So it it good for solo or not?

[Brain]

I clearly see people split up already on 2 sides - one saying solo is unplayable to the level of false advertising, another one saying it's perfectly fine.

And the truth is?

[Jaevwyn]

get gud or play group is the truth. its harder, too hard for some.

[Byleth]

after i beat the 1st boss with some good random players, i can confirm it is hard to play solo

[rofflesvanwagon]

Solo is essentially unplayable. There's literally no balance changes between it and three player. Mix that with how fast the circle closes.Meaning you can't get good loot, Incredibly aggressive bosses that have been amped up from base games past. Yeah it's not happening for most people. Solo is for youtube challenge videos like "I DID IT!"

[arobo]

so far i haven't reached a nightlord yet, but unless they're malenia/consort radahn difficulty, solo is more than enjoyable

[Ogami]

Solo is very hard but possible, co-op is definitely the way the game was designed around and is easier. Depending of course on you playing with 2 others who know what they are doing and not just randos who run off to do their own thing.

[Akameka]

normal ennemies are okay, but for a solo, bosses and even mini-bosses are health bags, which is completelly incompatible with the current pace of the game.

They need to at least double the time it takes for the ring to start closing on you.

[Ryn]

its solo but its extremely hard. i think it desperately needs a toggle on/off option to allow you to play with ai npcs. it might make the game live longer too, if the game ever dies out it will still be playable and fun because you can still play it like its co op except with npcs rather than randoms.

[decizion]

Don’t bother with solo for this. It’s a terrible experience, it’s only playable with a full squad of three people.

[JAXolantern]

Originally posted by Ryn:

its solo but its extremely hard. i think it desperately needs a toggle on/off option to allow you to play with ai npcs. it might make the game live longer too, if the game ever dies out it will still be playable and fun because you can still play it like its co op except with npcs rather than randoms.

whats crazy is that the tutorial has an NPC follower

[._.]

Solo is doable, but extremely hard. If you like doing challenge runs in DaS or ER you may like it. If not, you will most likely not like it.

[Ryn]

oh yeah it does lol, so its definitely possible then. idk why they didnt make it an option

Originally posted by JAXolantern:

Originally posted by Ryn:

its solo but its extremely hard. i think it desperately needs a toggle on/off option to allow you to play with ai npcs. it might make the game live longer too, if the game ever dies out it will still be playable and fun because you can still play it like its co op except with npcs rather than randoms.

whats crazy is that the tutorial has an NPC follower

[Minastra]

If you like trying to beat prime radahn pre nerf in no hit so solo is fine, otherwise it's very hard

[Pocket Dog]

I haven't soloed yet, but from what I've read, it is technically playable but not really feasible for most. The game just isn't properly balanced for solo. It's pretty obvious, once you've played a little, that the game was really designed for team play.

I wouldn't be surprised if From dials back the difficulty for single players in the future, as the current difficulty is going to drive a lot of players away.

[Dorion]

Can you solo bosses in base Elden Ring?

I'm having some input issues with my controller for some reason but even then I have soloed some bosses, didn't play as much as I would have due to that but of the few runs I've done I've gotten further every time as I get back in the grove for souls combat and learn the game.

That said I do think the scaling is off. You're basically forced to play a character that didn't level Vigor. That's one thing when you have a team that can revive you and another when playing solo.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Brain:

I clearly see people split up already on 2 sides - one saying solo is unplayable to the level of false advertising, another one saying it's perfectly fine.

And the truth is?

The truth is that it is a skill issue. People are just bad expecting the game to give them a crutch to baby them along when it is a souls-like game made by the developers of the souls series. The game is very hard in solo, but is doable.