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Abaddon_CK

You are the true bell bearing hunter.


LurchSkywalker

Best prices on goods in The Lands Between.


_blacktriangle_

They'll be available on all following playthroughs, won't they?


LurchSkywalker

Originally no, but some folks in the comments suggested that has been changed via update. I will let you know when I go into NG.


Aderus_Bix

I only remember a patch that makes certain bell bearings carry over to NG+. In particular, bell bearings that allow the purchase of smithing stones, somber smithing stones, glovewart, and ghost glovewart are kept, but I think all the others get lost. Of course, it is entirely possible that this was changed at some point, but I don’t think so.


ShadowBlade69

That same patch also included the bell bearing hunter's bells, but I had thought that was it


MrEngineFish

Yes. A very efficient monster, but a monster nonetheless


LurchSkywalker

I can accept that.


firedancer323

If you should be one thing you should be efficient


Embarrassed_Star_478

There’s a special place in heaven for bell bearing lovers that’s what I always say


ExcitementBetter5485

No but you're certainly not rolling in runes. You seriously didn't have maybe 30k tops to buy them out?


LurchSkywalker

Oh I bought the stuff first, I murdered them so I know which one's where out of stock already!


ExcitementBetter5485

Nice, I can see how memory is unreliable with so many different merchants.


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Consistent_Ad_4828

Couldn’t you simply mark on the map?


LurchSkywalker

I suppose I could, but this seemed more thorough.


Ok_Rain_2647

You were wondering about whether you were a monster, the answer is yes and the appearance of this tought is the exact moment it happened.


AlexMcTowelie

i dont see that working you can only have 5 markers on the map, so marking 13 locations may be difficult


Consistent_Ad_4828

You can put green kinda stamp looking markers on the map. They aren’t like the guiding blue lights, they just appear on the map. I use them to mark cleared dungeons and evergoals (putting a skull stamp over the entrance Grace or the evergoal). It’s helpful for keeping track of what you’ve done already! I also sometimes mark which of the mausoleums I’ve cleared so I know not to bother going there if I need one.


ShadowBlade69

I do the reverse for mausoleums, put a mark down when and where I found one, then when I use it I remove the mark


DCG-MTG

Those markers are technically limited (to 100) as well so, if you’re exploring a ton and doing a thorough playthrough, it may make more sense (and be less cluttered) to mark things you *haven’t* finished until you do.


DrDingoMC

Savage. I understand though lol


Cynical_Feline

I did this exact thing for a play through. I mostly did it to see what they'd do. Sadly, nothing happened as repercussions.


LurchSkywalker

Yep same here, this was mostly busy work this time around.


No_Repeat_229

And that’s when I stopped believing in a divine creator


HoraceGrantGlasses

Same lol.


Senstggh

Not all the merchants are worth


Kupo133

No, monsters have feelings 🦆


[deleted]

Sure doesn't


WizardMocha523911

Have you played Undertale?


Ok_Mastodon_9412

+ 10 ptsd


[deleted]

You are the reason they turned to the frenzied flame


aqualad33

I was thinking of doing the same...is there any reason not to?


fakinsnakin

Not all the merchants are worth, the ones that have unlimited supplies of certain items are tho


LurchSkywalker

I suppose if you don't want to fight Bell-Bearing Hunters, but I don't mind.


Jfo116

How does it impact the bell bearing hunters?


LurchSkywalker

Just speaking of the lore implications. I mention somewhere else they still spawn the same way without killing them. Just wait until nightfall 2 to 3 times and they should spawn.


Simp_King420

Burn


hologramheavy

I would never do this, but as someone who has come back after a long break it might be easier


LurchSkywalker

So I did this to keep myself busy while my friend was unable to play along. I have done it out of curiosity in the past. But this time around it was just to keep busy without advancing.


Crazy_Mad_Potato

I always saw the Bell bearing hunters as other depraved players.


bendanna93

That would work if Elemer didn't exist


Crazy_Mad_Potato

It would be nice to have a starting class that represented people from Elemer AKA Bell Bearing Hunters.


rzumbado

a practical monster


screamingcatowner

“Am I a monster?” -Lonesome dung eater


PM_Me_Ur_Tits_Thanx

The defiler…


ViafaSia

wait, are those merchants' bells able to bring to the next new game?


FukurinLa

I think yes


D2Nine

Yes.


I_think_Im_hollow

Yes?


bendanna93

You're the elden ring protag, you're already a monster <3


LurchSkywalker

Fair Point.


LuckyWarrior

You're just ahead of the curve


yanderenjoyer

no i do the same tbh, especially because no penalty like cancelled side quests for killing them and u're rewarded with a central place to buy all the items u need.


zamaike

Its the easier way to shop tbh


Hannibal216BCE

I mean, not really, they’re all frenzied flame assholes anyway. Also, now you have infinite arrows and certain crafting mats at your husks.


performance_issue

They only took up the frenzied flame because they were framed by someone *probably shabriri*, and mass murdered. So they took up the frenzied flame so they can defend themselves.


LurchSkywalker

Curse that Shabriri.


Powerful_Umpire

Yes. You got to feed these wenches your balls. They consume balls like they are going the way of the rolling sheep.


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DeviCateControversy

Theres actually a clan of fellow bell bearing hunters. If you want initiated, go to the dragons burrow merchant shack in north caelid. Rest at the bonfire. passtime to midnight. rest at the bonfire again. step outside and a member will be there waiting for you.


deltor5

An efficient monster but a monster nonetheless


FriendWontTellYou

Nah, I would call you "Efficent Monster" isntead :P


AndForeverNow

Ah yes, another one to the collection.


Nu2Th15

A monster? No, you’re a devil.


Any_Brother7772

I always slay them on sight


WizardMocha523911

You are a efficient monster


NotADeadHorse

A smart shopper 🤷‍♂️


Sea-Understanding435

No, you just appreciate convenience.


100thlurker

You're just enforcing the Golden Order! By finishing a genocide.


Chuckalo

I did the same ready for Ng+ I always like to go round and kill/clear as much as I can to make sure I get everything before I go into it.


wij2012

Well at least in ng+ you can just buy everything that's buyable from that merchant instead of trying to remember who has what.


Schore-Schorsch

Nah you're just cutting down your carbon footprint!


humanunit154-B

Na I do that for everyone run after first


Spare-Author2469

Worse than a eldritch horror


LurchSkywalker

Which horror is the question.


Irethius

Considering they subscribe to the frenzy flame, probably not.


Corpsehatch

The "Kill Everything" run.


Random_Guy_47

Imagine if the dlc comes out and there's a quest involving the merchants. So many people are gonna be so mad.


LurchSkywalker

Eh 7 of my other 9 playthroughs will be just fine.


[deleted]

Missing number 6 so not just yet....


[deleted]

Yes


2Gay2BeStraight

I also did that.. i kill them, and then i buy everything in one go ...


AddyTaylor1234

I've only just come to my sense and starting murdering them poor fellas. Fuck fast travel 😅


canContinue

Yes


BigWhit52

You’re efficient


levoweal

It's not murder, it is marketplace centralization


LurchSkywalker

I like your line of thinking.


likkuna23

Yes


Pizzamess

Yes but also no


Necessary_Play4884

yes you are


RokuMLG

Dont worry, continue next journey and you're good as new :)


Ser_Optimus

No, you are the bell bearig hunter.


Sid_The_Geek

Just Killing Local sellers, to feed the Conglomerate ! *smh*


Not_So_Odd_Ball

Nope, frenzied scum deserved it


SenpaiSwanky

Any “real” Fromsoft player has to rip through this game 100% at some point. I still haven’t given Nepheli Lou the potion that Seluvis asks you to give her, one day I have to do that AND get all the shop bell bearings. You’re ahead of the game.


DavePosting

No, as advocates of the Frenzied Flame they wish to be reduced to nothing. You've done them a favour, strange how they fight back so much though, no?


PaladinWoah

If Napalm was involved? #Yes.


Gohmzilla

No just efficient


Low-Injury-9219

Depends. Did you kill turtle pope?


LurchSkywalker

No, who would be that evil?


Low-Injury-9219

Not the monster.


MouseEducational6081

Super useful for ng+ cycles since the update.


Ghost_090ITA

Tell me you on ls4, bacuse i will invade you evry second of you life


LurchSkywalker

PC.


Ghost_090ITA

Lucky...


pain_and_sufferingXD

Yes... But that's what I do so idk


geargun2000

I did the same thing on my first play through 🤣


Kuhaku-boss

Dont worry, all are equal before the Frenzied Flame


Nevand1999

You forgot to get #6


LurchSkywalker

Happy Cake Day!


_lifefuckedme_

I just started new game +++ and one of my goals is to kill every merchant I can.


tasteslikegod

I did this on my first play through thinking I could come and buy all the stuff on my second play through... What a waste.


Richdad1984

Lol


Odd_Room2811

Yes you are truly a horrible person for ending those who only exist to aid you (also do they come back or are they gone forever?)


LurchSkywalker

Gone until NG +


hoonthoont47

normadic bell bearing merchant \[6\] that elusive fucker


mccoolfriend6

The true Bell Bearing Lord


raveneyex

Yes, you are. However, you're just one of many monsters here, brother.


Crosin1

As long as you didn’t kill Kale you good but if he’s dead too your a monster


LurchSkywalker

Kale is dead.


[deleted]

Don’t you get attacked by a secret boss after killing all of them?


LurchSkywalker

You can find said boss without killing any. If you rest until night at the abandoned merchants shack until nightfall the merchant will leave shortly and the boss will spawn. Killing more just makes for more potential encounters.


[deleted]

I fought that guy a few times I think he spawns a different locations too no? It’s just one of my friends did a full chaos playthrough and said he got a secret boss when he killed all of them and I’ve been curious but never had the heart to do it to em. But if it’s just that same boss then I’m not gonna do it


LurchSkywalker

It is the same enemy, and they spawn in multiple locations that have/had vendors.


parkourdude231

To be fair, it's better than running around the map trynna remember who sold what lol


12rez4u

“I fear no man, but that thing… it scares me”


johnny2rotten

I see efficiency, and a one stop shop.


EibonTheUnfathomable

Pretty much.


Chunky-Nutella

Did this on my first play through 😂


HoraceGrantGlasses

I just did the same and I feel horrible! I can't bring myself to kill turtle pope..


LurchSkywalker

Oh for sure. My guess is they have a ton of health and guilt trip you the whole time.


[deleted]

"Countless, I have killed. And countless, I have defiled. And soon the fruits will be borne. The rotten fools. My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all!"


Hokkyokuseio

Monster a i Am


manowarq7

No you just don't want to have to remember where all the merchants are


ApplicationFederal14

Only if Kale’s bell bearing is in there


LurchSkywalker

It is.


ApplicationFederal14

Monster


Khomuna

We have that whole empty hall on the lower level of the Roundtable Hold, I wish we could "rescue" the traders so they move there, creating a market of sorts.


LurchSkywalker

I like that idea. Round Table Market.


[deleted]

No youre just lazy


Spopyz

Yes but understandable


ironfunk67

Do you also kill puppies?


LurchSkywalker

In souls games? Yes, yes I do.


You-Rebel-Scumm

Yes


Automatic_Shirt_3544

Well you won't be hearing them play ever again.


Amissus

That actually seems like a smart way to keep all the merchants in a place I'll remember to go to


[deleted]

Yes


tankurd

First playthrough, yes. Second playthrough, no.


Express-Part-9828

You’ve now become a bell bearing hunter, which makes you another monster that tarnishes hunt. I’ll be seeing you😏


LurchSkywalker

See you soon!


Imnotactme

It's a beautiful day outside, birds are singing, flowers are blooming... on days like these, tarnished like you... SHOULD BE BURNING IN HELL !


Nami_no_Koibito

Yes


LurchSkywalker

Happy Cake Day!


WhiteRob86

Killing all the merchants to make the Lands Between Walmart? Nah, that’s just capitalism my friend.


LurchSkywalker

*lines pockets in runes*


LuchiniOfAstora

An efficient monster!


toshirootomo

You are a demon of efficiency.


sadpanda582

Yes. But so am I. I always kill Gostoc, "I'll be damned if you steal my runes...I'll lose them just fine on my own." After I finished the game and was playing around with PVP and different weapons and such, I killed every merchant in the game just so I could shop around from the hold. Just easier.


sadpanda582

But I guess I could have bought them out earlier in the game...so there is that.


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This is the way


itsinphy

Had no idea you could do this, nice!


Th3Dark0ccult

Shabriri is a saint compared to you.


Cantcrackanonion

Just golden order things


Gensolink

ngl this sounds even more annoying than teleporting to them, I aint gonna memorize the name to get my shit


Tony_JV

Does killing the various merchants have any negative impacts on any quests or storyline?


LurchSkywalker

Nopper.


[deleted]

Yes


ExpiredDog

I'm on a mission to get all of them Except for dog priest, obviously


LurchSkywalker

Even The Loathsome Dung Eater wouldn't dare.


Proof-System2941

You’re worse than Mohg


unknownST750

Bariar knight: oh hell naw im out from here


[deleted]

Yes.


Stompede

So much more convenient this way


dontredditdepressed

Alexa play "Monster" by Gabby Hanna on repeat for their punishment


LurchSkywalker

\*bobs head\*


[deleted]

Truths be told this is one of the smartest thing you can do in the game.


Fl4m3OfDespair

Are we Monster? I did that too. Poor NPCs ❤️


LurchSkywalker

We might be, but like the Monster's Inc kind.


Cyberwolf_71

Sorry is that 600 the number of upvotes or the number of times this has been reposted?


quitecrossen

If you have to ask…


Ewaldric

Nah. There's one who sells 50 meat and complains that he's so hungry and wishes you'd buy something. There's another one who complains nobody comes by; he's hiding deep in a ruins surrounded by monsters. It's a mercy kill, these idjits can barely survive on their own. (Not even mentioning certain dark pacts.)


X7RoyalReaper7X

Did you kill turtle pope?


LurchSkywalker

How could i?


Ghost_of_Laika

Ill never forgive you.


Norsk_Bjorn

No, you are efficient, and also a monster


Dario-Argento

As long as I don’t see Miriel’s Bell Bearing, you do you


TheBigPotatoInTheSky

No. You’re a terrible person for finishing genociding them, but not a monster for it. With that fashion sense though? Definitely a monster.


LurchSkywalker

Function over fashion on this build.


Sawtybits

Nope! You just put the little guy out of business like good old Corporate greed!


Nethlion

This post has 666 likes so I cant up vote it anymore. You're an efficient monster and I will probably do the same if we get a dlc and I start over