Elden Ring Nightreign’s standing as a co-op PvE tour launched a contemporary mechanic for beforehand solo gamers in revives. Those that fall in battle hit the bottom and may get picked again up, if their teammates wail on them laborious sufficient to knock out the purple bars of their round dial.
I am most likely not alone in feeling like, generally, this mechanic appears to get extra arduous as gamers fall extra typically. For those who fall as soon as, it is just one pip on the bar; however by third demise, you have received the entire radius coated in purple, and it may possibly really feel fairly troublesome to chip that a lot purple bar down whereas a Nightlord is attacking you.
Because it seems, there are some hidden mechanics which may be serving to or hindering your efforts to choose your teammates again up. YouTuber Zullie the Witch has been on the Elden Ring Nightreign beat, and recently put up new video during which they attempt to perceive how revives work. (Thanks for the spot, PC Gamer.)
Per Zullie’s investigation, the primary time a participant falls in battle, they get one bar at a complete of 40 HP. However as they proceed to fall, this escalates at a stunning charge, with 45 per bar at second demise and a whopping 80 per bar at three, for a grand whole of 240 HP whole for those who’re on three bars.
Hitting the participant who’s downed chips away at these totals, but when they’re left alone for 3.5 seconds, the demise timer round their dial resumes (until you are in a Evening boss combat) and the gauge begins to refill. The fill time additionally quickens as you achieve extra bars, going from 2-per-second at one bar to 40-per-second at three bars.
That’s quite a lot of math to say: the extra you fall, the tougher it will get (exponentially so) to choose you again up. There’s some excellent news although, as penalties progressively put on off over time or each time one visits a Website of Grace.
Zullie additionally highlights some hidden math in how weapons work on the revive bars, too. It is about what you’d anticipate, in comparison with common assaults; big weapons, like Halberds, Reapers, and Greatswords have extra influence on the revive bar than Claws, Daggers, Torches, or Fists on a per-swing foundation.
In actual fact, Revenant’s Cursed Claws make for uniquely efficient revival instruments on this regard, as they’ve the identical base numbers as a Greatsword. Revenant mains can successfully play each White Mage and Summoner, I assume?
Zullie’s video goes into much more math across the revival numbers, however for the common Elden Ring Nightreign participant, the stable takeaways are that larger bars get more and more tougher to clear as Nightfarers fall. Truthfully, it makes sure characters just like the Revenant much more worthwhile as teammates, after they have each summons to assist out and an final that may choose teammates again up no matter their bar’s standing.
We’ve received loads of Nightreign suggestions and methods that will help you take down all of the eight Nightlord Bosses, and for those who’re questioning methods to unlock the 2 locked Nightfarer Courses, take a look at The right way to Unlock the Revenant and The right way to Unlock the Duchess, plus The right way to Change Characters.
Eric is a contract author for IGN.