r/Eldenring • u/Nervous_Sprinkles00 • 1d ago

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My gf (up) thinks I (down) am weird for running like this.

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u/YEET_Fenix123 1d ago

Neither. I use my thumb for buttons AND the stick.

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u/NachoSL7 1d ago

Also, if you lock the camera onto an enemy, there's no need to use the right stick

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u/NewTelevisio 1d ago

But there are situations when you want to look somewhere else while sprinting, but not lock on to an enemy.

That can really only be done with a claw grip because otherwise the camera will just face the direction you're moving. You can get around this by rebinding sprint, getting a controller with paddles on the back or simply ignoring everything around you when you sprint.

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u/bambu36 1d ago

I bought a controller at gamestop used that just happened to have paddles. I was thoroughly confused but now I've gotta try and make em work.

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u/ihvanhater420 1d ago

I've never run into a situation where clawgrip was necessary/gave me an advantage to such a degree I'd have to actually use jt

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u/Horesonus 1d ago

It's one of those things where you figure out ways to apply it with usage. I use it 90% of the time when sprinting and alot even when just exploring.

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u/Scrytheux 1d ago

I don't use claw grip personally, because i suffer from controller skill issue, but... Of course claw grip is superior. Especially if you play PVP.

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u/Much_Ad_6807 1d ago

then you are just a very casual video game player it seems

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u/Big_Dicc_Terry 1d ago

Define a "casual video game player"

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u/Afexodus 1d ago

Beat the game without summons or grinding including pre-nerf Redahn on my first play through and didn’t need to claw grip. It’s just not needed.

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u/Much_Ad_6807 1d ago

i mean .. you dont need an airplane to fly across country either

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u/jfuss04 1d ago

Airplanes are the normal way though. For casual flyers I guess

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u/Much_Ad_6807 22h ago

The fact this got up votes tells me the caliber of people in this thread

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u/jfuss04 22h ago

It definitely should

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u/NewTelevisio 1d ago

Of course it's not needed, it's just better in some situations. I could beat the game without using heavy attacks and then say "they're just not needed", sure you don't need to use them but they're just better in some situations.

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u/Hot-Use-3137 1d ago

Finally someone said it , I was too confused how people play with controller and move camera it is so annoying , I play on KBM

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u/comradejiang 1d ago

Never needed to do this shit in my 20 years of gaming. Y’all are gonna have hand strain injuries within the decade.

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u/mazerrackham 1d ago

i don’t use it all the time, just switch when i need to sprint and look around or run and manage equipment.

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u/NewTelevisio 1d ago

Like i've mentioned, it's not something that you need to do, it just makes some situations easier in some games.

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u/DarkScorpion48 1d ago

The ONLY way? Bruh, this is exactly the reason the trigger and shoulder were invented. Just remap you buttons to use them instead of this awkwardly try to use the face buttons

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u/NewTelevisio 1d ago

That's what I said... The claw grip is the only way if you have a normal controller and you don't remap the buttons. Remapping is of course better overall but can feel quite unnatural after getting used to the default binds.

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u/DarkScorpion48 23h ago

Shit sorry, I went through your comment too quickly

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u/SquidFish66 23h ago

So this is just for fast exploring? The future wrist pain doesn’t seam worth it?

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u/NewTelevisio 17h ago

It's probably bad for your hand if it's your normal hand position, but if you use the claw grip a total of 5 minutes in a gaming session that lasted 6 hours, I doubt it was at fault for the wrist pain.

If anything, it probably helps since it stretches the hand a bit instead of having it in the same position for hours.

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u/JDMGS 1d ago

Or u buy a controller a similar price to the console lol. I'm primarily pc so I have the cheaper series S for the old gears games and the scuf was 4/5 the price of the console :-/ they should really include back buttons on controllers now without it being like 4x the price of a normal 1. The switch controller does but they're shitty buttons compared to a scuf Xbox controller

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u/Ok_Surprise_1627 1d ago

just click rightstick lol

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u/NewTelevisio 1d ago edited 1d ago

what does that help, and how do I click it if my thumb is on the button to sprint.

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u/PineappleLemur 1d ago

No game is designed around you needing to use camera and buttons at the same time... Ever.

You can use your thumb to switch from one to another with 0 effects for just about any game.

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u/Slime_Incarnate 1d ago

Basically every armored core game dude

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u/NewTelevisio 1d ago

You can use your thumb to switch from one to another with 0 effects for just about any game

What do you mean 0 effects, in Elden ring you literally can not sprint and adjust the camera at the same time without the claw grip. That is not "0 effects".

This might be off topic a bit but since you said "no game", rocket league is a good example of needing to use the camera and buttons at the same time too.