Elden Ring s Biggest Nerfs Since Launch

While players who want to get through the game more swiftly might find themselves skipping over Ranni's quest line, those who find the base storyline challenging may have an overall easier time by undergoing Ranni's st


However, Elden Ring ’s 1.03 patch changed everything for Royal Knight’s Resolve. Post-patch, the Ash of War can only enhance the weapon it is on or any equipped shields, leaving its effect largely negligible. What makes this nerf even more effective is that a lot of Elden Ring ’s best weapons come with their own Ash of War that cannot be removed or magically enhanced, meaning Royal Knight’s Resolve cannot be used with most meta weap


The Nameless King was long hailed as the most difficult boss in Dark Souls III , and it still holds that title by many fans. Before the DLCs, this was the epic ultimate battle for the game that featured two incredibly difficult pha


Despite not being seen as a competition-focused game, **Elden Ring ** has seen some major changes to its meta from nerfs. Whether players focus on the Tarnished's journey in PvE or prefer to take the path of the Bloody Fingers and fight others in PvP, they have to watch out for what Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have planned up their sleeves. The updates they have brought to the game have already dramatically influenced how it is pla


It's possible fans could see the rise of more Souls -like games that are more linear like the past games. Elden Ring has proved to be a revolutionary title for the franchise, boosting their overall popularity. These games are known for their rigorous difficulty, and because of that, many fans work to reach 100% achievements as an extra challe


The chalice dungeons in Bloodborne are an optional zone for players who want a more challenging experience. While Bloodborne as a whole lacks the type of difficulty most Souls games have, the dungeons make many players change their minds about t


**Elden Ring ** centers around the Greater Will, which spreads its Grace to the Lands Between through the Erdtree. The Erdtree might be the most famous plant in the Lands Between, but Miquella seeks to create a new great tree as a source of power to bless the people without the influence of the Greater Will, despite having been chosen by the Greater Will as an Empyrean. However, both of these great trees might have some parasitic qualities depending upon how they're viewed and what acts as their source of power. Yet only one of them is a true parasite upon further investigat

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was quite the experience for many fans offering one of the most difficult FromSoftware games yet. Those who were used to the game style of the previous titles were challenged in a whole new way and had to rely on a completely different play st


Painted Worlds appear in the first Dark Souls - the Painted World of Ariamis - and during Dark Souls 3 ’s expansion, Ashes of Ariandel - the Painted World of Ariandel. In both cases, these worlds are accessed when the player interacts with a painting. What follows is a short cutscene of the player character being pulled inside the painting when their hand touches the canvas. The player is then transported to a world entirely separate from the rest of the g


Like many of his half-siblings, Miquella has strayed away from following the Greater Will despite being chosen by it as a possible successor of the Elden Ring. Therefore, Miquella decides to create a great tree on his own in an attempt to replace the Erdtree and make it so that the citizens of the Lands Between don't need the Grace of the Greater Will. Miquella uses his own power to nurture the Haligtree, becoming its core in hopes that it will grow into a great tree that can rival the Erdtree, break his curse of eternal childhood, and free his twin sister Malenia from the curse of Scarlet Rot that eats away at her b


In June 2022, FromSoftware announced that their next game is almost ready for release and that they have several new games coming soon as well. This is fantastic news for fans of the company's games, especially for those who love some of their less popular titles such as Armored Co


One other small but interesting detail regarding these characters highlights another parallel between the worlds of Elden Ring updates Ring and Bloodborne . Eileen’s armor mentions that the first Hunter of Hunters came from a foreign land. Coincidently, Yura originates from the Land of Reeds, making him a foreigner to The Lands Between, like Elden Ring 's Numen . Such details, along with the heavy focus on cosmic, extraterrestrial beings in both games, fuels speculation that the games could take place on different planets in the same unive


Scattered across The Lands Between are seven paintings that are tied to scavenger hunt quests. These puzzles require the player to find the locations from which each painting was made. When the correct places are found, the player will discover Wandering Artist Spirits. Upon interaction with the spirits, they drop a unique item and disappear. Fans of the Dark Souls series will almost certainly think of the Painted Worlds whenever they come across interact-able paintings in FromSoftware’s Soulsborne gam