What are the requirements for "opening" the DLC?

[Holyblades]

I'm seeing some different answers for this. Do I just need to bum rush Mohg and I'm good? I'm on NG+5 and didn't play in a very long time so I feel I am pretty screwed.

[Dizzy Ladybug]

you're not screwed. you need to kill Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood. you probably just need to get used to the game again

[LT2483]

Both Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood need to be killed from what I've seen online. Mohg is pretty obvious, as the entry point is inside his arena, but I'm not sure why Radahn also needs to be killed, just that he does for some reason.

[LuckyCheshire]

Yup, Mohg and Radahn. Source: an interview with Miyazaki a month-ish ago.

[zab]

Kill Mogh (forma de pedo)
Kill Radahn
you are good

[Holyblades]

Killed em both without much issue. I'll farm some levels just incase but I'm almost 300 so I'm probably worried over nothing :). Appreciate it, all.

[LT2483]

Originally posted by Travisk1982:

Killed em both without much issue. I'll farm some levels just incase but I'm almost 300 so I'm probably worried over nothing :). Appreciate it, all.

I think people are estimating the DLC to be balanced for around a 120-150 starting point, so you're probably massively overleveled already for it unless you're a few NG+s in.

[Casul Gamer]

Originally posted by LT2483:

Originally posted by Travisk1982:

Killed em both without much issue. I'll farm some levels just incase but I'm almost 300 so I'm probably worried over nothing :). Appreciate it, all.

I think people are estimating the DLC to be balanced for around a 120-150 starting point, so you're probably massively overleveled already for it unless you're a few NG+s in.

Don't DLC bosses scale with NG+ tho? Seems like it would be harder in ng+5 even at a very high level. You can already hit soft caps by end of NG1 run

[Drax]

Originally posted by LT2483:

Originally posted by Travisk1982:

Killed em both without much issue. I'll farm some levels just incase but I'm almost 300 so I'm probably worried over nothing :). Appreciate it, all.

I think people are estimating the DLC to be balanced for around a 120-150 starting point, so you're probably massively overleveled already for it unless you're a few NG+s in.

Not how it works.

Base level means pretty much nothing. DLC uses a Sekiro-esque item based levelling system to act as a multiplier for your based game stats. i.e. Your stats from the base game are not that important. Provided you are over lvl100 you're probably fine and that still might be very generous.

What is more important in regards to levelling is probably weapon levels and smithing stones. Ideally, you probably want to kill the Godskin duo for the final bell bearings.