MMOEXP: It struck me as I was taking down Elden Ring
But what is it that makes the lightning ram so broken? After killing a Teardrop Scarab in the Elden Ring Runes Atlus Plateau, the move disguises you as lightning, and your character shouts like a goat. Then, it transforms into a ball and then flies around like a tumbleweed. It inflicts high damage, expends only a little bit of stamina and focus and can be used repeatedly without stopping. In addition the lightning ram is top priority, interrupting the majority of attacks in PvP. This makes it a deadly weapon against online players.
"As far as backstory, the only thing I'd like to stress is that me and my friend [PP in the clip] started getting frustrated by the constant invasions and all of the 'OP build' nonsense people were using," Tylxx said. "Typically people would intrude during our playtime and just one-shot us with the patch that was pre-installed on Erdtree Shield. This was not fun at all. Our goal was to at least give people a memorable experience when they visited us, and given the response to the video, I feel we have accomplished that."
Tylxx's short clip might be one of the most popular examples for an Elden Ring player winning the victory, but it will not be the last there. Many players are using the lightning ram with great success, killing tough bosses like Malenia and Blade of Miquella and wrecking a worrying number of online players.
To be honest, I both love and hate this. It's hilarious to watch people decide to go to win instead of engaging in a respectful, head-to-head combat. While I am able to laugh at seeing some poor sap who was slammed by balled-up cheap Elden Ring Runes players, being on the other side of this could be a suck. But, according to reports, the person Tylxx demolished in the vid discovered the ass-whooping hilarious. Perhaps it's more enjoyable than it appears.