Warning, spoilers for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree lie ahead.

Hello. There’s a fresh patch just dropped for Elden Ring, and it’s full of balancing changes that’ll no doubt effect your highly sophisticated build that relies on waiting for the enemy to attack, then dodging and shouting ‘Boo!’ at the top of your lungs. The big headliner? Some tweaks to Shadow of the Erdtree’s big final boss that look like they’ll make him easier to beat.

Look, before you start drafting an angry letter to FromSoft about the need to stick to its principles of making things tougher than a very cheap steak, maybe take a look through the changes first, yeah?

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