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 Posted: Sat, 22nd Jun 2024 07:17 Post subject: |
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How's the performance for you guys? Same as the base game? I've been reading about people having lots of stutters and frame drops in the DLC but the base game ran fine for them.
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd Jun 2024 09:16 Post subject: |
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Didn't preorder this one, despite the huge appreciation I have for ER. Aaand I still have to finish main game...
But... DLC is reviewed as MIXED on Steam now. 
One of the negative reviews:
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The Good:
- Jawdropping, beautiful world. Blows anything in base game out of the water.
- "Legacy Dungeons" are far better than anything in base game. Feels very Souls design, and that's very good.
- Largely, non-boss enemy design is refreshing.
- New weapon types are super refreshing, too.
The Bad:
- Recycled bosses. Get ready for 5 more copy-pasted giant dragons in the first couple hours, and major bosses have straight up recycles from base game.
- Terrible camera. Camera Bosses were such a problem in base game I'm shocked that it's still a problem in DLC. It's a DLC full of Tree Spirits/Mohg Phase 2 where your camera is having a seizure and clipping into another dimension.
- Terrible collision hitboxes. It is a diceroll if you are about to get ragdolled across the arena when 1 pixel of a bosses epileptic asscheek brushes against you, and even at 60 Vig it'll take out 60% of your health. Amplified worse by the aforementioned terrible camera issues.
There are more personal taste things of course - like amping up the Fortissax/Placidusax-esque ground lightning spam by 200% and doubling down on endless boss chain stuff - but I know there's reasons many like those too, and that's just down to taste. Which I can respect. But those 3 things I think are just unacceptable and tarnish (heh) an otherwise nice DLC.
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd Jun 2024 09:58 Post subject: |
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Just played a little of this. So here are my first impressions for those who didnt or are on the fence.
In this dlc you need to collect 2 different type of items that strengthen you (1st type) and your npc summon (2nd type).
You dish out more damage and can take more damage permanently if you use that item on a bonfire.
So your character is basically nerfed. Your endgame character gets basically 2-3 shotted even by some normal monsters.
Enemies have loads of hp/you do less damage.
New items/equipment dont feel specially since they dont make a difference.(Better armor?why use it if you ll get kille d by the same amounts of hits etc)
Some enemies have better poise than malenia.
Horse dies too easily.
Some hours in this all might change but i guess there is a reason why the game is on 68 % now and was on 98% yesterday. (Post hype clarity i guess)
Edit:
Didnt have microstuttering yesterday with my old 3060 12gb. Got a 4070 super today and still dont ahve microstutters both on max settings.
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd Jun 2024 11:29 Post subject: |
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A conclusion after reading (player) feed-back:
There ARE some problems with scaling, performance, new mechanics.
I believe that these will probably be almost all fixed in the 10th DLC patch, as per ER FS tradition...
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Jun 2024 01:24 Post subject: |
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So far I've beaten 4 remembrance bosses and 10 regular ones, I'm still enjoying myself but some of FROM's design decisions are already getting on my nerves.
Making so many enemies damage sponges with more poise than a lot of bosses, that hit ridiculously hard even at +10 Scadutree level, with damage negating talismans and buffs, isn't something I'm a fan of.
"I think Call of Duty resonates because it's believable and relatable," Sledgehammer Games cofounder Michael Condrey says.
Believable and relatable...Yep, sounds like Call of Duty
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Jun 2024 13:05 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Jun 2024 14:26 Post subject: |
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| Yondaime wrote: | | Only complaint I have is that performance is worse in the expansion than the base game. |
R(G)ay-tracing on or off?
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Jun 2024 14:43 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Jun 2024 16:32 Post subject: |
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Just finished shadows of the erdtree. It was good, but not as good as the main game by far. Some interesting locations, but it was mostly very generic. It was filled with boring human bosses. A few bosses were actually fun, but only a few.
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Jun 2024 18:53 Post subject: |
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Me: Gangsta all main game with a shield.
Malenia: I heal when I hit your shield!
Me: ...
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Jun 2024 05:35 Post subject: |
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Is there seriously no way to compare items when you purchase?
People complain about all kinds of retarded shit (that i don't give a shit about mostly) but QoL stuff like this, and no one says a word? In a game that has been patched so many times now and it's still not in, not fixed with the DLC either? I mean i guess i can always grab the mobile and take a photo of the stats buuuut...
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Jun 2024 10:02 Post subject: |
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Still no ultrawide support...
Cmon, man... How can you merge genius with incompetence (indiference) in this way?
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Jun 2024 15:57 Post subject: |
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I was just wondering about UWS... I didn't have a UWS monitor back for the initial relase (and haven't played yet), but do now. But Flawless Ultrawidescreen doesn't work somehow. It has an entry for Elden Ring, but it just doesn't find the process... Maybe something to do with the DLC? FROM seem to also have changed Easy-Anti-Cheat methods...
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
- Albert Camus
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Jun 2024 16:05 Post subject: |
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Don't miss my UWS at all, didn't do anything for me. that being said they do seem lazy when it comes to supporting basic shit.
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Jun 2024 16:23 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Jun 2024 17:50 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Jun 2024 20:17 Post subject: |
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Lol they all look like shit
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Jun 2024 01:20 Post subject: |
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So after finishing it, i can say that i really enjoyed it. It has problems like the upgrade system, the game really wants you to follow a certain path to get stronger but map design kinda fails in that regard and you can end up in super "high level" areas and get giga blasted, after i got some upgrades game felt more or less like base game.
Another bad part was some bosses had waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much HP and were kinda annoying to fight but most of them were fine. I didnt felt like game was too hard after i got some upgrades still very challenging ofc but nothing too ridiculous.
Build was rivers of blood with a great shield (started at 180, ended up at 214 NG0 aka no new game plus), cant talk about other builds
The good was everything else, the map visuals and design (yes ik i said map design failed to guide you in the right direction but everything else was top notch) , i enjoyed all the new legacy dungeons, interesting art direction all around, pretty to look at and all that, some of the new weapons are super fun to play. Definitely my fav souls game to date
No performance issues with 3080ti 2k 60 fps lock
ill rate it cookbook/10
out of sig inspiration for the moment 
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Jun 2024 08:20 Post subject: |
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I am lvl 217 in main game (no '+' yet). Thinking of doing a NG+ before starting DLC.
"But... why?", you ask?!
So that this time I understand what the fuck this game's story and characters are all about... 
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. Not to mention i'm still rusty.
