I tried Elden Ring Reforged, and it sucks.

[Zero]

Elden Ring Reforged, more like Elden Ring Lineared.

The more I play the more I found out the stupidity of the mod.

Upgrade Nerf: After 20min of gameplay, whenever I reach certain merchants or loot from dead bodies, I already be like, nah there's definitely no somber smithing stone here. The mod just tries so hard to prevent you from upgrading weapons and getting a lot of runes in general.

Linearity: The mod didn't force you to, but the "Balance Changes" are all trying EXTREMELY HARD to make us take certain action, go certain path, kill certain bosses in their favorite sequence. Basically the joy of open world is completely gone. They even close the door of the Bestial Sanctum if you get there through the portal. Like what's the point? I can just run over there anyways.

Gimmicky Mechanics: The mod is trying too hard to make extra affinities and the Fortunes (you can think of these as kind of talent passive skills). They are just too gimmicky, I found them difficult to justify. There's a reason why int deals magic damage, and now they can do fire and physical. Why? The deflect thing is honestly pretty cool, where you time your block to deflect enemy attacks, just like Sekiro. But I think it should be a separate mod, or just make it Shura Mode exclusive, where deflecting is the main focus. The enemy AI is not designed for us to deflect.


The creator of the mod feels like someone who will make a very bad souls-like game. The QoLs are ok, the deflect is cool, but other stuffs just suck. I was hoping to get some new excitement from the mod, but what I get is a lot of unfair frustration, instead of motivation. I really don't want to be mean and give harsh comment, but ERR is one of the worst gaming experience I've ever had.

[KingDestroya]

You should try the Elden Ring Dark Moon mod it has many similar QoLs, but with out the forced difficulty changes. Plus they make upgrading way easier in the mod too.