![After nearly 180 hours, months of play, and countless deaths: I finally beat Elden Ring. All melee build. No magic, no cooperators, no spirit summons. Just 90 Strength, 60 Vigor and A After nearly 180 hours, months of play, and countless deaths: I finally beat Elden Ring. All melee build. No magic, no cooperators, no spirit summons. Just 90 Strength, 60 Vigor and A](https://external-preview.redd.it/jrhchrQhPDiJmDpR-4CyJ3OgTUH5kIyLkWEm3JZy9G4.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0e7df5bed6a1e016d3d64a68e1fe0142dbe38018)
After nearly 180 hours, months of play, and countless deaths: I finally beat Elden Ring. All melee build. No magic, no cooperators, no spirit summons. Just 90 Strength, 60 Vigor and A
![I tried to beat the game without summons, but found it too frustrating, so I just wanted to ask: do you consider summoning "cheating" or an actual fair strategy to use? : I tried to beat the game without summons, but found it too frustrating, so I just wanted to ask: do you consider summoning "cheating" or an actual fair strategy to use? :](https://preview.redd.it/i-tried-to-beat-the-game-without-summons-but-found-it-too-v0-nzlish224l6b1.png?auto=webp&s=67147f061f1501e522174c01599e31d20ede38a8)
I tried to beat the game without summons, but found it too frustrating, so I just wanted to ask: do you consider summoning "cheating" or an actual fair strategy to use? :
![been waiting all day for a summon to appear! I guess no one wants to deal with dragonlord placidusax?? lmao wtf : r/Eldenring been waiting all day for a summon to appear! I guess no one wants to deal with dragonlord placidusax?? lmao wtf : r/Eldenring](https://preview.redd.it/been-waiting-all-day-for-a-summon-to-appear-i-guess-no-one-v0-rljbbmiekhca1.png?auto=webp&s=88cca259f0b4da712e66c7ecd88f2df6fc0dae2a)