, which can be done particularly well in the early game with a farming method.
- Especially in the many dungeons in the game, you can find new weapons and improve your arsenal.
- You can learn spells and use them to navigate certain situations more easily.
- If your build isn’t working for you, you can even re-spec and reallocate your attributes.
No matter which direction you wander in Elden Ring, you will discover and be able to do things that will improve your character’s skills and your own skills as a player everywhere.
This way, you will always find an easier task than the one you might be struggling with.
However, there are also players who do not stick around for long. Instead, they find themselves living in early retirement as a reptile less than a week after release:
