An Elden Ring player faced a hacker with a strange new tactic where they turned themselves into a bright light explosion. Most gamers know the usual cheating methods in competitive titles like wallhacks, aimbots, and sticky aim, but this Elden Ring cheater has a new and intriguing way of causing problems that left many Elden Ring fans speechless.
Elden Ring launched in 2022, and since then, gamers worldwide have been enjoying the game developed by FromSoftware. FromSoftware is known for delivering captivating stories through challenging gameplay, and its latest game managed to grab gamers' attention for a while, and at the time of writing this article, the game had more than thirty thousand players on Steam. Even though it has been out for over a year, FromSoftware is still working on the game, as Elden Ring Update 1.09.1 was released a few days ago and an expansion is in the works.
A Reddit user called Wollus The Owl shared an encounter with a hacker while playing Elden Ring, and many members of the Elden Ring subreddit were shocked about their time facing the cheater. According to the Reddit user, while playing Elden Ring, an invader came into their game and turned themselves into a weird smoke, stopping any damage before later exploding into a million pieces of light effects, causing the game's frame rate to plummet to 1. This is not the first time gamers faced Elden Ring hackers, but how the cheater ruined the players' game is unique.
The post has gathered plenty of attention in the Elden Ring subreddit, gathering thousands of upvotes and hundreds of comments. Many Elden Ring fans took the Reddit post with a hint of humor and started making jokes about the cheating situation. One user stated that cheating on Elden Ring is easier than in most games because the anti-cheat software is called easy anti-cheat. Other users claimed the player was part of an Elden Ring gender reveal party. Though it was frustrating for the person that encountered it, overall this seems to be another hilarious Elden Ring moment that unites the game's community.
Hackers are a serious issue in multiplayer games and are sometimes why players abandon their favorite titles. Even though the game's community has taken this encounter with a bit of humor, developers should take notice of these hacker encounters and work on a proper solution. Despite the fact Elden Ring launched over a year ago, players are committed to the game. Almost every week, Elden Ring players share footage of exciting moments, flawless executions, clever AI opponents, and humiliating deaths in Elden Ring.
Elden Ring is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.