As a souls lover, this DLC is disappointing, tedious and boring

[P1]

Huge souls fan and was looking forward to playing this. Played all souls games, love them, but I can't even force myself to finish this DLC. It just feels all so tedious. The bosses are annoying and designed horribly, I'm not even talking about them being difficult, I'm talking about them being tedious. Huge health pools, you dodge there 50 hit combo attacks, get one hit in that barely does any damage, wait for the next 50 hit combo and rinse repeat. It feels like a chore and isn't difficult or challenging, it's just annoying.

The maps feel also quite empty and there just doesn't seem to be anything worth exploring for. I've seen the same exact ghost dragon dude copy pasted in about three locations now. That's literally the only overworld boss I've seen. Maybe I just went the wrong way.

But the most annoying thing is the scaudutree blessing nonsense. Without them you'll get one shot on any souls level. So you know need to scour the map to find these things to level up. Souls/Runes basically mean nothing now. I literally lost a million runes and didn't give a ♥♥♥♥ because leveling up doesn't do anything anyway. This feels less like a souls game and now like a zelda breath of the wild game where you get stronger by scouring the map for shrines - I mean "scadutree fragments".

Overall, it's disappointing as a souls lover. I was looking forward to this DLC but it just feels more of a tedious chore to play then even fun. I can't belive fromsoft finally missed. I hope souls fans don't try and blame this on Miyazaki not being around like DS2

[Sweet Tooth]

womp womp

[Righteous-A]

Sir all I will say is Git Gud

[La Volpe]

OP is obviously maidenless and a foul tarnished

[Dr.Acula]

Publicado originalmente por Righteous-A:

Sir all I will say is Git Gud

Publicado originalmente por La Volpe:

OP is obviously maidenless and a foul tarnished

So how about you show your own skill levels through hitless wins against the strongest bosses in Elden Ring (includeing DLC). I'll be waiting to see how "gud" you are.

[mic01851165]

As someone who completed every Souls game since Demon Souls, I find the dlc addicting and fun to play.
Pretty much 100% dlc, collecting all weapons/ spells/ incaranation, etc already.
Bosses are mostly easy too even without the broken stuff if you summon ash.
if you refuse to use mechanic the game provide to you and then complain about the difficulty, problem is on you. You dont have the skill/ patience to learn yet you want to act like some god skill people who can fight with just rolling / low armour/ hitless , I call this blind arrogance.

Just because you are good at old Souls game does not make you better at newer release. For example, DS1/ 2 is balanced around no summon companion and no weapon skills since they don't exist, so bosses tend to move slower/ easily telegraphic. Meanwhile Elden Ring has to balance around Spirit Ash and weapon skills because they exist. If they keep making those same bosses from the old games with super telegraphic/ slow moves, the game would be way too easy for majority of other players who utalize in-game mech like spirit ash and ash of war.

[Krazy Wallet]

Publicado originalmente por mic01851165:

As someone who completed every Souls game since Demon Souls, I find the dlc addicting and fun to play.
Pretty much 100% dlc, collecting all weapons/ spells/ incaranation, etc already.
Bosses are mostly easy too even without the broken stuff if you summon ash.
if you refuse to use mechanic the game provide to you and then complain about the difficulty, problem is on you. You dont have the skill/ patience to learn yet you want to act like some god skill people who can fight with just rolling / low armour/ hitless .

Well said, sir

[Karamell]

I absolutely agree with you OP. So many cookbooks in the DLC- like bruh I don't want to craft stop giving me so many cookbooks. Why are the bosses so aggressive with true combos up to 6, even 12? The base game had some bosses where you had to wait a little to get a hit in, but the DLC cranks it up to 11 and you gotta wait a whole 20 seconds at times like bruh.

Tedious bosses, and the final boss is a disgrace to the Souls Series, literally feels like a fan fic lore wise and designed horribly gameplay wise. DLC overall is really nice to look at but the bosses are the least appealing thing about it, except 1-2 out of 30 that are, actually good.

[Faust Wither]

keep crying as if it gonna change the game.

[St Mayhem]

DLC is up there with DS1 and DS3.

[The gnomeman]

Publicado originalmente por Dr.Acula:

Publicado originalmente por ScootBoot69420:

im convinced fromsoft could put a boss in this game that kills you the moment you walk through the boss fog and the souls simps would defend it

Isn't this what bosses like Bayle, Messmer and Consort Radahn are already doing? Have you looked around the boss portals while in online mode? You can see tons of blood spots right outside boss rooms for Messmer, Bayle, Radahn and some others because the fights end within the first 10-15 seconds.

Bayle for example:
You go in => fight starts and he either spits a pretty wide fire stream at you or jumps straight on you potentially killing you in the process

Messmer:
Always starts with him going into the air right away jumping right onto your position (massive damage) followed by an explosion (more massive damage). If you fail to avoid that you get killed right at the start of the fight within less than 10 seconds

Radahn:
Goes into the air and jumps on you right at the start followed by some attack combo. Can also kill you within less than 10 seconds.

These bosses do not even leave you the time to do an ash summon or cast any spells. Bayle doesn't leave you time to even trigger the NPC summon for Igon. You first have to dodge some of his attacks (and better find the summon signal quickly afterwards).

And look around the forums. Die hard fromsoft fanboys praise Messmer, Radahn and Bayle as such amazing fights (which in reality they aren't). It's really silly as even Malenia and Maliketh left you some time to make your "preparations".

The only other boss that comes to mind being this much straight into your face killing you this rapidly was that idiotic goat demon fight from DS1 where you go into a tiny back alley and get rushed by a big boss and two dogs. It's one of the worst fights they ever designed...

thats just alt+f4ing when you die it transports you to outside the boss room when you log back in.

[P1]

Publicado originalmente por St Mayhem:

DLC is up there with DS1 and DS3.

I'd rather play DS2 than this DLC. In fact, I even quit the DLC the other day and went back to DS2 for a bit. This DLC couldn't hold a candle to DS1 or DS3.

[stompie5]

Publicado originalmente por Krazy Wallet:

Publicado originalmente por Ω Arkandor:

SUMMONING IGON FOR THE QUEST IS A PAIN IN THE ASS NOT ONLY BECAUSE ALL OF THE ABOVE BUT BECAUSE YOU STILL NEED TO FIND THE SUMMON SIGN INSIDE THAT MESS, AND ON TOP OF THAT ITS AUTOMATICALLY ON ''NO''. THIS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL TO THE PLAYER.

I think this decision was to help players ensure that Igon would survive the encounter. Rather than at the start and needing to survive the entire fight, you can summon him right at the end and get the quest reward. It is a change and was confusing, but I don't hate the idea that you can beat a boss yourself and still get a quest reward

I think it is to prevent the boss from getting the bonus health from summons

[John Titor]

Publicado originalmente por P1:

As a souls lover, this DLC is disappointing, tedious and boring

It was a nonconsentual love. Souls ended up getting a restraining order on OP, and now OP is in angry stalker mode, trying to upload revenge porn of Souls and discrediting her morality. Disgraceful.

[Masha]

idk, I just completed the dlc and im looking forward to play any survival or some sht like that :p

[P1]

Publicado originalmente por SoulSlayer:

Publicado originalmente por Aerieanei:

I miss old Zelda. Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild ain't for me. I'm more of a OOT WW TP SS kind of person.

Same here like this sandbox open world style that new Zelda and er has is just so bland. Since there is hardly any life to back it up.

I hope one day they do make a throwback zelda, with classic dungeons just like the old 3D games.