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    Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware. It was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by fantasy writer George R. R. Martin. Players control a customizable player character on a quest to repair the Elden Ring and become the new Elden Lord. Elden Ring is presented through a third-person perspective with players freely roaming its open world. The six main areas are traversed using the player character's steed Torrent as the primary mode of travel. Linear, hidden dungeons can be explored to find useful items. Players can use several types of weapons and magic spells, including non-direct engagement enabled by stealth mechanics. Throughout the game's world, checkpoints enable fast travel and allow players to improve their attributes using an in-game currency called runes. Elden Ring features an online multiplayer mode in which players join through cooperative play to fight bosses or engage in player versus player combat.
    FromSoftware wanted to create an open-world game based on Dark Souls. Miyazaki admired Martin's previous work and hoped that his contributions would produce a more accessible narrative than those of the company's earlier games. Martin was given unrestricted freedom to design the backstory, while Miyazaki was lead writer for the in-game narrative. The developers concentrated on environmental scale, role-playing, and the story; the scale required the construction of several structures inside the open world.
    Elden Ring has been cited as one of the greatest video games of all time, with praise directed towards its open world, gameplay systems, and setting, despite some criticism for its technical performance. It won several Game of the Year awards and sold 25 million copies, making it one of the best-selling games of all time. The downloadable content Shadow of the Erdtree is scheduled for release in June 2024.
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  • @LukeStephensTV
    @LukeStephensTV  9 дней назад +57

    Give the video a 👍...
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    Or don't. It's not like I can tell if you do or not...

    • @MeditationMotivationMan
      @MeditationMotivationMan 9 дней назад +3

      Just so you know your videos are the highlights of my days!

    • @warcross07
      @warcross07 9 дней назад

      Luke what is the most amount attempts any of the bosses took you?

    • @vongolamistowl
      @vongolamistowl 4 дня назад

      You could always ask miquella to compel us.

  • @kboi1170
    @kboi1170 9 дней назад +496

    Just played for a little over an hour… this sh** isn’t the “size of Limgrave” like Miyazaki said… this map is HUGE. The opening area alone is almost half the size of Fallout 4’s open world.

    • @veldarin
      @veldarin 9 дней назад +52

      I think someone who had early access said he was being modest and it's closer to Limgrave and Caelid combined

    • @Stanzbey69
      @Stanzbey69 9 дней назад +49

      @@veldarin and that’s not even taking the verticality into account

    • @Jumpboy5100
      @Jumpboy5100 9 дней назад +30

      It's not that big if you purely count the horizontal scale.
      If you count the density and quality of the map it's pretty huge.
      Then if you count the vertical scale It's insane. I feel like I'll never be able to find everything

    • @verygoodfreelancer
      @verygoodfreelancer 9 дней назад +10

      gamers are so obsessed w quantity over quality. i liked the more polished linear maps of earlier games than the giant algorithmically generated spaces in elden ring.

    • @benboothroyd1523
      @benboothroyd1523 9 дней назад +12

      @@verygoodfreelancer agree, but they're appealing to different things. Riding through Elden Ring is more "beautiful" than anything really in the more linear games, like DS3 or Sekiro (even though the Gael arena and Divine Dragon arena etc are pretty jaw dropping). But ultimately it's just a nice plain, with a few enemies, maybe a dragon, maybe a roaming caravan of enemies, maybe an NPC or two. The legacy dungeons were pretty good. But its design is pretty lacklustre compared to something like DS1.
      ER appeals to more people, because gamers are now used to "open worlds" and easy mode levelling. But you're right in that ultimately, the other Fromsoft souls games are of a higher quality overall, because of how intricate and well crafted they are and feel.

  • @via_negativa6183
    @via_negativa6183 9 дней назад +330

    This aint no DLC it's a full blown expansion. Back in the day this shit would have come in a box.

    • @flintburner6313
      @flintburner6313 9 дней назад +7

      I mean..... they always said it was an expansion.
      Also, dlc is downloadable content soooo SotE is dlc.

    • @areafurrynone1913
      @areafurrynone1913 9 дней назад +13

      DLC used to be big expansions like this. Nowadays it’s for some cosmetic bs that nobody cares about.

    • @wheelchazeal8089
      @wheelchazeal8089 7 дней назад +1

      That just made me think of when I was a kid picking up the Diablo 2 expansion when I was a kid. Box and guide and all. 🤣

    • @omarmazin2696
      @omarmazin2696 7 дней назад +1

      I mean an expansion is a DLC. you mean full blown game.

    • @Philpot1992
      @Philpot1992 6 дней назад

      Should think so for the price to be fair

  • @epsilon1275
    @epsilon1275 9 дней назад +151

    For Larval Tears, if you explore at night, you might come across a circle of blue graves that randomly spawn and give you a larval tear

    • @mohammadjavadyeganeh6422
      @mohammadjavadyeganeh6422 9 дней назад +2

      Are those ponds respawn-able tho??

    • @epsilon1275
      @epsilon1275 9 дней назад +10

      @@mohammadjavadyeganeh6422 I think they just spawn at random as long as it's night time, because they are different from the normal Larval Tears yet do the same thing

    • @manguything6301
      @manguything6301 9 дней назад +1

      ​@@epsilon1275 does that mean infinite larval tears

    • @epsilon1275
      @epsilon1275 9 дней назад +3

      @manguything6301 theoretically maybe? Idk how many it spawns but I'm maybe 10 hours in (only in the first and second major areas) and I've already found 5 brand new ones

    • @octavianpopescu4776
      @octavianpopescu4776 9 дней назад +1

      Yeah, I found one.

  • @Imtiredafman
    @Imtiredafman 6 дней назад +15

    Few days into the DLC and a lot of people already forgot the Margit lesson and started whining about hard bosses.

  • @user-bh9zb3nw3l
    @user-bh9zb3nw3l 9 дней назад +81

    Miyazaki didn’t mention it would be like 5 limgraves stacked on top each other lmao

    • @raimee81
      @raimee81 7 дней назад

      He was probably being coy. Must have said it with a sly grin. Same size as lim grave yes...yessss.

    • @chickenfricken
      @chickenfricken 7 дней назад

      Im pretty sure he also said the base game would only take 30 hours to beat

    • @Caes3r_
      @Caes3r_ 6 дней назад

      Probably meant the first area

    • @dighad3824
      @dighad3824 5 дней назад

      classic fromsoft. underpromise overdeliver

    • @R3TR0J4N
      @R3TR0J4N 4 дня назад

      Limgrave has section so he kinda right

  • @theaugur1373
    @theaugur1373 9 дней назад +106

    I started with an NG+7 character and I think that was a mistake.

    • @kendrxck2064
      @kendrxck2064 9 дней назад +4

      lmao

    • @rudolphluvhengo5629
      @rudolphluvhengo5629 9 дней назад +2

      I feel you 😂

    • @mitchh5596
      @mitchh5596 9 дней назад +1

      Same 😂 feeling precisely the same way.

    • @willzjohns556
      @willzjohns556 9 дней назад

      😂💀💀

    • @Kazrel
      @Kazrel 9 дней назад +7

      Yeah DLC is making me wish I just did what everyone else did and start a new save 😭 still a great experience tho.

  • @Krypto121
    @Krypto121 9 дней назад +21

    Maybe Miyazaki meant that it was as big as Limgrave for one section, then another section, and another section.
    Or he straight up lied, like players do when they leave messages saying there's treasure and you fall to your death.

    • @decorumlopez9147
      @decorumlopez9147 7 дней назад +2

      Usually, Miyazaki-San is just being humble.
      Or a tease.

  • @jameslough6329
    @jameslough6329 9 дней назад +69

    I’m having a fantastic time with this DLC so far. The first area has tons of different optional areas to explore on top of being aesthetically gorgeous and the first boss humbled me very hard. It took me 50 attempts to kill the first boss and I felt a surge of adrenaline when I pulled it off. It was like I was fighting Margit for the first time all over again.

    • @tuckervanleer8459
      @tuckervanleer8459 9 дней назад +3

      Dude I think I way overleveled or something. I went straight to the first boss and crushed him in one try. I was proud of myself but a little disappointed. Maybe it's because I'm in new game plus?

    • @jameslough6329
      @jameslough6329 9 дней назад +4

      @@tuckervanleer8459 NG+ scaling has never been properly balanced in Elden Ring so that probably had something to do with it.
      You’ll probably steam roll the first half of the DLC and then get absolutely destroyed by the later bosses once the damage scaling actually catches up to your level

    • @tuckervanleer8459
      @tuckervanleer8459 9 дней назад

      @jameslough6329 damn dude, I didn't have enough time this week to start a new character because of work. So I used my original character in new game plus and killed radahn and mohg for the dlc. Some of the ads are really tough but the boss wasn't an issue

    • @TrippyTimesTwo
      @TrippyTimesTwo 9 дней назад

      @@tuckervanleer8459What’s your SL?

    • @cristianracovita9748
      @cristianracovita9748 9 дней назад +1

      With NG+ ?

  • @EvanDempster
    @EvanDempster 9 дней назад +109

    They legit sold a sequel as a DLC and made it better than the base game. This is peak FromSoftware

    • @VykeKing
      @VykeKing 9 дней назад +13

      Wouldn't say better. It's literally just expanded upon. You only think it's better because you played the base game to hell already, as you will the dlc.

    • @EvanDempster
      @EvanDempster 9 дней назад +11

      @@VykeKing I would say better. The weapons have more distinct and insane movesets, the land is even more dense and winding, the vistas are constantly breathtaking, the enemy design is more complex, the boss complexity is ramped up, the armour sets are way more drippy…. I’m sure it’s partially that I’ve played the ever loving hell out of the base game but no I do genuinely think that this is the best of Elden Ring

    • @thedarkroom6416
      @thedarkroom6416 8 дней назад +1

      @@VykeKingI disagree somewhat a lot of it is better

    • @VykeKing
      @VykeKing 8 дней назад +2

      You guys can't look at an expansion and say it's better than the base game when the content is cut in half, if not more, than the base game. Yes, there are cool weapons that seem better than anything the base game has, but that's purely subjective. Yes, there are more interesting enemies, and yes, there seems to be cooler armor sets, ashes of war, incantations, and sorceries.. But nothing changes the fact that it's just extra content. If the base game was an expansion itself called "The lands in Between" and they released "Shadow of the Erdtree" right after, then everyone would have bitched and complained that Shadow of the Erdtree wasn't as big with less content.

    • @VykeKing
      @VykeKing 8 дней назад +2

      Look at the base game as if it was it's own expansion and your guy's argument falls apart.

  • @isaiahcomer
    @isaiahcomer 6 дней назад +4

    I refuse to let people who play video games/stream all day tell me I’m trash and just need to “git gud.” I got HUMBLED by a certain snake like boss and resorted to using a bleed build I had never done before with my mimic tear and it was exhilarating idc.

  • @nibblertummysticks8830
    @nibblertummysticks8830 9 дней назад +17

    Glad folks are enjoying the DLC, I like following the news on it. Unfortunately for me, Elden Ring was just too difficult a game for me to get through. I live vicariously through the RUclips videos of others. 😊

    • @usucculentcow2988
      @usucculentcow2988 7 дней назад

      That's a shame, I feel like if you followed a guide you'd probably have a blast. Mimic tear really makes this game alot more chill. Maybe not the dlc lol

    • @B81Jonny
      @B81Jonny 7 дней назад

      I appreciate the conclusiveness! Game recognize game. Nice job for not throwing shade at something just because it doesn’t click with you.

    • @steel2572
      @steel2572 7 дней назад

      I think if you use summons and look up strong builds etc the vast majority of people should be ok. Maybe give it another try if you werent already using that stuff

    • @HighLanderPonyYT
      @HighLanderPonyYT 6 дней назад

      A wise call, no point in malding over this thing.

    • @freshhulk
      @freshhulk 6 дней назад

      Multiplayer..use Multiplayer for the bosses.. I beat all the main bosses in Multiplayer..

  • @Shaa-Gi
    @Shaa-Gi 7 дней назад +6

    I kept getting sidetracked by different complex areas on my way to get a map. . . I LOVE THAT

  • @LykosMenon
    @LykosMenon 8 дней назад +6

    I can't play until July 4th. I'm finishing up my final class in Uni, so Shadow of the Erdtree is going to be a graduation present from FromSoft to me. Hella excited, gonna be starting from a new build and playing the entire game + DLC with all my newfound free time from graduating!

    • @decorumlopez9147
      @decorumlopez9147 7 дней назад +1

      I had it in the mailbox last Friday.
      If I am not going straight to sleep, I will be able to start on Wednesday.
      I am so happy and grateful to see art and gaming still being honored by one stubborn and proud developer.

  • @Ale-dd3ek
    @Ale-dd3ek 9 дней назад +20

    I just started
    The "spirit" boss with Guts crossbow was a brutal welcome back

    • @mantisclarke9109
      @mantisclarke9109 9 дней назад +2

      2 shot king

    • @thepikminbrawler1746
      @thepikminbrawler1746 9 дней назад +4

      Saw that damage and knew this was gonna be a doozy

    • @tamaruicetolbert1188
      @tamaruicetolbert1188 9 дней назад +2

      Lol after 30 tries I finally got him. Ng+4 in this dlc is about to be a journey if he’s the standard😂

    • @savevsdeath
      @savevsdeath 9 дней назад +1

      I'm ng+6 level 300. I had to summon two friends, all 3 of us in full bullgoat with maxed poise and giant crushers and we still barely beat him, one of my friends died and me and the other had no health or flasks left when he finally went down

    • @CHuDzy_Buddy
      @CHuDzy_Buddy 8 дней назад +1

      @@tamaruicetolbert1188 same with me lol, lvl 225 and had a rage moment there 😂

  • @jordananderson9338
    @jordananderson9338 9 дней назад +18

    Put over 200hrs of rage and anger into this game and loved every second of it

    • @decorumlopez9147
      @decorumlopez9147 7 дней назад

      I saw grown men cry from FromSoft games, and it made them better than they were before.
      Life is too short to be friends with quitters.

    • @Mohashm
      @Mohashm 6 дней назад

      500+ and i still suck. however I learned a valuable lesson which is how to maintain my composure and stay collected.

    • @mstirlz
      @mstirlz 10 часов назад

      Pretty much every 5 star review says this. I wonder when that will get old

  • @Warhead-Games
    @Warhead-Games 9 дней назад +20

    I’ve played past the second boss. I’m overwhelmed and I love it

    • @veryrare432hz
      @veryrare432hz 9 дней назад +1

      rellana was a pain but man… the fight was as epic as malenia one if not more

    • @windows1543
      @windows1543 9 дней назад +2

      Honestly speaking i am mad on the haters on many comments!! Complaining without playing about the bosses
      Bosses are peak literally in the dlc

    • @NickJR528
      @NickJR528 7 дней назад

      ​@@windows1543 I genuinely really hate the Golden Hippopotamus cause of the ridiculous hit boxes and get stuck in corners with nothing that you can do

    • @windows1543
      @windows1543 7 дней назад

      @@NickJR528 lol even I don't really like the golden hippopatamus , I was actually referencing relanna and the final boss , people were hating badly on

    • @NickJR528
      @NickJR528 7 дней назад

      @@windows1543 I found Rellana to be just a cheaper and lower budget version of Rennala from the main game

  • @TheGroingler
    @TheGroingler 8 дней назад +3

    Little Tip: you can find larval tears in the dlc at night surrounded by bright glowing ghost coffins in a little ring, it’ll be pretty obvious when you see it

  • @veryrare432hz
    @veryrare432hz 9 дней назад +6

    banger man… i only defeated 2 bosses and they more epic than all of ER vanilla bosses. and if rellana have almost melania level of difficulty im so excited to see what is next… man what a time to be alive

    • @karmen3473
      @karmen3473 9 дней назад +3

      Rellana is officially my favorite ER boss now. Holy shit it was intense with that amazing OST, it took me 4hrs on NG+
      her weapon is so fucking good aswell

  • @CrzYbaDmutha2245
    @CrzYbaDmutha2245 9 дней назад +1

    Love your videos luke. This game is awesome!

  • @xleaselife
    @xleaselife 7 дней назад

    Great video, as always. Appreciate you not showing too much of the DLC's content.
    I just started a fresh playthrough of Elden Ring on Tuesday, doing a Wretch, DEX-based Fist Weapon build. I've since put 39 hours into it and I am having so, so much fun. I even started streaming/recording it at a friend's suggestion, just so I can chronicle the hype moments (I've unfortunately missed that chance with some of the earlier fights. Like one boss fight against these two Crystalians where I came into it with 25% health and no flasks, and I switched to the Red Assassin's Dagger and healed myself back to full with critical hits. I know the crystalians are wimps, but I was really proud of that. Lol)

    • @xleaselife
      @xleaselife 7 дней назад

      Also, the point of my build is to get into the DLC and use the Martial Arts weapons.

  • @rk13567
    @rk13567 8 дней назад +4

    Been loving it so far. My main complaint is that I wish there were a few more rewards for exploring meticulously (hidden secrets, etc.) and that so many of the rewards weren't just smithing stones lol.
    Otherwise it's phenomenal, all the new weapons are so cool. I just switched to dual wielding the Perfume Bottles and it's hilarious lol

    • @MattR8605
      @MattR8605 6 дней назад +1

      I've found myself saying "all that for a smithing stone?" far too often imo

    • @rk13567
      @rk13567 6 дней назад

      @@MattR8605 Yeah, and it hasn't gotten better as I've played more sadly. Which is a shame because it'd be a 10/10 for me otherwise

    • @asmabalaska2428
      @asmabalaska2428 5 дней назад

      ​@@MattR8605 or cookbooks😂

  • @winj3r
    @winj3r 9 дней назад +8

    I'm playing the game on an 5800X3D and there are no performance issues whatsoever.
    The game is at a constant smooth 60 fps frame rate.

    • @zvacanti
      @zvacanti 9 дней назад

      Dang I’m on that cpu also with a 4090 but I’ve had some dips , nothing too crazy but down to the 40s a couple times

    • @winj3r
      @winj3r 9 дней назад

      @@zvacanti I'm only in the first 3 hours of the DLC, so I don't know if there is any area ahead that is much heavier. Though, in the base game, I also had no issues.
      One thing to consider is that I'm not using RT. Some people have reported having problems with it enabled. But considering how small the visual improvement is, it's worth disabling.

    • @gerutzu575
      @gerutzu575 9 дней назад

      i'm on a gtx 1650 which should be below minimum specs but works ok, mostly 45-50 fps outside and 60 inside. that's exactly how the normal game worked for me on release 2 years ago so yea, i don't really see the performance issues either

    • @zvacanti
      @zvacanti 9 дней назад

      @@winj3r good idea I’ll try disabling

    • @via_negativa6183
      @via_negativa6183 9 дней назад

      I have locked 60 but I'm also using the DLSS mod so no online... A bit shameful they couldn't at last add that natively, should have come along with ray tracing.

  • @FoopahDestroyer
    @FoopahDestroyer 9 дней назад

    I'm already NUTS deep Luke. Love your stuff! Keep it up my friend 🎉

  • @DC-hw7fw
    @DC-hw7fw 3 дня назад +1

    I don't like the fact that experimenting with weapons is near impossible.

  • @tacticalmattress
    @tacticalmattress 9 дней назад +3

    The performance on PC is not acceptable

  • @bladechild2449
    @bladechild2449 8 дней назад +2

    They should've built a system for saving builds you can revert back with this DLC. I just can't be bothered to respec to try one of the many new weapons, to then not want it.

  • @edandollie
    @edandollie 9 дней назад +4

    I broke my thumb a few weeks ago - going to be a long time until I'm anywhere near dexterous to play this :(

    • @B81Jonny
      @B81Jonny 7 дней назад

      What’s the story with your broken thumb? And how long does that kind of thing take to heal?

    • @decorumlopez9147
      @decorumlopez9147 7 дней назад

      Just play it on banana controller.

  • @Grassdia
    @Grassdia 9 дней назад

    I’m just levelling my character rn really excited to play it 😀

  • @yaboibeans
    @yaboibeans 9 дней назад

    Is that the unaltered Banished Knight Armor I see? Luke is a man of taste.

  • @oonaghmaxwell6911
    @oonaghmaxwell6911 3 дня назад

    You can get more larval tears in the DLC at night by little moonlight pools around the map. Hope that helps!

  • @ssj4cap
    @ssj4cap 9 дней назад +1

    I had a lot of issues with my i9 14900k CPU when I had just bought it. Issues with default motherboard settings that caused overheating. Had to look up how to fix that. Now my PC has stabilized and the DLC is running pretty good. I have seen frames dropping in the open areas but nothing too bad.

  • @mikeg5039
    @mikeg5039 9 дней назад +3

    i finally got to play for a bit, havent played in over a year and forgot the buttons, got wrecked by that Omen in the starting area lol

    • @octavianpopescu4776
      @octavianpopescu4776 9 дней назад

      That Omen? You mean Mohg? Yes, you're going to need to brush up for the DLC. It's noticeably harder than the base game. It's doable, but after playing for a few hours today, it feels like trench warfare, fighting hard for every piece of the map. Even random basic soldiers can kill you in a few hits.

    • @georgioschaitidis1847
      @georgioschaitidis1847 7 дней назад +2

      @@octavianpopescu4776i think he means margit…

  • @MyPerimeterIsMe
    @MyPerimeterIsMe 6 дней назад +1

    This dlc has been a very unfun experience, the couple bosses ive been able to beat havent even felt satisfying to beat, because of how long it takes to learn, and how perfect you have to be. Even with 8 blessings, i still stand zero chance against 90% if the enemies. I get its supposed to be hard, but its so hard its unplayable, grinded for 2 hours getting blessings for no difference.

  • @bewee
    @bewee 9 дней назад +2

    I found a tear in the dlc last night. I hope that wasn't the only one. No way it was way too easy to get.

    • @jonaswest6993
      @jonaswest6993 9 дней назад +2

      I've found 2 so far so there's more than one at least

    • @octavianpopescu4776
      @octavianpopescu4776 9 дней назад +1

      Yes, I found one around the starting area, some of the graves had a weird greenish colouring. I was honestly expecting for some boss to pop up out of nowhere.

  • @SKRWdFaLife90
    @SKRWdFaLife90 9 дней назад

    Im trying to purchase this in the xbox store but its wanting me to buy the full premium edition. i already own the base game is ther any way to just buy the dlc?

  • @KavalanSol
    @KavalanSol 8 дней назад

    There are A LOT of larval tears in the DLC man. They spawn during the night in clearly lighted areas with a circle of special blue graves around them

  • @centristcontrarian3344
    @centristcontrarian3344 9 дней назад

    I have a 4070ti and a very midrange Intel CPU and my performance is fine. Very odd. Might have to limit the available threads for the game?
    Great video Luke!

  • @zombiehampster1397
    @zombiehampster1397 9 дней назад +1

    Never had so much fun getting my teeth kicked in. Seriously great, I stayed up waaaaay too late and am loving every minute.

    • @B81Jonny
      @B81Jonny 7 дней назад

      I think it took me… maybe 15 attempts at Margit? I was smiling ear to ear through every death. I’m kind of a dope, but I knew that even I could slowly learn his move set, and it was glorious.

  • @heyitswesty
    @heyitswesty 9 дней назад

    Thanks Luke - love your channel. I haven't played ER but I am looking at the hype and thinking about giving it a whirl with the new DLC. The thing is that I'm an older gamer (I'll be 50 in a couple of months) and as such I'm -okay- at games and enjoy playing a lot but not very good mechanically. I worry about the game being too hard for me to play.

    • @Blazedreptile
      @Blazedreptile 9 дней назад +1

      Being rubbish is the best part

    • @pinkmousePS
      @pinkmousePS 8 дней назад

      I'm much older than that and have been gaming for only a year. I beat the base game. You can do it of you're persistent. It's absolutely with it.

    • @Divine_Cloak
      @Divine_Cloak 8 дней назад +1

      @@pinkmousePSbeast

  • @finalbreath15
    @finalbreath15 7 дней назад

    This dlc honestly feels like it its the size of the full surface map of the lands between maybe minus some dungeons. The content is very plentiful. And they never fail at blowing me away with new bosses and equipment, because the world is just one aspect of the hard work they put into this dlc. I'm so shocked that i have so much left to do after like 24 hours of playtime. And the biggest difference is just how much this map brings me back to that feeling of playing Darksouls 1 with the amount of twists and turns it has. They absolutely outdid themselves and i'm really excited for lore dives. I feel like there's no way people will stick to old weapons btw! Just seeing rellana's swords i could tell they went all out.

  • @keiichi8191
    @keiichi8191 9 дней назад

    I'm less concerned about Larval Tears (I think I collected every one available in the base game and only maybe used one once), but more concerned about weapon upgrade materials. As I recall, there was only something like 5 or 6 of those Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones or whatever was used to upgrade your weapons to the maximum, and I'm pretty sure I used every one available in the base game upgrading my favorite weapons. It'll really suck if there are none or only like 1 or 2 available in the DLC, considering the "100 new weapons" added.

  • @samuraijack1k997
    @samuraijack1k997 9 дней назад

    I think you can farm larval tears in Nokron, if I'm not mistaken, there are some enemies in there that drop those.

  • @Moss_and_Such
    @Moss_and_Such 9 дней назад

    Man, no spoilers but there is a lightning based weapon in one of the mini dungeons, ash of war is one of the coolest ones I’ve seen in this game.

  • @solohuckstep
    @solohuckstep 9 дней назад

    You could try deactivating the e cores in the bios to see if that solve the issue. I too have a high-end system with a 4090fe and 12900k

  • @gideon3992
    @gideon3992 День назад

    I cannot even describe the scale of the dlc it's insane. Well done fromsoft👏

  • @joshuajackson7022
    @joshuajackson7022 6 дней назад

    My go to weapons so far have been between Milady (main) and the beast claws. The ash on the latter is just too fun.

  • @bfitz111
    @bfitz111 8 дней назад

    Ive only started the base game for the first time last week.12 hours in and really really enjoying the challenge of it. DLC looks amazing but ill be happy to wait until i deserve to play it 😂

  • @jnm92
    @jnm92 9 дней назад +1

    That helmet is nuts

  • @willbyrn5920
    @willbyrn5920 9 дней назад +1

    I have a 14700k and haven’t experienced any of that. It never goes below 60 fps

  • @masonfriel9882
    @masonfriel9882 9 дней назад

    I’m about 5 hours in and did the first 2 legacy dungeons. I already have switched my build slightly for the new weapons. They are all so fun. Only issue I have experienced on the ps5 is what you said. Some little pop in and frame rates sometimes stuttering. Especially in the first boss fight. I still absolutely love this expansion. I think it is not my favorite game of all time.

  • @robertanderson5735
    @robertanderson5735 9 дней назад

    The stuttering issues was bad at first, I ened up upgrading to windows 11 and capping the fps at 59 with R. Tuner. And set borderless window. It runs smooth now. I'm also running a low end budget pc R5 2600x paired with a 2060 super. 16gb 3000 ram. 1080p mixed settings with high and some medium.

  • @Ditendo64
    @Ditendo64 9 дней назад +1

    The fact that you were having issues on pc made me feel less crazy

  • @jackieboy17
    @jackieboy17 8 дней назад

    So far im sticking with moonveil powerstanced with a cold uchi, with a few sorceries to boot. It plowed through most of the base game but 0 bosses found so far in the DLC, just exploring.

  • @gnarleeinstrumentals
    @gnarleeinstrumentals 8 дней назад +1

    I was a console gamer and recently switched to PC, but because of this I need to replay this game to begin the dlc. The pain is real..

    • @MrAnimescrazy
      @MrAnimescrazy 6 дней назад +1

      What are your pc specs?

    • @gnarleeinstrumentals
      @gnarleeinstrumentals 6 дней назад

      @@MrAnimescrazy unfortunately I'm dealing with just a steam deck, but there's more than enough good games that run really well on it to keep me extremely busy. I know a steam deck isn't a proper PC but the portability works well with my schedule, and I often hook it up to a large monitor and connect a PS5 controller. This was just the best option for my low budget. I may be poor and busy, but I'll always find a way to game on.

  • @trainwreck2k2
    @trainwreck2k2 9 дней назад

    Luke’s hair lookin 🔥

  • @mvh-
    @mvh- 8 дней назад +1

    This DLC is HARD, I’m decently far after about 15-20 hours and jeez man. It seems almost impossible, you have to be ON POINT with everything

  • @JDEdwards2331
    @JDEdwards2331 8 дней назад +1

    Keep in mind this is a Playstation 4 game cosplaying as a PS5 and high end PC game.

  • @superdave3506
    @superdave3506 8 дней назад +1

    I’m currently playing Hogwarts Legacy and I think I’m at level 31, so probably pretty close to the end….That being said, I still have my Elden Ring save after beating it about a year or so ago….I finished the game by going back and beating Placidasax(which took me FOREVER) and Melania(I lost count 😂, but eventually beat her). This looks tempting, but playing Elden Ring was a Love/Hate relationship for me….Not sure I want to put myself through that again ie I’m looking at you Halig Tree….

  • @Phils-House
    @Phils-House 9 дней назад

    I’ve purchased it but haven’t played yet. Thank you for posting a spoiler free review. You might be the only one 😊

  • @mynamesjunnie9729
    @mynamesjunnie9729 9 дней назад

    I'm going with no spoilers, god I can't wait. I had to wait until the beginning of next month to be able to. I Platinum'd elden ring and now I'm so excited for the dlc

  • @achrafloudiy456
    @achrafloudiy456 8 дней назад +1

    I am constantly laughing in awe playing this DLC. You know that feeling XD

  • @johnblair2294
    @johnblair2294 6 дней назад +1

    Sounds insane but the only thing that sorted out the awful performance on my Intel 12400f was to disable the processors 0 core. Much smoother.

  • @muzakkilast6398
    @muzakkilast6398 9 дней назад

    the scalling is like twist on King Vendrick dificullty system.. and make it work the Whole DLC

  • @No_Entiendo.
    @No_Entiendo. 9 дней назад +23

    Thats like saying ; i went outside to check if the sky was blue.

    • @camzy96
      @camzy96 9 дней назад +1

      It’s not always blue

    • @decorumlopez9147
      @decorumlopez9147 7 дней назад

      ​@@camzy96on a sunny day, it is. and Sun is always up when FromSoft drops new stuff.

  • @jaredargust2026
    @jaredargust2026 9 дней назад

    Started the DLC on my ng +8 save and this expansion is definitely a bit harder than the base game

  • @MesaGaming
    @MesaGaming 8 дней назад

    i thought i knew the scale of the map, after grinding and purposefully pushing progress. god damn this dlc is HUGE

    • @HighLanderPonyYT
      @HighLanderPonyYT 6 дней назад

      With big empty spaces and rehashed pickups/mats/trash mobs. Woohoo /s

  • @The200Dragon
    @The200Dragon 8 дней назад

    I am going to start the base game again from scratch. Because I never truly finished the base game before.
    But mostly I want to play something until the release of the next World of Warcraft expansion.

  • @Etziochan69
    @Etziochan69 6 дней назад

    On PC I’ve had terrible stuttering. If you have adaptive sync on turn it off, that’s helped me. I also turned on performance mode in windows settings for elden ring.

  • @SpecShadow
    @SpecShadow 9 дней назад

    I'm on PC so not much for Day1 with THAT performance. Maybe next week, or two?
    Maybe when summer is over so both my PC and myself won't suffer from overheat....

  • @xavier_got_ya9169
    @xavier_got_ya9169 4 дня назад

    I'm not even done with this dlc, and I really don't want to already be like this but...
    ANOTHER DLC ANOTHER DLC PLEASE ANOTHER DLC

  • @whitetrash81
    @whitetrash81 9 дней назад

    Im playing on mid tier pc 2k high and didnt have any issues in first 10 hours. Runs like a dream

  • @_scroller
    @_scroller 9 дней назад +21

    Good thing I used mods to give myself 700 Larval Tears :)

    • @azuln.3760
      @azuln.3760 8 дней назад

      why do you even need that many lol

  • @travisleonhart3371
    @travisleonhart3371 9 дней назад

    I mean even before the dlc this game had issues on pc I have an i9900k and a 4080 and I have had screen tearing issues as well as what you mentioned. I guess I shall wait . Sucks though I was kinda excited for this, almost no surprise it’s broken.

  • @blublugamingchannel
    @blublugamingchannel 5 дней назад

    It actually is,
    We are having loads of fun inside the shadow land❤❤❤

  • @joshuastephens3926
    @joshuastephens3926 9 дней назад

    I played it in pc last night and saw no stuttering at all. Could be that day one patch that helped but the issue I am seeing is really bad pop in when I respawn and the floor is blank and then populates with grass and stuff.

  • @audriclloyd8947
    @audriclloyd8947 9 дней назад

    Why is it that every time there’s a big game your pc just dies out lol

  • @morgoth9590
    @morgoth9590 7 дней назад

    There’s larval tears in the dlc they’re near glowing tombstones at night

  • @dadsteps
    @dadsteps 8 дней назад

    If anyone is having problems on an intel chip with e-cores, you can turn them off in the BIOS. I did that for dragons dogma 2 and it improved performance by around 40%

  • @hoel7367
    @hoel7367 9 дней назад +24

    If you are running out of larval tears, go to Nokstella underground city and go up the stairs to fight the giant metal balls that roll. Every time you defeat them, they give a larval tear guaranteed. Farming won't take long

    • @MrJuice-qe7nv
      @MrJuice-qe7nv 9 дней назад

      Really?

    • @Kanoog
      @Kanoog 9 дней назад

      Thanks.

    • @FlyingFox86
      @FlyingFox86 9 дней назад +5

      Those only give a larval tear the first time. You can't farm them.

    • @VykeKing
      @VykeKing 9 дней назад +4

      The game is more than 2 years old, we all know by now that you cant farm larval tears from any enemy. It's 1 drop only

    • @pinkmousePS
      @pinkmousePS 8 дней назад +1

      @@MrJuice-qe7nv No. they only drop them the first time. Larval tears can't be farmed.

  • @coltonwhite6528
    @coltonwhite6528 8 дней назад

    I’m at the boss you mention… Been using summons and all of the cheese for hours but it doesn’t matter. I need to just get gud

  • @paulmckinley17
    @paulmckinley17 9 дней назад

    Try turning EAC off. No performance issues with that turned off.

  • @Frizzle12320
    @Frizzle12320 9 дней назад

    I see that blue marker. I just found it!

  • @nickallen1168
    @nickallen1168 6 дней назад

    playing the dlc with 3 talisman slots is crazy

  • @tonydeluna8095
    @tonydeluna8095 9 дней назад

    The dlc of the year has finally come!

  • @matt6387
    @matt6387 9 дней назад

    That pc issue is wild. Thankfully I am not having that.

  • @ammod4827
    @ammod4827 9 дней назад

    i was expecting 1 legacy dungeon, not 4?!?!

  • @x_data_x
    @x_data_x 9 дней назад

    Anyone who owns this on PC, you HAVE to play it with the Seemless Co-op mod. Life changing.

  • @RedEyedWolfTV
    @RedEyedWolfTV 7 дней назад

    Luke, have you ever reviewed Armored Core 6?

  • @marorerimeraremaro2533
    @marorerimeraremaro2533 6 дней назад

    I started a new character in order to get into the DLC, made it all the way to Level 54 before my patience ran out and went in. While not undoable, it felt significantly challenging, and honestly it felt like i wasn't doing proper damage despite my weapons being +24 (or +9 sombers). Either i didn't gather enough scadutree fragments or your overall level plays a big role in your damage output.

    • @danielrobinson9367
      @danielrobinson9367 4 дня назад

      You don't say?

    • @marorerimeraremaro2533
      @marorerimeraremaro2533 3 дня назад

      @@danielrobinson9367 My point is, if you are level 180 and have all your points in vigor and mind, you will deal more damage than a level 80 with the same points distribution. I never considered the increase in power from the overall level to be that important compared to putting points into specific attributes that have a greater effect on damage output.

    • @danielrobinson9367
      @danielrobinson9367 3 дня назад

      @@marorerimeraremaro2533 levelling in a video makes you stronger? Stop the presses!

  • @j0nnyism
    @j0nnyism 7 дней назад

    Fromsoft has at last created a filter that’s filtered me out. I never got the summons bell tho

  • @nickcolvert8282
    @nickcolvert8282 6 дней назад

    I bought it day one for Xbox series x and experienced no problems aside from textures taking a half second longer to load in.

  • @CrzYbaDmutha2245
    @CrzYbaDmutha2245 9 дней назад

    I believe the performance issues are caused by the game not being able to handle too high of a performance, (at least on pc). I have a perfectly customized optimization in terms of graphics, and the game runs perfectly after doing so.

  • @OGbornsinnerz
    @OGbornsinnerz 8 дней назад +1

    Yeah I’m lvl 400 and I’m getting 1 shot alot the times they really did it with this one

  • @XxWolfxWaRioRxX
    @XxWolfxWaRioRxX 5 дней назад

    I'm absolutely loving the DLC so far but a few of the bosses aren't designed that well, they shouldn't have an insane combo and then have 0 attack windows
    Mesmer and a lot of the story bosses feel balanced and have those openings but some like Putrescent knight does a malenia combo and then has 0 attack window even if you are on his face
    Also the performance on PS5 isn't too great I don't mind the pop in but losing frames in the lightning phase of the dancer and a few others needs to be fixed ASAP

  • @ZHB69
    @ZHB69 8 дней назад

    I forgot I'd started new game plus and really rusty, so going to summon and Katana my way to the dlc 😂

  • @Mitch93636
    @Mitch93636 9 дней назад

    I'm surprised for a game that came out in 2022, the recommend graphics card is a GTX 1070. I thought it would be higher.

  • @ewanfraser
    @ewanfraser 9 дней назад

    Is it all high level or does it have any expansion to early game?

    • @danielrobinson9367
      @danielrobinson9367 9 дней назад +1

      Don't ask stupid questions

    • @rk13567
      @rk13567 8 дней назад

      You'll want to be around level 150 IMO. It's definitely meant as later game content

  • @brentcox2961
    @brentcox2961 9 дней назад

    *******Hey Luke not sure if you will see this, but I have a i9 14900k + rtx 4080 and I was running into performance issues in games, and it's because the 14900K pulls too much power due to motherboard manufacturers programming the higher end motherboards to overclock the CPU right out of the box. There is a planned system update by intel around July 15th that should fix it, but if you want to fix it yourself you can enter your BIOS and set your motherboard TDP to the stock recommended which is 253 watts.
    Usually in an ASUS motherboard BIOs that would be the Long Duration Package Power Limit and the Short Duration Package Power Limit. Set those both to 253.
    Hope this helps

  • @scelex
    @scelex 8 дней назад +4

    Its a 7/10 overall. 10/10 for the map and exploration etc. But the bosses are once again, terrible from a gameplay point of view

    • @Caes3r_
      @Caes3r_ 8 дней назад +3

      imagine if it had boss fights like Sekiro it would be so perfect

    • @thatmemeguy2520
      @thatmemeguy2520 7 дней назад

      ​@@Caes3r_sekiro 1st run is hard but after 1 or 2 runs it becomes journalist level difficulty for sekiro

    • @Caes3r_
      @Caes3r_ 7 дней назад

      @@thatmemeguy2520 yes it would definetly need some tweaking but i just like that parry based combat

    • @anonymousperson8903
      @anonymousperson8903 7 дней назад

      The bosses are fucking awesome. Get Good.

    • @thatmemeguy2520
      @thatmemeguy2520 7 дней назад +1

      @@anonymousperson8903 its not really a "get good" comment he mentioned..And since iv played previous titles years ago even i can say that the bosses in elden ring ar not the best.Infact i would say gael from ringed city is better than 95% of the bosses in elden ring