A video clip shared by anElden Ringplayer captures an unfortunate, and quite disgusting, conclusion to their fight.Elden Ringis a brutal and often macabre experience, much like many of FromSoftware’s prior games. Despite that, the PvP community withinElden Ringhas a surprising code of conduct as players convey respect for others whom they fight. Even in worst-case scenarios, however, it’s rare to encounter anElden Ringplayer that is so creatively toxic as this video clip captures.
In December 2022, FromSoftware released a substantialupdate forElden Ringthat implemented Colosseums. Players are able to use the three Colosseums inElden Ringto have PvP battles, including duels. Previously,Elden Ringplayers had to organize dueling on their own. They’d meet up in community-organized locations, set community-driven rules and etiquette, and would even blacklist players who would break rules. Colosseums removed the need for much of that, and there have been repercussions.
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Reddit user bohnestrich shared avideo of a duel they recently fought inElden Ringthat is as hilarious as it is obscene and disturbing. The battle starts off with a major red flag. While bohnestrich bows, astandard action within theElden Ringdueling communityto convey a certain level of etiquette, his opponent charges immediately and tries to take advantage of the emote. The duel unfortunately goes poorly for bohnestrich from there. He’s put to sleep and beaten without much of a fight. That’s where things get worse.
After defeating bohnestrich, the opponent quickly turns and begins to throwitems that are named Fetid Potsbehind them. Fetid Pots are, as their name implies, a weapon made from poop. They can be used to inflect a Deadly Poison status effect on opponents, but this PvP player has found another use for them. When turned around and throwing Fetid Pots behind him, it looks remarkably vulgar.
As if that wasn’t enough, theElden Ringpoop-thrower then crouches multiple times and wraps up his theater with an emote pointing downward. It’s a series of actions executed so well that thetoxicElden Ringplayermust have practiced it over and over. Some on Reddit point out that their toxic behavior was significantly more impressive than their actual PvP.
While it’s true that theElden RingPvP communitydoes take decorum relatively seriously, it is also capable of appreciating a joke. It’s such an absurd situation that it’s impressive. Many viewers were so impressed they instead focused on the player’s form when throwing the Fetid Pots, how valuable the items are to so casually throw, how the behavior matches the sleep-focused PvP build, and further. It’s a perfectlyElden Ringmoment, in more ways than one.
Elden Ringis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
