Youre tellingg me that shields actually work? I thought all the enemies all cut right through them.

@samuelnicholson7905

Ай бұрын

Watch how Asmongold beat the final boss

Could not beat Messmer for like a day until I was like oh I can just use a shield beat him that attempt

@GameBooAdvancePlus

Ай бұрын

He's a spear user most of his attacks are designed to catch you rolling defensively, if you roll into him aggressively he'll wiff all of them. Also you can jump over his swipe attacks.

@jamescook2973

Ай бұрын

You can hug his left side on his 3 hit combo and chip him while he's swinging just stay on his left side and watch his jump attack if dodged correctly he leaves a massive opening on himself phase 2 is easier to telegraph stay on his left side dodge when you need to he dies. Also summoning in this fight is a liability they die your stuck with a buffed boss that's why 90% of ppl struggle with him. You can summon an npc for a quest in the arena but you gotta be quick sense the fight is started messmer bypasses the buff 😊

The enemies dont get scaled up or down? What? There is no "level scaling." Scadutree upgrades increase your damage dealt and decrease your damage taken.

@breeze7464

Ай бұрын

In other words, the enemies aren't scaled, you are. Tf are you crying about with this?

@D..S..

Ай бұрын

@@breeze7464 The video makes it sound like the enemies scale in power regardless of whether you have Scadutree blessing or not, like Assassin's Creed or something. They don't.

@breeze7464

Ай бұрын

@@D..S.. no it doesn't. And in all actuality, they do scale with the level of your blessings in a round about way. They're harder without them and easier with them. So, they are causing scaling to occur. Again, tf? 🙄🤦

My biggest problem with the dlc is most main bosses are specifically designed to feck solo midroll players I died dozens of times to messmer without any progress, than i slapped on the winged tear (which gives you 3.5x max weight for 3 mins basically guaranteeing a lightroll) and got him to 25% first try, not knowing any of his p2 moves just because of lightroll

Dude when you compared it to Sekiro and Lies of P it clicked. I didnt like either of those games. But now it makes sense. I played the base Elden Ring game so many times and Ive also done a sl1 two months prior and loved every minute but this dlc i havent had any fun at all. This is a guy who spent 20 hours on Malenia having a blast but yet Renalla was just annoying. This video makes my feelings make sense. The way they changed the dlc from the base game, Is all ways i dont like from other soul titles i didnt like. I thought i was going insane, I even did a few boss fights the week before release. Its crazy how different it feels to me. Thank you for making me be able to make sense of my feelings outside of "games too hard" or "get gud". I think im going to take a few days away from the game and this weekend maybe try and grab a shield and try to really change the way I defend. Maybe pick up that physic you mentioned and try to adjust to make the game enhoyable again Bc i want to love this so much, its my favorite game of all time but so far im just not feeling it which is super depressing.

@DrybearGamers

Ай бұрын

Definitely mess around with new strategies! You may find a way of playing that feels better for ya. Good luck!

@Bdog4114

Ай бұрын

@DrybearGamers That's man I hope I do bc I know once these games click they're magical and I just want the magic I had with the base game. Idc if it's hard if I can get that magic feeling back

@rjasontwenty1099

21 күн бұрын

ive played sekiro just two or three times, ive tried to like it, but no...ik tried bloodborne...not my thing...and this dlc felt like two of those games...ive tried 15 times...and 15 times i was like, my lvl 278 character doesnt stand a chance with all my upgraded weapons on max....what do i do wrong....enemies dancing around like deadly acrobats around you, many big, no staggering...and so on....i let the dlc rest for a while and make a fully strength build, seemed sorcery is dang worthless..

I hate gaias soo much that it took me 5 times to retry to kill him my friend end cheesing him with a bleed build still

Good take, I enjoy the game and I like the freedom it gives you to explore the open world and grind / farm the new items and use summons for bosses, but I'm taking it easy no rush, no need to get frustrated. I'll just explore or shut it down😉. It definitely seems to rely more heavily on stance breaking and heavy attacks. The dodging agile builds get wrecked so easy for the smallest mistake like mine, but ill figure it out. I think staggering is a dumb mechanic, the critical hit animation follow up, doesn't make any sense 90% of the time 🤷(Even in a crowed of enemies). And I'm not a fan of the big bonk heavy builds .... But maybe I will have to use that play style... There are definitely some bug fixes and performance, stuttering and random massive FPS drop issues, they need to be handling asap in my opinion, that are definitely not beneficial when it comes to difficulty with dodging agile builds. I never had performance issues like this in the base game release (max settings smooth FPS), but for whatever reason, the DLC performance is trash for me so far (they said old saves and ray tracing, and they fixed it... not, and I could run it with max RT before so…). It doesn't matter if I lower all or some graphic setting RT on or off, it just goes randomly from 60 to 0-5 FPS and you hope you don't die in a fight when that happens....

Its too hard at 0 zero stacks and too easy at 12 Its all about the shadowfarts

the dlc just has poor combat design choices for the kind of mechanics your given

@Bdog4114

Ай бұрын

That's kind of how I feel

That kind of explains why mages got shafted in dlc. You cant interrupt you cant use shields, and you have no time to cast spells :P

@forsaken841

Ай бұрын

Mages are supposed to use spirit summons

@ExcessumGaming

Ай бұрын

@@forsaken841 Even with them its not that big of a difference. They die real quick.

@biggumsyeetus9690

Ай бұрын

You can do all that it’s all about timing instead of spam to win now

@newage777777

10 күн бұрын

@@ExcessumGamingbots are giving you an advice, for a topic they don’t know about

Personally I have experienced none of the issues you brought up. I work a full work schedule and my only challenge run to my name is a SL1 no magic Dark Souls run. I am running a Rogiers rapier and a nobles slender sword (both of which got their poise damage nerfed). I still am finding time to attack and causing plenty of enemy's guards to break. Spend time exploring, use mechanics such as stealth and jump attacks, use your ashes of war, break out a shield from time to time, and the dlc feels like a manageable challenge.

This feels like Breath of the Wild... In terms of exploration- Ok hear me out... In BotW, you can go straight to the final boss if you're good enough. But if you wanna get stronger, you're encouraged to explore around and gear up properly. In the DLC, you're suddenly really weak unless you explore around to find things that make you stronger. GRANTED... I have yet to really sink my teeth into the DLC. My one gripe with Base Elden Ring, and I can see it... Is what I'm gonna call the "Bloodborne Effect". It's forcing players into a specific playstyle, where you wanna dodge roll effectively and try to attack fast. I dont really like this because Elden Ring still has a methodical combat, but the devs really keep pushing it to be fast like in bloodborne when, realistically, the player isn't fast like the Bloodborne Hunter. I think the most crippling mechanic for Elden Ring, if it's trying to be fast like Bloodborne, is Equip Load. I dont like the fact that poise only really refers to "Hyper Armor" instead of really reducing your stun. Crazy idea, you think Elden ring would be a lot better if there was no equip load? Bloodborne doesn't have it because the point is to be fast and dodgy in that game. Your dodge and I-Frames would always be the same regardless of gear you wore.

Do people forget multiplayer exists? SUMMON HELP I'm having so much fun with this DLC and dont find it hard at all yet. I've only killed the golden hippo, though

@notbrad4873

Ай бұрын

It's hard to get a summon to actually work. For some of us at least.

@classxero4442

Ай бұрын

Haven't had co op work for the past week or so.

Steam kids lack patience and understanding, complaining within a day shows they've not truly engaged in the game. They think they can copy and paste a 1 shot build and flex. They're too used to pay to win games and easy indie games.

100hits an you get 1 bad mechanics

I beat the final boss last night The base game has lost its challenging taste that dlc brings the flavor so so so good. Have that a nerf is even a conversation

Finally an informed and nuanced take that doesn't mock either side. Thank you. Personally I do think it's too hard. I'm not a content creator but I've just been so triggered by all these bad takes that I think I'm going to make a video on why I think it's too hard.

@DrybearGamers

Ай бұрын

Do it!

Boss attacks are too fast to react the first time. You have to die multiple times to learn the patterns.

@zacbranch2083

Ай бұрын

1) I don't think most are. There are exceptions, but so far I have killed the majority of bosses I've come across in 2-3 attempts. I have yet to fight some of the hardest bosses from what I've heard, but the majority of bosses are very doable within just a few attempts. 2) Even if you aren't beating dlc bosses in the first few attempts, THIS IS NOT A NEW THING. My first time touching DS3 after playing and beating DS1 involved me dying 26 times to Ludex Gundyr. Same thing happened when switching to Sekiro. Every time fromsoft updates their combat system, players are going to feel the learning curve. Elden Ring isn't Dark Souls, the combat is updated with more options than ever before and as such bosses have received an overhaul too. Its ok to die a few times before figuring out a fight, and its even better to take adequate time to explore and level so that when you inevitably try again you find it comparable to the base game difficulty.

People are soft especially this generation…. Simple

“ A game for everyone is a game for no one. “ (smart developer)

my only complaint is performance, FPS drops here and there (RTX 3070)

imagine a game design where you hold up a huge shield and block an attack but still take 20% damage

@Excubiare

Ай бұрын

And yet there are builds where you can block entire boss combos, and take 0 damage 😉

@josephbulkin9222

Ай бұрын

Then no one would bother with a shield

The bosses are relentless. Artificial difficulty. And yes, I have beaten the DLC.

I hate this “adapt to the new play style”like wtf no. I paid for this game so I can play it, not for anyone else. So why can’t I play without heavy weapons or a shield if that is what I want to do. Fromsoft and Miyazaki totally forgot how to make a good game while doing this dlc

@DigitalHaze65536

17 күн бұрын

Those Lion dudes at the end of the last level are a perfect example. They are bosses but they respawn. They just have like 10K hp instead of 50k. Heavy armor, fingerprint, and a heavy weapon with Stamp: Upward Cut are the only reliable ways I can beat them. This is NG+3. The Frost one is by far the hardest. If you don't have enough poise and robustness, he just keeps attacking and poising through everything you try. (yeah you can cheese it from the room above but what fun is that?) That is the point though, being able to beat stuff isn't the same as having FUN while doing it. Stamp Upward Cut gives you insane poise and damage reduction, most of the time guaranteeing you will connect. (sometimes the Frost Lion just keeps attacking and doesn't give a shit, and still staggers you out with 133 poise and a colossal.) Even slightly mistiming Stamp Upward Cut and you are screwed. So on high NG+ levels against the elite enemies you are back to DARK SOULS 3 style gameplay. (that ash of war was a skill in that game)

Actually, most of the US enjoys the game. 83%** Positive. It's china being mad at the "Blue Bear."

@Joppheimer

Ай бұрын

you the president? speaking for most?

@BrokenCydeDF

Ай бұрын

@@Joppheimer kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3iulLeYmbKdfdY.html Was slightly off @83% but whatever. The DLC is a blast even at NG+7.

@BrokenCydeDF

Ай бұрын

@@Joppheimer 83% ahem. Look up "Elden Ring DLC "Review Bomb" Finally Makes Sense. The DLC is a blast and only a couple bosses were actually hard. Even at NG +7

It's not too hard for me; I just find it boring. I think that after 15+ years, I'm just burnt out on Souls games.

@BasedChadman

Ай бұрын

I thought so, too, until I played Lies of P and some Soulsvanias like The Last Faith Elden Ring just didn't impress me mechanically

@opethmike

Ай бұрын

@@BasedChadman I did like lies of p now that you mention it

It's a real souls like. Developers need to stop catering to the idiots. It's supposed be hard. The challenge is what makes it fun. Beating a fight you've struggled with is rewarding. If you can't handle the challenge then don't play. I want my money's worth out of the game and you people crying it's to hard ruin it. They nerf stuff cause you whine

Trash DLC.