The release date, details about new cards, and product sets for ’s expansion have been revealed, though a lot still remains in secrecy. is an expansion of the series, initiated in 2023. The new set was first discovered in January 2024, when its trademark was originally filed, but little else was known about it so far, other than the heavy speculation that it revolves around the Stellar Type mechanic, introduced with the DLC for the video games.
Elden Ring DLC's New Combat System Will Change Everything
26.02.2024 - 15:11 / screenrant.com / Hidetaka Miyazaki / Elden Ring / Bruno Yonezawa / Will
A new combat system in ’s DLC will likely change how players approach difficult challenges with bosses and mini-bosses in the additional content for the game. The long-awaited expansion was announced back in February 2023, a year after the base game’s original release. At the time, little information was provided other than the title itself and artwork featuring a blonde character mounted on a Spirit Steed, with an alternative version of the Erdtree far in the distance. Now, more information has been uncovered with the DLC’s gameplay reveal trailer.
With the video, players could get a glimpse of some of the new enemies from the Land of Shadow, an exclusive map for. There have also been lore hints, such as the identity of Messmer in the DLC, who may be related to Miquella. Other than the information provided by the trailer, multiple interviews with the game director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, have been shared. The developer has revealed more details about the upcoming expansion, such as the size of the map and even what may be a significant and permanent change to the combat system.
According to Miyazaki in an interview with the Japanese outlet , which was translated and posted by the user TheAngryFurlong on Reddit, the DLC will have something of a power system, much like that one present in, another of developer FromSoftware’s games. According to the interview granted by Miyazaki, this power system will be independent of the level system in play in the base game and will only be activated within the confines of the DLC’s areas.
Considering Miyazaki’s statement to, the new power level system itself should not affect the base game in any way whatsoever.
The power-based level system in may give some perspective as to how the combat will change in the DLC for. In the award-winning 2019 release, the power system granted players bonuses to attack power, and health and posture when defeating bosses and mini-bosses, respectively. As such, if players found themselves stuck in a difficult battle against a certain boss, they could retroactively explore to locate and challenge optional or secondary opponents. These would grant them combat bonuses, which would then prove useful in the previously attempted and failed boss fight.
This power level system would prevent players from getting too strong and simply trampling through the boss encounters, which are intended to be the highest point of challenge within a soulslike game, like or. In ’s case, the power system would incentivize players to take a break from a hard challenge and sidetrack. At various moments through the campaign, there are several different paths that can be taken in the action game, so it would tell players to try alternatives before returning to the
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