I mean, if you got 2,000 hours into Elden Ring, you’re not just good; you’re sort of like Goku. That’s what the viral clip suggests, with unfair sorcerous dodges violating every notion of Ultra Instinct being slow. And the internet sure had some thoughts on it.
The now exploded-with-popularity tweet contained the video of a player flawlessly weaving through enemy attacks as if endowed with Dragon Ball Z levels of reflexes. And… really? Pretty crazy. While the replies became even crazier, some gamers commented with “training for the afterlife,” whereas others pondered how one could put so many hours into a single game. Two thousand hours is approximately 83 days; it is nearly an entire summer vacation spent away from grass outside. Instead one is in a lands-between frame-perfect dodging.
Still, it wasn’t awe or marvel for everyone. One simply said with a rather fitting tone, “Grown men will think this stupid useless shit is cool.” Another side responded saying that FromSoft games are about mastery, and this is the end. “With patience, you will eventually master them,” a player said. And if that means going Ultra Instinct on your dodging through Elden Ring, maybe that… really is worth it?
Such Dragon Ball comparisons did not end there. People joked about overlaying the Ultra Instinct theme over the clip, while others wondered if this was Goku or Neo from The Matrix. Someone even gave a “Kamehameha” joke just for the sake of it. Not everybody followed those Goku vibes—some were even saying his whole style of attacks was too slow to be worthy of counting.
“You should go outside” comments galore. “Imagine if you put 2000 hours into something real…” one person mused. Another flatly replied: “Jesus Christ go outside.” But, on a serious note, if you’ve truly spent just two thousand hours playing Elden Ring, then exposure to sunlight might just be your weak spot at this point.
What had me cracking up were those players who’d claimed they did this or something like it in less time. “Did this in hour 5 lil bro,” boasted one player. Yeah, sure, dude. Then there were those who compared this to getting familiar with spawn sequences on Call of Duty, which… frankly, is not wrong. Both call for an unhealthy amount of dedication.
But the question that actually matters-what exactly does it say about the difficulty curve of Elden Ring? At the start of a game, it’s nearly impossible. A couple hundred hours in, you’re barely getting hit. Two thousand hours into it, well… you’re basically a god. Or, to be exact, you’re a Saiyan. Whether you think that is impressive or sad depends on who you talk to; but of one thing, everyone would agree-From Soft games raise the stage where the players turn into legends. Or memes.
So yeah, in case you’ve ever wondered what happens to people who no-life Elden Ring, that’s it: They transcend into a higher state of existence/basicilities are now shred-a-rhythm game, and every dodge is an exclamation. Serious respect!
