As a fresh addition to the souls-like games, Elden Ring naturally adopts the mechanics of its predecessors, and that includes the Bloodstains. Other than that, veteran players will also find themselves familiar with systems like Weapon Skills, Roll Dodging, Dual Wielding, and many more. Despite the recycled mechanics, players shouldn’t worry as Elden Ring also comes with new features to explore.
Other than all that, of course, the Tarnished will be adventuring in a whole new world, filled with fresh stories to explore. Those who are feeling daring can even play Elden Ring without the assistance of their maiden. Although, these people may also be the reason why Bloodstains are thriving in Elden Ring.
What Does Touching Bloodstains Do In Elden Ring
Bloodstains in Elden Ring show the location of other players’ death. Touching these Bloodstains will replay the last moments of a certain player before they met their end.
Touching one Bloodstain will show how the Tarnished died and where the attack came from. This can be helpful for Elden Ring players to avoid meeting the same outcome and plan the next few steps carefully. However, as any Souls fan knows, nothing can save us from dying.
What Bloodstains Mechanics Are Used For In Elden Ring
Simply put, Bloodstains are a mechanic to alert players of nearbydangers in Elden Ring. When coming across Bloodstains, Tarnished should immediately know there’s something dangerous around the corners.
Areas with numerous Bloodstains usually indicate there’s a boss or a tough enemy nearby. It’s better to avoid walking through these areas if players don’t want to lose their precious Runes. Constantly losing Runes will eventually make Elden Ring harder for players since they will play under-leveled.
On the contrary, if players continue to challenge the foe and win, it will give them more sense of achievement with all Bloodstains scattered around their victory arena.
There’s no denying that leaving Bloodstains for other worlds can be a bit shameful. Dying often in the same place may cause players to wonder if they left any Bloodstains behind for others, maybe even touching each Bloodstain in the area to make sure they’re not in any of them. Don’t sweat it, though; most of the player base often die anyway.
Despite all the potential frustration, FromSoftware is a company known to always implement good mechanics into their new games and eliminate the failed ones. That constant improvement earned the company a loyal fanbase that took them from one success into another.
Elden Ring is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S.
