I understand shields are good for people who suck at rolling, you get a really big one, then just wait for an opening. Or you get a spear and attack with your shield still up.
You'll be able to respec once you get past the mages college.
But even if you were a fatrolling 2 shield str/dex caster made of glass with 4 basically identical spells like Elon, I'm sure you could summon someone to help you out until you've gotten the skills and weapons that things go more smoothly.
My usual loadout is magestaff and sword, with high int and middling dex. I knew it was hard when I bought it, what intimidates me now is there's soooo much shit to find. I was rolling around with only 3 flasks for a while till I looked up a guide. I know complaining about the hard game is dumb, but there's so much progression that's behind a million different systems. I haven't even touched crafting.
Elden Ring more than any other Dark Souls benefits from having a bunch of friends in discord who're also playing the game and can recommend where to go, give/trade stuff, share loadouts, help with tough areas, just join you for fun, show you what happens in you'd made different choices, etc.
Don't give up skeleton!
I understand shields are good for people who suck at rolling, you get a really big one, then just wait for an opening. Or you get a spear and attack with your shield still up.
You'll be able to respec once you get past the mages college.
But even if you were a fatrolling 2 shield str/dex caster made of glass with 4 basically identical spells like Elon, I'm sure you could summon someone to help you out until you've gotten the skills and weapons that things go more smoothly.
My usual loadout is magestaff and sword, with high int and middling dex. I knew it was hard when I bought it, what intimidates me now is there's soooo much shit to find. I was rolling around with only 3 flasks for a while till I looked up a guide. I know complaining about the hard game is dumb, but there's so much progression that's behind a million different systems. I haven't even touched crafting.
Elden Ring more than any other Dark Souls benefits from having a bunch of friends in discord who're also playing the game and can recommend where to go, give/trade stuff, share loadouts, help with tough areas, just join you for fun, show you what happens in you'd made different choices, etc.