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Elden Ring balance update makes the first half of the DLC easier, so you don't have to be as good as games journalists
Ulysses 31
Member
Good thing I haven't used any blessings yet. 
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
"games journalists" . They're just reviewers/ critics. There's no actual journalism these days, for the most part.
. They're just reviewers/ critics. There's no actual journalism these days, for the most part.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Seems like they haven't touched the bosses themselves, but rather changed how the scadutree is balanced, making the first levels of it give you more of a buff.
So yeah, clickbait article.
So yeah, clickbait article.
stickkidsam
Member
Puscifer
Member
I have no doubt in my mind that reviewers likely were given some kind of edited characters. I have a feeling it was balanced around people who consistently played and not players who might've finished the game and had a character ready for a NG+ like other Souls DLC
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
So what does that mean if you’ve already gotten to 9 or so on the Scadutree? Would that mean I’ll have increased stats for the levels I’ve already gotten or will it boost my scadutree level since I’ve gotten X amount of fragments?
Cornbread78
Member
Needs more Souls hardo's complaining so they can gatekeep casual scrubs from playing the series of games only the worthy of hardo's to play. Get rek't scrubs, stay in yo lane
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Zheph
Member
Dirk Benedict
Member
Offline till I beat it, then. Problem solved.
I'll update it once I get'er done.
I'll update it once I get'er done.
Tajaz2426
Psychology PhD from Wikipedia University
God damn it! After a 7 damn years of trying to “git gud” starting with Bloodborne sucking, dark souls 2 I sucked harder, Dark Souls I was ok but still needed other folks to beat most bosses, Dark Souls 3 crushed all hopes about getting any better.
Then Elden Ring I started to look at things different and use strategy better and consumables, yeah, I still sucked but didn’t need much help with bosses. I stopped gaming for about 7 months last year and started it again to finish it to start the DLC and all the sudden it clicked and I did not need help with bosses.
I have played 10 hours in the DLC does maybe have died twice and once was the horsey off a cliff trick and I am thinking I might have “gotten gud!” And this shit happens!!!!!! No sir!
Then Elden Ring I started to look at things different and use strategy better and consumables, yeah, I still sucked but didn’t need much help with bosses. I stopped gaming for about 7 months last year and started it again to finish it to start the DLC and all the sudden it clicked and I did not need help with bosses.
I have played 10 hours in the DLC does maybe have died twice and once was the horsey off a cliff trick and I am thinking I might have “gotten gud!” And this shit happens!!!!!! No sir!
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lughnasadh123
Member
Just here for the overreactions.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
So instead of a steady increase in power that's now front-loaded and the later upgrades will barely make a difference? Not sure that's better.
struggler_guts
Gold Member
Celcius
°Temp. member
Did they cave or not?
Can someone who has the game boot it up and confirm?
edit: It's real: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...ch-buffs-players-after-difficulty-complaints/
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gunslikewhoa
Member
“If we really wanted the whole world to play the game, we could just crank the difficulty down more and more. But that wasn’t the right approach,” Miyazaki said of Elden Ring. “Had we taken that approach, I don’t think the game would have done what it did, because the sense of achievement that players gain from overcoming these hurdles is such a fundamental part of the experience. Turning down difficulty would strip the game of that joy — which, in my eyes, would break the game itself.”
Buggy Loop
Member
And if like most plebs entering the DLC they go for bosses rather than explore and find scadutree blessings, it'll hit just as hard as before..
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
Every Souls game and DLC has had various balance passes, this isn't new. Every time From is now Casulz Central or the devil. You'd think 15 years after Demon's Souls we'd be used to their standard procedure.
Gamer_By_Proxy
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PauloRoberto
Member
The new scaling system is more like all the other FROM scaling system from items (big returns at the beggining, small returns at the end). At max scadutree level, the damage boost now is 102% vs 100%.
Dr. Wilkinson
Member
They made big changes to the base game for months. Why wouldn’t they do the same for the DLC?
Raven117
Member
Those road blocks did come pretty hard pretty early....Yes, this is "end game" DLC, but also probably been a few years since most players have played.
Getting to a road block in your first sitting with the DLC (an hour or two in against either
is pretty frustrating.
Getting to a road block in your first sitting with the DLC (an hour or two in against either
dancing lion or Rellena
FeralEcho
Member
Good job whiny players! Being a whiny bitch now gives you the chance to finally say that you are about as good as the journalists stuck at the dash jump tutorial in Cuphead since they actually finished the DLC before you.
Such gamers. Much wow.
All of the people leaving bad reviews because they suck at a game are exactly what's wrong in gaming.
Also here's a trophy for you since Shadow of the Erdtree doesn't have any!
Trophy Unlocked
"You gut gud!"
"Whine like a little bitch about the difficulty of the game because you're too much of a normie to put time into actually becoming good at it!"
Such gamers. Much wow.
All of the people leaving bad reviews because they suck at a game are exactly what's wrong in gaming.
Also here's a trophy for you since Shadow of the Erdtree doesn't have any!
Trophy Unlocked
"You gut gud!"
"Whine like a little bitch about the difficulty of the game because you're too much of a normie to put time into actually becoming good at it!"
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Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
This good
March Climber
Member
With this and with Helldivers 2, we can now see that the effects of whining works both ways
Majima Everywhere System
Member
I logged in and beat a boss I was stuck on last night. I thought it was my intelligent use of Talismans.
Turns out all the people who complained about bad balancing were right, and the 'git gud' crowd were obnoxious weirdos, who'd have thought.
By the way, from the patch notes:
By the way, from the patch notes:
This was a brute-force 'emergency' balancing patch because clearly their analytics showed serious issues with boss clearing rates. Prepare for more to come.
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GHG
Gold Member
ssringo
Member
Cute burn . I guess it's fine for the "journalists" to yuk it up when they can considering how often they've been incredibly embarrassing. On the other hand, I believe FightinCowboy mentioned it during an episode of his Let's Play that review copies came with a guide or map on places they should go check out to find stuff so maybe they shouldn't be crowing too hard.
As an aside, if you were one the unironic "git gud" responders to complaints about difficulty/balance that are now lamenting the rebalancing I also have a 2 word reply for ya.
"Cry moar"
Everyone that didn't have their head up their ass knew this was happening. The only surprising part might be how quickly they did something. Hell, yesterday they even put up a news article on the Steam page about powering up your character in the DLC so obviously there's some level of disconnect between the general playerbase and From's intentions. I bet it's not just just a response to complaints and player reviews but actual data on how hard people were getting wrecked.
Probably wasn't a good thing to release a balance patch right before the DLC either. Should've came out at least a week or two prior.
As an aside, if you were one the unironic "git gud" responders to complaints about difficulty/balance that are now lamenting the rebalancing I also have a 2 word reply for ya.
"Cry moar"
Everyone that didn't have their head up their ass knew this was happening. The only surprising part might be how quickly they did something. Hell, yesterday they even put up a news article on the Steam page about powering up your character in the DLC so obviously there's some level of disconnect between the general playerbase and From's intentions. I bet it's not just just a response to complaints and player reviews but actual data on how hard people were getting wrecked.
Probably wasn't a good thing to release a balance patch right before the DLC either. Should've came out at least a week or two prior.
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newtypepilot
Member
This good
Source for anyone who hasn't seen it. It's VERY GOOD.
Tbh, they could've fixed this if early bosses give out 3 or 4 scadutree blessings, so you don't have to explore the map to get them. And you know these "journalists" are just bum rushing to the dungeons instead of exploring the map.
LavitzSlambert
Member
This good
What am I looking at here
FunkMiller
Banned
Blew past
with Mimic Tear and moonveil in two tries each, so either I’m a lot better at this shit than I thought I was (doubtful) or people have forgetten what From games are like.
Lion, Rellena and hungry hungry hippo
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Edgelord79
Gold Member
Be funny if they added that trophy in a patch haha. Made it unobtainable for anyone who didn’t beat it pre patch.
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j0hnnix
Member
I didn't expect From to make it "Easy Mode" , just minor , but positive tweak to the DLC.Shitty clickbait.
They rebalanced the Scadutree upgrades. They scale a bit higher early on and a bit lower later on, resulting in a small buff when all are collected.
The patch takes it from very hard to still very hard but a bit less so.