ELDEN RING: FromSoftware relents and adjusts the difficulty of Shadow of the Erdtree

FromSoftware is once again in the middle of controversy due to criticism from some players regarding the difficulty of its games. This time, the focus is on ELDEN RING: Shadow of the Erdtree, since it is a reality that the works of the Japanese company are reaching more players, it is leaving the niche, and a new audience is quick to attack the difficult and challenging nature of its proposal. The studio has given in a little to criticism by making adjustments so that the experience is not so complicated.

ELDEN RING: Shadow of the Erdtree it gets a little easier with new update

Through a publication on its official social media accounts, FromSoftware reported on the arrival of update 1.12.2, defined by the Japanese team as a calibration patch for the difficulty of ELDEN RING: Shadow of the Erdtree. According to the patch notes, the objective of this update is to achieve a balance by taking action in the section of attack and damage denial in its relationship with the improvements of Blessing of the Nighttree, something favorable for players who find the game very difficult .

In this regard, the calibration update of ELDEN RING: Shadow of the Erdtree points out:

Revised Blessing of the Nighttree attack and damage denial curve scaling

• Attack and damage denial has been increased for the first half of the maximum amount of Blessing buffs, and the second half will now be more gradual
• The attack and damage denial granted by the final Blessing upgrade level has been slightly increased

After the launch of ELDEN RING: Shadow of the Erdtreeopinion was divided between those who praised his proposal and those who rejected it due to the difficulty, some arguing that there is no justification in terms of the design and mechanics of the bosses and they are only difficult for the sake of it.

REVIEW: ELDEN RING: Shadow of the Erdtree

While old players familiar with FromSoftware’s proposals remember that the expansions of their games are usually more difficult than the base game, other users attacked ELDEN RING: Shadow of the Erdtree even placing negative reviews on Steam.

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