Hey, not sure where to put this but, I'm the guy making Demon's Souls Expanded and Its so cool you played through it on one of your streams! I watched through the whole thing for feedback and possible issues, and it helped a ton. I'm just one guy doing it for funsies so I don't have the time to test or look over everything. Thanks again for playing through it and sharing. Keep up the good work! :)
Take a shot every time you see 'Isn't that AoW waste on this boss?' Boys, if you are so skilled, do your own optimized AoW all-bosses run and post the video here. I would like to see it.
Tip for Lifesteal fist: The damage is taken directly from your offhand weapons critical dmg, so increase it by offhanding any weapon with high base dmg.
@@montgomeryfitzpatrick473The misericorde has the highest crit motion value, but I think other weapons with higher AR may sometimes be able to do more crit damage even with a lower motion value, though i'm not sure how the initial comment is meant to be taken so you may be right
@nyambrosial1244 It's build dependant. If I remember right, on a strength build the Executioner's Greataxes does more damage than the Misericorde, and I heard that at very high levels a Giant Crusher gets better damage purely out of the absurd raw AR it has. That said, Misericorde is still either the best or one of the best options for every build, and it's way lighter than pretty much all the others.
Lmao, I remember how Inescapable Frenzy did the same, but they patched it eventually. Funny how you could either do no damage at all, or drain entire healthbar in one cast
Drinking game: Take a swig any time chat says "Wasted AoW" Take a swig any time Dist says something along the lines of "This is actually good damage" Take a shot any time chat says "Ash of War: Gravity"
I'm surprised he didn't do Blaidd's quest to get the cheaper AoW talisman from Iji without having to fight Lorretta. Although I suppose he was gonna have to do Ranni's quest anyways for Adura and the meteor dude.
Mistwood Ruins > Kalé > Blaidd > Darriwil is all that's needed for the talisman to be available at Iji, so it's definitely doable, but considering that he opened the run by saying he was just kind of winging it, I'm less surprised. That's extra info to keep in mind, while having 30 other bosses to kill before being able to access the relevant area. Probably didn't even think about the talisman until Liurnia lol
Hey, you should do a similar run but you can only use the reward from each dungeon in the next one. This would force you into using all spells, summons, and weapons. It would be interesting what route you would come up with.
Right off the bat, I'm blown away at the fact that there's 31 bosses in Limgrave. Clearly I've missed A LOT of this game. Time to play again, I guess. Oh no, wow is me
You can look back to DS1 and DS2 for that too. They started as powerful and unique, but durability consuming special heavy attacks. Then they became a more gimmicky move with a dedicated button, basically sharing their space and function with the parry that was already there, and costing FP instead of durability. Then with Sekiro they started to get a bit less gimmicky and turn back into being power moves, even if circumstantial. And finally in Elden Ring they became build defining signature attacks that you often design your whole playstyle around.
I think this is a really interesting challenge. I could see this becoming an actual speedrunning category. There are so many different routing options.
About the Horrah Loux Earthshaker I recently found out that the first part procs the multihit talismans before the slam comes out. If you have winged sword insignia, millicent's prosthesis and thorny cracked tear you can get the full 40-50% bonus in just two casts.
Found this out during RL1 Elden Beast. It procs the boost from Millicent's Prosthesis (yes, I'm a terrible person) and it deals a little stance damage.
im watching this going "what about bhs and qs?" when i really shouldve been asking "what about assassins approach?" shit had me fall out of my chair laughing
I just realized there was a way to make the 2nd Mimic fight faster. If he had duped Seppuku and put it on a second weapon with both in the same hand, any time the mimic decided to switch weapons it would probably rebuff.
With a different weapon in the other hand with war cry ash of war you can switch back to the bloody halice and it switches the ash of war moveset if I remember
Loved this one, it got me super excited to try some more ashes on my next playthrough when the DLC comes out ! I would have loved a tiny bit more insight during the early game about how you leveled up to used so many different weapons
I watch a streamer who had mastered this game. He has done so many different runs and challenges, even a 165 boss run deathless which is no easy feat. Every time he makes a new character he asks chat to spit out random numbers and whatever attribute in next gets that number. Now it’s a given that the character is going to look a little wonky but for people who are members, leave superchats or belong to the players Patreon to get their panties in a bunch and up their a$$ because a character’s face is fun and unique is completely foreign got me.
I don't even have to watch the video to know the answer, (because I did it myself on a randomizer run with a pizza cutter) but I'll watch it regardless
Hey, not sure where to put this but, I'm the guy making Demon's Souls Expanded and Its so cool you played through it on one of your streams! I watched through the whole thing for feedback and possible issues, and it helped a ton. I'm just one guy doing it for funsies so I don't have the time to test or look over everything. Thanks again for playing through it and sharing. Keep up the good work! :)
So cool!!!
Great run, I was a little worried when you wasted kick right at the begining instead of saving for a hard boss, but you managed without it .
And how that weapon works for that boss for bim
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Take a shot every time you see 'Isn't that AoW waste on this boss?' Boys, if you are so skilled, do your own optimized AoW all-bosses run and post the video here. I would like to see it.
Tip for Lifesteal fist: The damage is taken directly from your offhand weapons critical dmg, so increase it by offhanding any weapon with high base dmg.
glorious spaghetti code
Wouldnt that make misericorde best to offhand since it has highest crit multiplier in game?
@@montgomeryfitzpatrick473The misericorde has the highest crit motion value, but I think other weapons with higher AR may sometimes be able to do more crit damage even with a lower motion value, though i'm not sure how the initial comment is meant to be taken so you may be right
@nyambrosial1244 It's build dependant. If I remember right, on a strength build the Executioner's Greataxes does more damage than the Misericorde, and I heard that at very high levels a Giant Crusher gets better damage purely out of the absurd raw AR it has.
That said, Misericorde is still either the best or one of the best options for every build, and it's way lighter than pretty much all the others.
Lmao, I remember how Inescapable Frenzy did the same, but they patched it eventually. Funny how you could either do no damage at all, or drain entire healthbar in one cast
I like this limitation for non-speed runs to make the routing more interesting.
It’s such a damn clever way of keeping things more restricted/challenging but also more creative!
what region-lock? why are you acting like its new? region lock was a thing since basically when the game came out
@@minidanielx5208 They never said that it’s new, just that they like it. Relax, it’s not a big deal anyway
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He literally just said he likes it. Pretty obvious you liked your own comment as well lmao.
I think it’s a good thing for gameplay especially on new games makes you more likely to pick things up you can use later
Distortion elden ring videos have to be the most soothing content on TH-cam. This guy is such a vibe.
02:57:23 holy fucking editing LEGEND spat my drink here
Gotta be honest, didn't see that coming. That bit was unalloyed gold
i dont get it
"Nice."
It is AI generated phrase I think. But still good.
Same it was so unexpected. The whole run is hilarious, the video came out just fantastic.
Drinking game:
Take a swig any time chat says "Wasted AoW"
Take a swig any time Dist says something along the lines of "This is actually good damage"
Take a shot any time chat says "Ash of War: Gravity"
That's dangerous 😂
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59:32 tarnisheds will see this and say hell yeah!!!
The custom ranni voiceline I was not ready for
hii if u dont mind me asking where is the custom ranni voiceline !!
@@sleepyzzz7101 I really don't remember what time sorry. I Remember what the line is though. She says : Another legendary ash wasted Dist
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SAME XD "another legendary ash wasted dist" it's perfect lmao
Few bosses
3:25:18 mohg
3:31:05 malenia
3:40:54 god skin duo
3:42:39 dragonlord placidusax
3:43:55 maliketh
3:45:57 gideon
3:46:48 Hoarah loux
3:48:47 radagon
why only timestamp those ones?
@@bargainbrandmilk9858No one is timestamping 100+ bosses
I'm surprised he didn't do Blaidd's quest to get the cheaper AoW talisman from Iji without having to fight Lorretta. Although I suppose he was gonna have to do Ranni's quest anyways for Adura and the meteor dude.
It's a waste of time.
@@subject_of_ymir he has to kill darriwil anyway so it’s hardly a waste of time
The title literally says he has to fight all bosses
Mistwood Ruins > Kalé > Blaidd > Darriwil is all that's needed for the talisman to be available at Iji, so it's definitely doable, but considering that he opened the run by saying he was just kind of winging it, I'm less surprised. That's extra info to keep in mind, while having 30 other bosses to kill before being able to access the relevant area. Probably didn't even think about the talisman until Liurnia lol
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Over 400 hours of play time and I had no idea there was a Deathbird at Weeping Peninsula.
Ok.
@@BodywiseMustardur a horrible person
U just needed 10k hours like dist
There are lot of random surprise night bosses. The most shocking ones are the bell bearing hunters.
well over 600 hours and i still didn't know there was one there
Hey, you should do a similar run but you can only use the reward from each dungeon in the next one. This would force you into using all spells, summons, and weapons.
It would be interesting what route you would come up with.
Right off the bat, I'm blown away at the fact that there's 31 bosses in Limgrave.
Clearly I've missed A LOT of this game. Time to play again, I guess. Oh no, wow is me
Having recently wrapped up an "All (165) Bosses" run, yeah there were a lot if things I had never done before.
I know it's meant to be woe, but wow is me just sounds too funny
Great editing! loved the pace of the video and the highlighting of the chatters!
its really amazing how From improved over the original idea of skills on dark souls 3 to the AoW in elden ring
You can look back to DS1 and DS2 for that too.
They started as powerful and unique, but durability consuming special heavy attacks. Then they became a more gimmicky move with a dedicated button, basically sharing their space and function with the parry that was already there, and costing FP instead of durability.
Then with Sekiro they started to get a bit less gimmicky and turn back into being power moves, even if circumstantial.
And finally in Elden Ring they became build defining signature attacks that you often design your whole playstyle around.
1:27 thats awesome to hear actually 20lbs is no joke, sponsor or no thats very impressive, well done. 🙏
@@g2jxGhF5G8z1gL7S better to leave positivity though
I love forgetting distortion is a speed runner then having my jaw on the floor at any slight skip he makes
I don't know why I find it so funny, but the Elden Ring music with the Hellofresh ad.
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This was one of the best challenge run you've ever done. It is 4 hour video but I enjoyed every minute of it
Watching this on stream over several days was awesome
even Ranni is flaming Dist for the ash usage smh, good edit
the entire wormface fight was the funniest thing omg
I think this is a really interesting challenge. I could see this becoming an actual speedrunning category. There are so many different routing options.
About the Horrah Loux Earthshaker I recently found out that the first part procs the multihit talismans before the slam comes out. If you have winged sword insignia, millicent's prosthesis and thorny cracked tear you can get the full 40-50% bonus in just two casts.
Found this out during RL1 Elden Beast. It procs the boost from Millicent's Prosthesis (yes, I'm a terrible person) and it deals a little stance damage.
2:57:22 That Ranni caught me off guard ngl
New Title: Can you beat ALL Elden Ring bosses cosplaying a PvP noob
Hell yeah dude. Excited to finally watch this. Also glad to see Dist getting sponsored.
The mimic tear completely killing itself is fucking Hilarious
59:40 was a truly sick shot
The zoom in at 4:15 killed me, wtaf is that 😭😂
Never seen cragblade used like that. I used it early in a recent strength run and didnt even know it did damage during the buffing animation
57:35 Literal bear witness.
1:06:20 Whoever made this evergaol can honestly say they've got big Bols.
There are so many cool Ashes of War I've never even seen. Cool challenge Dist!
2:55; 4:15; 1:22:31; 3:05:58; 3:34:49 that triggered phobias I didn't know I had
I really enjoy the highlighting of chats Dist is responding to so I can follow along
didn’t even watch the stream live and all the people saying that you’re wasting made me wanna rip my hair out i dunno how you’re still sane dist 😂
Jesus chat was annoying constantly saying should've saved it for harder boss. Do people not understand how the challenge works?
I’m pretty sure most of it was a joke man
Should of saved that anger for a different boss lil bro.
Im prettys sure alot of people arrive later over the stream and only find out that its ashes of war only run and not knowing its region locked
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I think it was mostly a joke. Even the mods were saying it
26:30 love that weapon. It's so OP. You can make a whole playthrue with only that one. On my first I used it on every boss.
Ash of Wars? Ashes of War my dude xD
Anyways, gonna go back to watchin', I'm interested in how you do.
HONEY WAKE UP NEW DIST VIDEO DROPPED
The 4:15 joke "tarnished aren't we" was soo good
im watching this going "what about bhs and qs?" when i really shouldve been asking "what about assassins approach?" shit had me fall out of my chair laughing
assassins gambit?
1:21 cooking with Elden Ring music is cool to watch
34:37 that guy that mentioned that he forgot the runebear is like the kid that reminds the teacher they forgot to collect the homework
Ive been waiting for someone other than me to appreciate piercing fang. By far my favorite aow
awesome run, great editing. thanks!
Cool run, grats on the weightloss brother.
genuinely been waiting for this video ever since he streamed it on youtube
i've been watching this video slowly over the last week and i'm gonna be so sad when it over
Yo the 1950s era 4k on this stream is insane lets go
"Pull my finger dist" lmao epic ending
ancient hero of zamor got those lady maria dodge skills
Lmfao that face. That dunk-your-face-in-death-stranding-rain face
DISTORTION2 thanks for having u. Cant remeber how many times U save my leisure time
What an awesome present seeing a Dist TH-cam upload.
Should do a run living by the great master miyagi quote. Best defense no be there
Sweet Jesus that is the face of nightmares. XD. Congrats on the run!
I love the fact that i did.not know there was a follow up attack with Bloodhound Fang until mountaintops section
I love how this run is basically a Ashes of War showcase
I just realized there was a way to make the 2nd Mimic fight faster. If he had duped Seppuku and put it on a second weapon with both in the same hand, any time the mimic decided to switch weapons it would probably rebuff.
This is the best character to date. 11/10
Okay I have thought this for awhile but do some of the demihumans sounded like some enemies from ender lilies
Nice video as always and creative use of the ashes of war, cheers
Making the Mimic commit suicide is serious big brain time.
With a different weapon in the other hand with war cry ash of war you can switch back to the bloody halice and it switches the ash of war moveset if I remember
i love how every 5 seconds theres always someone asking how much bosses did he kill malenia
I'll vouch for hello fresh, I lost weight using it as well. Hella good service glad you got a sponsor!
what always confuses me about elden ring is why have such massive open world if you're gonna fill it with tons of reused bosses
Sometimes you forgot to add deaths to death counter. Like Niall Castle skip fail and during Roundtable Knight Vyke fight for example.
lmao clutching the Godskin Noble with uppercuts
That’s how beastly that Lansseax is. He used Black Flame Tornado on her and it was pretty justified.
I~ eer never realized kick actually did damage lol 😂 guess kick only run is gonna be a thing now
my only issue with watching dist videos is that my brain forces me to constantly read his braindead chat
it's honestly impressive how corpselike this character looks.
Yooo, White Shadow's Lure is actually good lmao
This is literally "im not gonna sugarcoat it" Playthrough
Thanks, never thought I needed to see Phil Dunphy complete Elden ring like that
What did ranni say? I heard "another wasted legendary ash" lmfao 🤣🤣🤣💀
I was not expecting that at the end 😂
Hey Dist, have you ever thought about doing blackout bingo runs with viewer suggestions?
Blasphemous blade users been playing this challenge run since day 1
Loved this one, it got me super excited to try some more ashes on my next playthrough when the DLC comes out ! I would have loved a tiny bit more insight during the early game about how you leveled up to used so many different weapons
Gg dude ,was fun
The amount of comments about Ash of warS is comedic.
why does it sound like hes saying "Phase Tanking" when its called "facetanking"
Woah that onxy lord fight was tense!
I watch a streamer who had mastered this game. He has done so many different runs and challenges, even a 165 boss run deathless which is no easy feat. Every time he makes a new character he asks chat to spit out random numbers and whatever attribute in next gets that number. Now it’s a given that the character is going to look a little wonky but for people who are members, leave superchats or belong to the players Patreon to get their panties in a bunch and up their a$$ because a character’s face is fun and unique is completely foreign got me.
If there's 165 bosses in this game I musta missed em
To be fair a lot of bosses are normal enemies given a boss health bar. Im terms of actual unique bosses there are less, but still a ton.
There's only 9 bosses that aren't recycled somewhere else in the game
a short tutorial for a coffee break
We be poppin bangers poggg
That ending lmfao 3:52:54
Me watching Dist roll too early and get hit anyway
Dist: I'm just gonna face tank everything
That gets me everytime 😂
Great Gameplay ❤
Cool idea for another cool run! :D
Yep, a lot easier than taking no damage from bosses or not using healing items.
Where's the loot? Somebody stole it! 😂
Rick could only be taken out by true Ugandan Kung Fu
I don't even have to watch the video to know the answer, (because I did it myself on a randomizer run with a pizza cutter) but I'll watch it regardless
"Can you beat elden ring using only..." Yes, obviously, it is possible. Most do it almost like that anyways.