Elden Ring but everything I do costs me progressively more runes
Summary
TLDRIn this humorous and engaging video, the player introduces a unique twist to their gaming experience by modding a game to incorporate a capitalist system. Every action, from moving to attacking, costs runes, and an inflation rate increases the cost based on the total runes earned. The video follows the player's journey as they strategically navigate through various challenges, hiring 'free labor' in the form of jellyfish attacks and leveraging the in-game economy to their advantage. The player's commentary is interspersed with sponsored content for War Thunder, a military combat game, and a reminder to claim a bonus pack. The video concludes with the player's triumph over the game's challenges, achieving a high score and a significant rune count, all while maintaining a light-hearted and entertaining narrative.
Takeaways
- ๐ฎ The player has modded the game 'Elden Ring' to simulate capitalism, where every action costs runes, including movement, stamina consumption, and health loss.
- ๐ฐ The game also introduces an inflation mechanic based on the total amount of runes earned, making the game progressively more challenging as the player accumulates wealth.
- ๐ก๏ธ The player strategically uses contractors or 'free labor' to perform attacks, thus conserving their own resources.
- ๐ช Opening fog gates to access bosses incurs an entrance fee, which is a percentage of the runes the boss would drop.
- ๐ค Despite the challenges, the player manages to accumulate wealth by exploiting in-game mechanics, such as defeating enemies for runes and selling items.
- ๐ The player emphasizes the importance of not going bankrupt and carefully managing resources to avoid falling into a deficit that is hard to recover from.
- ๐ The player discusses the need for strategic use of consumables like blood and poison to defeat bosses more efficiently.
- ๐ฐ The player highlights the high costs associated with progressing through the game, such as expensive elevator rides and boss battles.
- ๐๏ธ The player considers the value of various upgrades and items, weighing the costs against their potential benefits for the remainder of the game.
- ๐ค The player collaborates with other players, summoning help for challenging boss fights, which is a strategic move to conserve resources.
- ๐ The player ultimately 'wins capitalism' by reaching a high rune count, signifying success in their self-imposed economic challenge within the game.
Q & A
What is the unique gameplay mechanic introduced in the video?
-The video introduces a modded game mechanic where the player, named Jeff Bezos, has to pay runes for every action performed in the game, including movement, stamina consumption, and health loss.
How does the inflation rate in the game affect the player?
-The inflation rate is problematic and increases based on the total amount of runes earned throughout the run, making the game progressively more challenging as the player accumulates more runes.
What is the significance of the entrance fee for fog gates?
-The entrance fee for fog gates is 25% of the runes the boss on the other side would drop, which adds an additional economic challenge to the game.
How does the player plan to overcome the economic challenges presented by the game?
-The player plans to overcome the challenges by strategically using in-game mechanics such as hiring contractors for free labor, exploiting enemy engagements for rune acquisition, and managing resources carefully.
What is the role of the sponsored content in the video?
-The sponsored content is for War Thunder, a vehicular military combat game, which is mentioned at the beginning and later in the video. The player provides a promotional code for viewers to get a bonus pack in the game.
What is the player's strategy for dealing with the cost of using abilities like jellyfish attacks?
-The player uses the strategy of hiring contractors to perform attacks, which is a form of 'free labor' as the player does not incur a direct cost for the contractor's actions.
How does the player manage the escalating costs as they progress through the game?
-The player manages escalating costs by fighting enemies strategically to gain runes, avoiding unnecessary actions that incur costs, and by using in-game items and abilities that provide economic benefits.
What is the impact of the player's actions on their available funds during the game?
-The player's actions, such as moving, getting hit, and using abilities, all have a direct impact on their available funds by costing runes, which leads to a careful management of resources and strategic gameplay.
What is the player's approach to the final boss fight in the game?
-The player approaches the final boss fight by ensuring they have enough funds to cover the costs of the fight, using their abilities wisely, and avoiding unnecessary risks that could lead to losing runes.
How does the player's strategy evolve as they progress through the game?
-The player's strategy evolves by learning from their experiences, such as when they get stuck or lose runes unexpectedly. They adapt by changing tactics, like using different weapons or strategies to overcome obstacles.
What is the player's ultimate goal in the game?
-The player's ultimate goal is to 'win capitalism' by successfully navigating the game's economic challenges and achieving a high score, which is reflected in their accumulated rune count.
Outlines
๐ Capitalism in Gaming: The Modded Challenge
The speaker introduces a unique gameplay mod that simulates the capitalist system within a video game. Every action, from moving to attacking, costs runes, the in-game currency. Stamina expenditure and health loss also incur costs, and there's an entrance fee to access fog gates. The mod also introduces an inflation mechanic based on the total runes earned, making the game progressively more challenging as the player accumulates wealth. The narrative is interspersed with humor and a mention of an upcoming advertisement for War Thunder.
๐ Overcoming Obstacles: The Capitalist Way
The speaker, referring to their character as Jeff Bezos, humorously describes the struggle of earning and spending runes in the game. They discuss the importance of managing resources effectively and highlight the use of contractors to perform attacks for free, a metaphor for free labor. The summary also touches on the tension of the gameplay, where the player must balance the risk of losing runes with the potential for profit.
๐ค War Thunder Sponsorship and Gameplay Strategy
The speaker transitions to a sponsored segment for War Thunder, a military combat game, after a tense gameplay moment. They praise the game's features and offer a bonus pack code for new and returning players. The summary emphasizes the game's vast selection of vehicles and the special offer's value, while also noting the speaker's return to the main game narrative after the advertisement.
๐ The High Stakes of Economic Survival
The speaker details the financial challenges faced in the game, including the high costs of leveling up and purchasing items. They strategize about when to engage in combat and when to retreat, emphasizing the importance of not going bankrupt. The summary captures the player's cautious approach to managing their in-game economy and the high-stress moments that come with it.
๐ค The Efficiency of Blood on Fang
The speaker discusses their strategy for acquiring the Decus and other items, highlighting the efficiency of using the Blood on Fang weapon. They mention the value of a Golden Scarab for permanent income and the decision to kill Grail for financial gain. The summary reflects on the player's tactical approach to the game, focusing on maximizing็ปๆตๆ็ (economic efficiency).
๐ถโโ๏ธ The Perils ofๆฅผๆขฏ (Stairs) Combat
The speaker recounts a difficult battle on the stairs, emphasizing the need for careful navigation and strategy. They discuss the potential benefits of killing a certain enemy for financial rewards and the decision to pursue a risky strategy for the potential payoff. The summary highlights the player's determination and the high-stakes nature of their decisions.
๐ค The Struggle with Lell and Fire Giant
The speaker describes a challenging journey between two bosses, with financial resources dwindling. They express concern about the costs of certain actions and the need to conserve money. The summary captures the tension of resource management and the player's efforts to reach the Fire Giant with enough funds to succeed.
๐ Facing the Final Boss: A Capitalist's Conquest
The speaker engages in a final battle with the game's boss, employing a straightforward strategy to defeat it. They discuss the tension of the fight, the importance of not hesitating, and the satisfaction of overcoming the challenge. The summary conveys the player's focus and determination in the face of a formidable opponent.
๐ฎ The Game's Conclusion and A Return to Sponsorship
The speaker concludes the game with a significant financial surplus, reflecting on the successful simulation of capitalist challenges within the game. They then return to the War Thunder advertisement, reminding viewers of the offer and encouraging them to take advantage of it before it expires. The summary highlights the game's successful conclusion and the speaker's return to their sponsored content.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กCapitalism
๐กRunes
๐กInflation Rate
๐กElden Ring
๐กJeff Bezos
๐กStamina
๐กFog Gate
๐กBosses
๐กWar Thunder
๐กPoison
๐กStrength
Highlights
The player has modded the game to implement a capitalist system where every action costs runes.
Every step taken in the game requires payment of one Rune, simulating a real-world economic transaction.
Stamina expenditure in activities like rolling, jumping, or sprinting also incurs a cost of one Rune per stamina point.
The game mod introduces an inflation rate that increases based on the total amount of runes earned, adding a layer of complexity.
The player, embodying a character akin to Jeff Bezos, must navigate the game's economy to overcome challenges.
The video includes a sponsored segment for War Thunder, which is humorously delayed to not interrupt the gameplay narrative.
The player starts with a monetary struggle, highlighting the difficulty of bootstrapping in a capitalist system.
An innovative strategy of hiring in-game contractors for free labor is employed to save runes.
The player emphasizes the importance of efficient resource management to survive the harsh economic conditions.
A risky strategy of farming runes from NPCs fighting each other is outlined as a financial backup plan.
The player discusses the high costs associated with opening fog gates and the strategic decisions it requires.
A significant moment occurs when the player's character obtains a powerful weapon but lacks the strength to wield it.
The player humorously references the concept of 'blood on Fang' as a recurring and efficient strategy in their gameplay.
The player achieves a significant financial milestone, reaching six figures in their in-game capital.
A tense moment arises when the player faces a boss with a high entrance fee, risking a significant portion of their earnings.
The player highlights the importance of not going bankrupt and the difficulty of recovering from financial ruin in the game.
The player successfully completes the game's challenges, accumulating nearly a million runes and 'winning capitalism'.
The video concludes with a reminder about the War Thunder sponsorship and a prompt to claim the bonus offer.
Transcripts
I've brought capitalism to the lands
between by modding my game to charge me
runes for every single action I do so
now every single time I take so much as
a step I have to pay one Rune and every
single time I spend stamina to do things
like roll jump attack or Sprint I also
have to pay one Rune per stamina Point
consumed additionally just for good
measure every time I get hits I'll also
be charged one Rune per HP lost and
every time I want to open a fog gate
I'll also have to pay an entrance fee of
25% of the runes the boss on the other
side would drop now if you know anything
about how many runes you can get in an
Elden ring those costs actually don't
seem too bad which is why I've also
implemented an incredibly problematic
inflation rate based on the total amount
of runes I've earned throughout the run
so now just like in real life the more I
make the more I got to pick now let's go
see how our hero Jeff Bezos pulls
himself up by those bootstraps to
overcome this challenging New Market Oh
and before I forget this video is
sponsored by War Thunder but we're not
going to talk about that right now for
some reason instead I'll be doing the ad
read in 9 minutes and 15 seconds from
now instead so I'll see you then that's
Jeff Bezos and of course we need to
start with some money C capitalism
launches in three 2 1
go okay so yeah as you can see I am
stuck in place so
behold we've got
3,000 yes yes we've moved one foot and
paid one rune for the privilege all
right here we go uh we should probably
try and kill this guy yeah
good oh yeah did I mention that every
time I get hit I lose runes
too okay well I [ย __ย ]
lost what it cost money to go up an
elevator oh my God I'm not
moving hi uh no no no no no no no no no
no no no no no no no no no no no no no
oh my God I'm wasting so much money
[ย __ย ] oh Jesus
Christ wait I could sell my [ย __ย ] to KI
hold on $100 $100 $100 and $100
boom made it to melanom all right thanks
for the horse whatever
ride yeah that shit's dropping fast it's
all right we should oh no no no no no no
no no
no ah D okay okay don't panic Don't
Panic Don't Panic it's
fine
[ย __ย ] go go go go go you know what we
need to
do we we we need to hire contractors
immediately see cuz it costs money if I
attack [ย __ย ] but if the jellyfish attacks
[ย __ย ] okay that's that's the little thing
called Free Labor
baby that's like
200 200
okay oh that's a f okay that's big
that's
big the next graveyards are here and
here boom
boom boom it's already profitable sleep
pot
recipe I
guess physic flash okay I need a better
weapon H oh [ย __ย ] you dude oh my God what
a
disaster I need two more strengths to
wield
it that's $740 a level what are you
crazy wa when I was trying to plan out
good strats for this run I I did think
it'd be a good idea to immediately get
to here because this is where all those
dudes are fighting each other and if I
ever like straight up run out of cash
completely I can just warp to this grace
and they will die and give me runes oh
[ย __ย ] this
troll oh no what the hell's this problem
run
go oh my god oh my god dude dude dude
dude dude
dude okay he's
bad yeah don't get invaded here if we if
we just hug this wall we won't get
invaded by
Anastasia all right
nice maybe maybe a little more I I
cannot afford to stop next to an enemy
to pop more
runes all right let's
go oh that's
death oh
no okay here we go just [ย __ย ] go for
it I mean just looking at the value it
feels like we're going to make it like
at this rate of loss we should make it
dude honestly we have like plenty of
money to make it we are sort of
chiling yeah get him guys [ย __ย ] them
up
boom now look at that we we've already
made some money here we we can just
chill reap the rewards of others
work oh there we go let's go 300 another
300
shees
okay let's go ahead and get the
strength okay I still can't afford the
levels for blood on thing I think we
probably just go for March okay so
there's one more aspect of this run that
I don't think I've explained yet every
single F gate costs money to open it it
literally says pay
up it's a it's a onetime cost okay we
don't have to do it every time we fight
the boss uh the cost
is I
believe a quarter of the runes that you
would normally get from defeating the
boss inside so
marget is a 12K Rune boss so I think
this will be
3K yeah I think if I more or less no hit
the fight this should be enough
okay we're doing
it let's do
this
Market
oh right okay
right go
jelly do my work for me
okay oh it's it's 30 in attack
Jesus okay this is going well just let
him come to
me I I I really need him to get poisoned
by my jelly though I I can't let him
kill my
worker I got to what the [ย __ย ] that did
not hit me oh [ย __ย ] you
okay
[ย __ย ] no dude he didn't even [ย __ย ]
poison
him all right it's fine it's fine it's
fine it's
fine just have faith
bom
thou skill Warrior blood must truly
run [ย __ย ] oh no no no no no no no no no
no no
okay no foolish Ambitions to rest he did
the weird con combo why would he do
that oh yeah I'm stuck oh my God I'm
stuck do I just do it again dude
honestly that was so winnable I [ย __ย ]
up I need this guy to [ย __ย ] poison
all right nice
nice just just slapped him okay
dude
good thou art a passing scin Warrior
blood must oh nice Stagg run in th oh
yeah dude d in the
bag
bom one
more
boom marget down baby that went much
better that time see you can't be afraid
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and uh yeah but we can get back to jff
now dude holy [ย __ย ] moving is so much
more expensive now look at how fast it's
draining all
right it's an investment it's an
investment it's an
investment oh
Fu I got to dodge
this
nice go go go go go go go go
go okay okay okay okay I can't even
afford the [ย __ย ]
DY for godri yet that's true if I can
kill this Invader I get ruia and I can
go to Patches and patches sells gold
feet okay here it
[Music]
comes yes if it isn't there
get over here dude blood [ย __ย ] him up the
end is I'm supervising okay it's a very
important role got to be very strong
willed I'm scared this guy oh what bro
what the [ย __ย ] did I hire you for he can
die oh my god
dude no one wants to work anymore oh
[ย __ย ] me oh [ย __ย ] me don't don't die don't
die don't die don't die don't die
no bro you can't be jumping my [ย __ย ] like
that I have money to get back I have
money to get back thir get away from me
get oh no dude if I run out of cash
right in front of him I'm
[ย __ย ] if it isn't narus you're up
bloody finger the end is nine
huh okay I'm going to help him out this
time cuz clearly he can't [ย __ย ] do it
himself yes yes yes yes yes
yes finish
him what what are you doing finish
him
yeah all
right r
mov let we go pay visitor friend
patches uh I don't think I can summon in
here guys demand repentance that's great
puff up your coin oh get his ass right
there all of it
yeah I don't even know what that mist
does my bro
s
i
man oh yes I can
Bo see
him what
a yeah dude f it
us now we're getting somewhere um I
think we get the somber one here if we
summon blly for blood on Fang we get a
somber two dude I got to go to BL twice
unless I murder Colin
sorry
buddy will not stand
for there he
goes we're off to
BL it's fine he'll never find us he'll
never find us blly get down here sent
you the Y mhm good friend good good
friend don't don't fight the bear let's
kill
barl Dar rotting in a cell is no true
Justice all right go good
luck bam there I
held blind's a
monster you're could learn a thing or
two
okay uh
blight uh blight does he need to live
for me to get my reward
probably okay he's got it n he's got it
he's got it he's got it he's got it he's
got it he doesn't have
it
no this dude better give him my somber
too oh there he is okay okay I think
we're good
thank
you okay goodbye all right ruia plus two
now we got to figure out the godri
situation is it time that we just kill
nights Cav is it nights Cav cheese that
gets us 42k that'll be plenty to do
godri okay you all
right we try to not quit out too much
this run but well we'll do it here okay
it's fine it's fine it's just how it
works
oh wait I don't have a foot wait you're
right wait wait wait wait wait wait
oh you know we still got money it's it's
fine let's kill
godri unlock the gates and here we
go yeah yeah yeah yeah uh go
jelly maybe he'll get the poison off
this time
oh [ย __ย ]
God nice blood
BL what is the range on them
Jesus okay it's fine it's fine fine it's
fine okay phase two yep good [ย __ย ]
jelly little a bleed
here
okay oh he got the poison he got the
poison nice dude post
bom
huge bleed oh yes good we
chilling die I am
yeah of all that is all
right
and
boom maybe the struggle days are over I
think the important part at this point
is is to just not go broke again yeah
cuz it's going to get exponentially
harder to dig yourself out of the hole
this run is way too real time for the
most expensive elevator ride of Our
Lives well most expensive elevator ride
of our lives so
far oh
Jesus that's
pain
[Music]
bro Jesus
boom okay great Rune restored now what I
guess we just proceed through
leum slap the great Rune on
and bang see ice rind is online I think
blood on Fang is online too if you do
hand yep I just need to Simply never
die otherwise I'm screwed this is a
stressful run dude if I [ย __ย ] up and
choose to do the wrong thing at the
wrong time I'm actually just screwed
this is what it's like to be po yeah
dude so yeah what are our next
objectives looking like we got to get
the decus haves to go to
Altus need the dect this half and we
need the
soreal all right dect this half
Acquired and boom big talsman
well that's two Hales acquired good [ย __ย ]
good [ย __ย ] golden Scarab could be really
value I'm just
concerned it would be really nice to
have for the rest of the Run also to
anyone that thinks it's lame that I'm
using blood on Fang yet again in a
challenge
run [ย __ย ] you Jeff does what he wants
okay it's efficient damn it we're
running a business
here oh boy sub 3K
okay I think I'm going to pop the
remembers and go for the gold
SC okay this is a big moment this this
has to go well here we
go uh that does damage right okay what
whatever just one bit at a time okay
yeah this is the right
way yeah and then it's up
here
holy who is this guy all right made it
to the bus dude we're chilling easy
money
bro a little bit of this a little bit of
that a little bit of
this
that
bom ow [ย __ย ] off
all right there's
one got him
[Music]
dude okay why are you healed got him
dude
okay gold
Scarab that's a permanent income
increase I think I can afford to kill
Grail
yeah 63 is
swing it does this
work I kind of need it to work bro I'm
[ย __ย ] this is way too close for my
comfort like we're going to make it but
I'm going to be sub
5K okay there not quite so pop the foot