Elden Ring Invader Tricks Host By Pretending to Be AFK
Elden Ring is an incredibly ambitious title that adds a variety of new and updated features to the Soulsborne formula. Player-vs-player invasions are one of the many returning features that originated in previous FromSoftware titles, but Elden Ring's unique mechanics have led to some twists on how invasions play out. Recently, one Elden Ring invader tricked a host into range by pretending to be AFK.
Players going AFK has been a recurring issue across the gaming community for as long as video games have existed. Elden Ring has suffered from AFK rune farmers in particular, though gamers are already finding counters to this disreputable tactic. The defining element of being AFK is the player character being left completely motionless and presumably defenseless.
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Redditor Oscarburr26 recently shared a video showcasing one way that a clever invader can use the assumption of being AFK to their advantage. The video begins by showing their character standing completely motionless in what appears to be one of Elden Ring's many foggy swamps with the distinctive red glow of an invader. The host player being invaded is standing on a distant rooftop, shooting arrows that appear to do no damage to Oscarburr26's character. After about a full minute of trying to inflict damage to the motionless character, the host player climbs down and runs over to try melee attacks, thus falling into the invader's trap.
As soon as the host player gets within melee range, Oscarburr26 lurches to life and takes them down in about five seconds. The whole fight only cost the invader about a quarter of their health. Apparently, it's likely that the host player was using a Shortbow with
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