MMOexp: Clearly differentiates the messages left from AventurineLe's blog

"This really is genius tho since if you've played a souls game before , you'll be cautious to dive into a pit and head to the exit," wrote one Twitter user. "While new players will be able to talk to Elden Ring Runes and believe in ghosts because the games haven't caused confidence issues."

"I think the message was needed to be more clear," wrote former MMOexp Australia editor Alex Walker. "I could not discern the fire from my position or even from the edge, so I interpreted it as other messages I'd read up until the moment I realized: "This was designed to make me laugh.'"

It's stated that reading is essential in any game, and this is certainly the case for Elden Ring. The game actually suggests that the dark plunge will lead to a tutorial zone, through a note left by the game's developers that can be found written on the edge in the pit.