Frustration strikes as a player who, when defeating a difficult boss in the popular action RPG Elden Ring, found themselves to be robbed of the 660k runes the boss should provide. Elden Ring has a tendency to play pranks on its player base. While most of the time it is by design there are times when systems put in place can pull a fast one on players.
It isn't uncommon for Elden Ring to steal all runes from a player. No matter how many runes a player collects, even as many as 80 million runes, it can be taken down to zero in a matter of seconds. Elden Ring can employ a multitude of methods to take back the player's hard-earned runes, whether it's from an ill-placed enemy, or just by a little trick played on the player.
Reddit user Hibananananana uploaded a video showing the last few seconds of the fight with Hoarah Loux, a two-phase boss fight that is the lead-up to the final encounter of Elden Ring. Hoarah Loux is an aggressive boss, especially in his second phase, delivering suplexes that can kill two players at once and ground slams that cause the surrounding floor to explode. It was the latter that caught Hibananananana, though not before the courageous player was able to deliver the final blow, defeating Hoarah Loux.
However, Elden Ring is no stranger to destroying a player's will, even when they are just seconds from defeating a boss like Malenia, as it was the floor exploding after Hoarah Loux's last attack that killed the player. And while it is seen that the player did receive Hoarah Loux's remembrance, they did not receive the 660k runes that Hoarah Loux's fight gives in NG+, just the lone 46k runes left by their corpse. This, understandably, left Hibananananana slightly frustrated, just like so many Elden Ring players before them, posting it to Reddit to show Hoarah Loux taking away the runes they deserved.
This only goes to show how it pays to be careful when taking on some of the hardest bosses and enemies that Elden Ring has to offer. When even a Castle Sol Knight can find a way to kill the player at what was thought to be a safe distance, it's important to always be cautious in the Lands Between.
Elden Ring is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
