DS3 and Elden ring do magic best of the Fromsoft game IMO. An MP pool works much better in an action game than the Vancian “casts per rest” of the earlier games.
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entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
Dark Souls. If you play a mage, you’ll be on easy mode, which very much does feel badass in a game so full of terror.
Apeman42@lemmy.world 2 months ago
lorty@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
For a new player sword and shield is the easy mode. Magic tends to make you squishy, and if you aren’t great at not dying getting your souls to the spell merchants is rough (if even know how to do their quests)
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
Hard disagree. Having nearly infinite ranged attacks and being able to run away while attacking made it way easier for me.
Maybe in 2 and 3 what you’re saying is true, but sword and board was way harder for me than playing a mage with a shield.
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Magic damage felt spikier than other classes to me in Elden Ring, to the point early and mid-game where there were segments where I would run out of magic before getting through crowds even with all blue flasks.
tan00k@lemmy.world 2 months ago
As someone who came into the series at elden ring, I agree with you. I initially tried a mage and it felt quite a bit more difficult than sword and board.
The game felt like it was designed for physical weapons and shield, whereas with magic the difficulty was all over the place - easy time with one boss, nearly impossible on another. If you aim for a boss cheese build maybe magic is easier.