To anyone ho has tried Ironman mode.....

[Mike]

How far have you gotten so far? I've died tons of times but I reached the pilgrims rest checkpoint before getting killed by the frost archer enemies.

I want to say that I really like what they did with this update, especially given I was very upset at them lowering enemy density, and altering enemy placements way too much. I', glad they gave the option to have the original enemy density, as well as the very fun built in randomizer.

I'm surprised at how balanced it is, because I was expecting the late game enemies 1 shoting me but they properly scaled enemies even if you get some late game enemy they are quite fun to fight.

Overall this was a prefect update for fans as well as players like me who were upset at the early game changes.

[The Ultimate Despair]

I beat up to after Blasphemous lady with buckets on level 1 so far. I also run more enemies and Withered Health with Ironman

[Mike]

Originally posted by RyuzakiMorgoth:

I beat up to after Blasphemous lady with buckets on level 1 so far. I also run more enemies and Withered Health with Ironman

Nice! Also yeah I also have the same settings ;)

[The Ultimate Despair]

Originally posted by Mike:

Originally posted by RyuzakiMorgoth:

I beat up to after Blasphemous lady with buckets on level 1 so far. I also run more enemies and Withered Health with Ironman

Nice! Also yeah I also have the same settings ;)

Honestly this has been insanely fun so far to me. I don't even mind dying and restarting because like in a roguelite, you keep character progression, so it really changes the whole game.
I have found myself using the Umbral shifting to replenish my hp and playing in more risky ways as well. The game systems seems really well thought out for such a type of modifier.

[Mike]

Originally posted by RyuzakiMorgoth:

Originally posted by Mike:

Nice! Also yeah I also have the same settings ;)

Honestly this has been insanely fun so far to me. I don't even mind dying and restarting because like in a roguelite, you keep character progression, so it really changes the whole game.
I have found myself using the Umbral shifting to replenish my hp and playing in more risky ways as well. The game systems seems really well thought out for such a type of modifier.

Yeah I was surprised at how well it was implemented and how natural these rogue-like modifiers were to the game. Even the progression feels decent because you are still able to keep heal and lamp upgrades.

This new addition pretty much redeemed my opinion on the game because before I was pretty upset at the nerfs and removals the devs did on launch. As it is now I can see myself trying all kinds of challenge runs using these modifiers.

[Mike]

Just wanted to add to this thread that I just recently got as far as the Fief (Snow area) and I died very stupidly to impatience and getting ganked by 2 of those flail sisters. Up to that point I have already killed 1 of the main bosses and was about to get to the crow boss.

We go in again.......... ;)

[Superczar]

I just have Fief left to go before heading to Bramis... so far so good... Dervla's crossbow is the MVP so far of this run.

I'll say this, the withered health modifier is pure cancer, most bosses under normal conditions are face-tankable after you beat the game a few times, but not in this mode, really had to readjust my playstyle to incorporate ranged.

EDIT: I am at Adyr, this was not an easy fight with Withered health my first time, now with Ironman mode on too its going to be tougher, the time limit and fireball spam is irritating...

[Mike]

Originally posted by Superczar:

I just have Fief left to go before heading to Bramis... so far so good... Dervla's crossbow is the MVP so far of this run.

I'll say this, the withered health modifier is pure cancer, most bosses under normal conditions are face-tankable after you beat the game a few times, but not in this mode, really had to readjust my playstyle to incorporate ranged.

EDIT: I am at Adyr, this was not an easy fight with Withered health my first time, now with Ironman mode on too its going to be tougher, the time limit and fireball spam is irritating...

Pure PAIN........... I was pretty much 3 main bosses down and was about to head to the castle area. I got greedy saw a treasure in the umbral world, did not see one of those stupid head monsters sitting in the corner, and as soon as I umbral shifted it did that jumping slam attack right on me pretty much one shot be because I had half withered health.

This death was pure pain, and 100% my fault for taking unnecessary risks when my build was pretty much already complete.

Thank goodness I'm doing this for fun and not for achievements otherwise this death would have made me uninstall LOL.

Welp to the beginning to the beginning again we go.......

[Phantom Limb]

Originally posted by Mike:

How far have you gotten so far? I've died tons of times but I reached the pilgrims rest checkpoint before getting killed by the frost archer enemies.

I want to say that I really like what they did with this update, especially given I was very upset at them lowering enemy density, and altering enemy placements way too much. I', glad they gave the option to have the original enemy density, as well as the very fun built in randomizer.

I'm surprised at how balanced it is, because I was expecting the late game enemies 1 shoting me but they properly scaled enemies even if you get some late game enemy they are quite fun to fight.

Overall this was a prefect update for fans as well as players like me who were upset at the early game changes.

Are you doing a fresh start with the modifiers or not? Because I've done a full modifiers run on lvl 200 character and it wasn't big of a challenge. Besides a couple of times when I almost missed a jump. But I'm sure fresh start could be a real deal.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Phantom Limb:

Originally posted by Mike:

How far have you gotten so far? I've died tons of times but I reached the pilgrims rest checkpoint before getting killed by the frost archer enemies.

I want to say that I really like what they did with this update, especially given I was very upset at them lowering enemy density, and altering enemy placements way too much. I', glad they gave the option to have the original enemy density, as well as the very fun built in randomizer.

I'm surprised at how balanced it is, because I was expecting the late game enemies 1 shoting me but they properly scaled enemies even if you get some late game enemy they are quite fun to fight.

Overall this was a prefect update for fans as well as players like me who were upset at the early game changes.

Are you doing a fresh start with the modifiers or not? Because I've done a full modifiers run on lvl 200 character and it wasn't big of a challenge. Besides a couple of times when I almost missed a jump. But I'm sure fresh start could be a real deal.

No I'm keeping all of my gear and I'm pretty much maxed out, I'm just not rushing through and I'm exploring everything. I've also got some pretty nasty enemy spawns in terrible places so 99% of my deaths have been early games around the scaffolding areas, getting knocked off edges and stuff lol.

100% of my deaths are my fault, as I'm pretty sure if I was not actually trying to do the questlines as well I could easily rush to the radiance ending. Also for perspective I'm level 121, mostly doing a bleed spear/shield build with some radiance spells for ranged options.

EDIT: let me also preface I;m playing with the withered health healing and not the normal so that can leave you in some tense situations if you make one mistake.

[Sin Archbishop of Vainglory]

im currently doing a run with all the modifiers just to get all the achievements at once since i havnt played this game in a few months and im burnt out of elden ring at the moment. Ironman and withered health are the only real problem modifiers for obvious reasons. So far iv gotten to the 2nd remembrance boss but flopped so hard since i havnt fought it in a while.

Thing was like 3 grenades left till it died and i missed a block :(