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Highlights
- One determined player has collected over 10 million runes in Elden Ring, which can be used to level up and improve weapons.
- The player spent 48 hours farming for these runes and reached level 211, finding that a stacked character enhances their enjoyment of the game.
- Despite having the advantage of millions of runes, the player still struggles with enemies in Elden Ring’s Caelid region, showing that experience and skill are crucial in addition to stats.
One dedicated Elden Ring player managed to collect over 10 million runes. Elden Ring inherits several gameplay systems from the Dark Souls series, and it implements these features in an open world.
Runes play a key role in Elden Ring, as gamers can use them to level up their character and improve their weapons. Players get these runes by killing enemies and bosses, in addition to specific items that give out runes when they are used. Like other games made by FromSoftware, players lose their runes upon dying, and they are tasked with collecting them back from the place of their demise. Now, one Elden Ring fan has managed to obtain over 10 million runes after farming for many hours.
A user named Isho357 has shared a new image on Reddit, showing that they had collected 10,023,206 runes in their Elden Ring playthrough. Isho357 claims that it took 48 hours of farming for them to collect these many runes, stating that they are now ready to play Elden Ring. Isho357 also mentions that they are still having trouble dealing with the various dogs and birds in Elden Ring’s Caelid region, despite having collected over 10 million runes in this playthrough.
The player has confirmed that they were able to reach level 211 in Elden Ring after spending these runes, stating that a stacked character makes the game more enjoyable. Isho357 has also shared a story of how they almost lost four million runes during the process, but they were able to recover them after respawning.
Many users in the comments section discuss the best farming spots in Elden Ring, with several players recommending items that increase the number of runes earned upon defeating enemies. Several gamers state that farming a ton of runes in Elden Ring doesn’t make one better at the game, as the player’s experience is more important than stats. One user also mentions that players can still die to enemies despite having all stats at max, while a few others state that farming runes takes away the fun of playing Elden Ring.
While Isho357 managed to reach a fairly high level using this method, they are pretty far from the max level obtainable in the game. Elden Ring has a level cap of 713, and players will need 1,692,558,415 runes in total to reach this stage. So, it looks like Isho357 will have to farm for many more hours if they want to reach max level in Elden Ring.
Elden Ring
Elden Ring is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set in a world co-created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator of the influential Dark Souls video game series, and George R.R. Martin, the author of the best-selling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. This collaboration between two renowned creators has resulted in FromSoftware’s largest game to date, filled with danger and discovery at every turn. Hidetaka Miyazaki, president and game director of FromSoftware, has a history of directing highly acclaimed games in franchises such as Armored Core and Dark Souls.
- Platform(s)
- PS5, Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Released
- February 25, 2022
- Developer(s)
- From Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, From Software
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action
