@echoesofBob@BillWiIdin Once upon a time, the US *had* a culture of rail use. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, rail was a hugely important form of travel across the continent. Despite this, the culture *changed* to one of personal vehicles. Changing a culture is very possible.
@All_Lee24 Elden Ring characters drawn as if they were ASOIAF characters or vice versa
Depictions of day to day mundane stuff in the ER universe, esp. pre shattering, like regular people, soldiers, etc.
Literally anything of the demigods acting like a happy family
@prerecessiongrl@Girlcuddlemess I guess thats fair, if the mechanics arent hitting for you I can see how it would feel hollow. For me at least, theres a lot of joy in minmaxxing the mechanics, finding niche ways to achieve your goals, responding to the random challenges that arise every run, etc, but thats me
@prerecessiongrl@Girlcuddlemess reading this like a lance through the heart
but they all beget whatever goal you set for yourself! its a sandbox where you set your own goals and they can take 10 years, 100 years, or 500 years
@Drazon333 he doesn't represent that system. That said, I could imagine him being the final boss of the DLC, where he wants to build a new system around the profaned flame, while we want to retreat into Aria's painted world. That would have been a nice struggle of ideas to end the series on
@Drazon333 To me, Pontiff represents a strength outside the cycle of linking the fire. He's the new money to Gwyn's old money, deriving his power from magic and the profaned flame, rather than the first flame. So, it would feel odd to face him at the closing of the age of fire, because >>>