Elden Ring Player Suffers An Unfair Death When Fighting Maliketh
An Elden Ring player suffered a wholly unjustified death against Maliketh, the Black Blade that understandably left a sour taste in their mouth. Elden Ring is no stranger to heartbreaking clips of tragic defeats, but they are often the result of player greed and not unfairness on behalf of the game.
FromSoftware veterans can be skeptical of claims that a moment in titles such as Bloodborne,Sekiro, or Elden Ring is outright unfair. Games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne virtually coined the phrase «challenging but fair,» and the community can become very defensive, pointing out mistakes made by the player. To their credit, this is often the case, with some Tarnished unaware of certain Elden Ring mechanics such as equip load, subsequently fat-rolling, or being pursued by a boss without respite because they refuse to face them head-on. However, there are occasionally moments where impassioned cries of injustice are a completely valid response.
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A video posted to Reddit by PalpitationWitty8195 captures one of these moments, showcasing a tragic defeat at the hands of Maliketh that was in no way their fault. The two are brawling near the arena's edge, with Maliketh's second phase having been reached. Aptly rolling away from Maliketh's ground quake area of effect, the Tarnished quickly casts their Glintblade Phalanx Ash of War, which sees four blades of magic hover above them. Maliketh then enters the animation for what could become Destined Death, an attack that sees him plunge his weapon into the ground and fill the surrounding area with a myriad of blades.
The player seems to accurately identify the move and rolls forward to avoid it, but the hovering Glintblades collide
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