Summary
Elden Ringhas revealed its latest patch, which makes a variety of changes to the game’sShadow of the Erdtreeexpansion. Among the new changes include balance adjustments to the DLC’s final boss, as well as a slew of bug fixes. This update comes a few months after the release of theShadow of the Erdtreeexpansion forElden Ring, which continues to dominate the gaming world.
The base gamewas officially released in 2022, becoming one of the most highly-rated video games of all time.Elden Ringquickly rose to the top of chartson Steam and other digital storefronts, enjoying both commercial and critical success. Developer FromSoftware crafted a rich, highly detailed open world for players to enjoy, but fans were quick to wonder what was next for the game. This question would eventually be answered in 2024, withElden Ringreleasing its first, and presumably final, piece of DLC titledShadow of the Erdtree. Much like the base game,Shadow of the ErdtreeplacesElden Ringplayers in the middle of a fantastical story, challenging them with incredibly difficult bosses. However, months later, FromSoftware is still making adjustments to the way certain bosses work, withElden Ring’s latest patch nerfing one boss in particular.
Most notably,Elden Ring’s latest patch adjusts the final boss in the game’s DLC, changing moves and decreasing the damage dealt by certain attacks. While the game has built a reputation of being difficult, players were shocked after taking on thefinal boss inElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, who many consider to be FromSoftware’s most difficult enemy yet. The boss’s attack range has also been limited, with the visibility of certain moves being improved as well.
The game’s latest update also includes changes toElden Ring’s PvP component, with several weapons receiving nerfs, like the Backhand Blades, dual-wielded Spears, and the Pata.Elden Ringalready featured a wide assortment of equipment, butShadow of the Erdtreemanaged to introduce several new weapons, bolstering even more playstyles. The attack speed of several items has been increased with the new patch, impacting weapons like the Dagger, Throwing Blade, Great Sword, Curved Sword, Katana, Great Katana, Axe, and Great Spear.
Also included in this newest patch is a variety of bug fixes for bothElden Ringand itsShadow of the ErdtreeDLC. Fans will be glad to see several longstanding bugs finally be addressed, such as a glitch that prevented players from acquiring runes when an enemy was killed while holding a shield, as well as a bug that caused incorrect player motions to be performed while using lock-on for multiple Skills. Other bugs, like one that caused the “Leave” option to be unavailable in the inventory menu and one that made Sites of Grace harder to interact with, have also been fixed inElden Ring’s latest update.
Elden Ring Patch Notes 1.14
Final Boss balance adjustments
The following adjustments have been made to the final boss of “SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE”
General balance adjustments
Equipment
Dagger / Throwing Blade / Straight Sword / Great Sword / Colossal Sword / Heavy Thrusting Sword / Curved Sword / Twinblade Sword / Katana / Great Katana / Axe / Flail / Great Spear(Except Serpent-Hunter) / Halberd / Reaper / Whip (Except Urumi) / Hand-to-Hand Arts / Beast Claw.
Bug Fixes
Possible unstable performance fixes
The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows:
Elden Ring
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ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to date. Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
