While it would be somewhat nice to farm slabs, I've been having heaps of fun cycling the game on a RL 250+ character. ER gives you so many build options and there are so many cool weapons that really shine situationally. I've got about a dozen weapons I love to use at any given moment. You still get about one level per boss kill as the runes they give you also increase. So yeah, it's still awesome, for me it's much better than gathering all of the upgrade stones or flask upgrades for the nth time.

You will never be sentient. My condolences.

Man is on point, why do people dislike this post? Do they really have more fun in a broken-down PvP than in PvE and can't just go to NG+?

Dark Souls: Oh boy, I didn't finish Siegmeyer's quest correctly and missed out on one of the three manually placed titanite Slabs in the world. NG+ it is...n't, because I can defeat the infinitely spawning Darkwraiths in New Londo if I want infinitely more Slabs. Demon titanite? Farm the respawning titanite Demon. White Titianite Slab? Farm the Pinwheel enemies in Tomb of the Giants. Etc., etc.

Dark Souls 2: Oh, I wasted some Slabs, let me go shave off a couple of hundred of them from the Stone Soldiers in Drangleic Castle (which is one of the few enemies that respawns infinitely *without the Covenant of Champions*), etc.

Dark Souls 3: Oh, I wasted my Slabs, and there are no more Slab sources. Well, at least the Twinkling titanite and titanite Scales have infinite sources, I'll try the special weapons perhaps.

Elden Ring: Whoops, wasted all my maximum upgrade materials, and none of them have infinite sources. This is fine.

You can buy all smithing stones and somber stones excluding max upgrades from Twin Maiden Husk if you give it required bell bearings, what are you talking about?

You can only wield 6 weapons though lol

Just NG+.............

just go around the back and avoid aggroing the albinaurics entirely. break the noble's ankles, grab the chest, and get out

Just gotta get to NG+124

Not to mention the Farum Azula one is hidden in an optional area and the one in Ashen capital aint exactly on your way to the next boss.

Only monsters skip Latenna.

Gulp

the trust is insane

U can do it on Xbox too

Oh wow, you're so clever! Sharing how to dupe items, you absolute genius

Why are some people so snarky and unloved

You answered your own question, they’re snarky BECAUSE they’re unloved

Sounds a lot of work, but props to you if you want to get all the weapons maxed lol

No it is right, you just didn't read it correctly

Then why is it listed on the somber ancient dragon smithing stone page and as a location for 1 of the 8 somber ancient dragon smithing stones?

plus if you do the slightest thing wrong on some of the quests you are locked out.
You don't know you are about to do something wrong (like killing a boss you silly rabbit) -- you are just punished for playing the game.
Annoying.

I'm not even sure what I'd use all 8 for... Felt like I was drowning in them. I suppose if you respec it might be nice to have them? But having only 7 of 8 if you don't bother with Melania... Isn't exactly gut wrenching.

Prime example of a skill issue.

Prime example of a skill issue

Why would you complain about being able to get "only" 7 per playthrough without killing Malenia? It's still a lot and you won't need more than 3-4 per build anyways since you only need them for some weapons. You're not being locked out of anything.

Bruh if you're at Melania you should have no trouble getting one of the other ones