“It’s so boring”: 1 Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree Build and Method May Be the ‘Right’ Way of Playing, but It’s Not the Most Fun
Your build, your choice. That's what many Elden Ring players believe is the most important part of the experience.
With Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree out in the open for a little under a month now, many players have complained about what a challenge its final boss presents. Featuring a massive callback to Dark Souls III, Promised Consort Radahn is a boss that is absolutely decimating players.
Although many players were happy to solve the mystery of why they needed General Radahn out of the way to access the DLC’s Land of Shadow, his appearance in the final boss fight alongside his half-brother Miquella has proven to be a fight that many players are respeccing their Tarnished to beat.
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Elden Ring’s many options when it comes to creating a unique character for the Tarnished have long been among its selling points. With several weapons, Talismans, and armor sets on offer in the game’s open world, players are free to choose a combination that works for them according to the situation.
The infamous boss fight against Malenia, Blade of Miquella in the base game is a great example, with many players opting to pick up the Rivers of Blood Katana to stagger her into oblivion. Some players have identified similar strategies with Radahn, prompting conversations about the “right” way to play the game.
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In the below post about their strategy to beat Promised Consort Radahn, an Elden Ring fan chose to use a Spear and Greatshield to capitalize on the former’s bleed damage to remove chunks of the boss’ health and the latter’s high defense against his massive weapons.
Despite their original build getting the job done, this player chose to try out the above combination only to find it very effective at handling Radahn’s attacks even though they found it boring, a sentiment that’s probably unlikely for most of the expansion’s fanbase.
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However, the post did reignite the conversation surrounding boss difficulty in FromSoftware’s games, and the legitimacy of using builds found online to beat them.
Other players pointed out that each individual player can choose how they would like to approach the game.
Others were quick to defend this strategy, echoing director Miyazaki’s advice on using every tool at their disposal to win fights.
Another player has a very nuanced take on the topic, bringing the idea of how each gamer chooses to fight by either ensuring a win or risking a loss for a more thrilling experience.
However a player chooses to win against any of Shadow of the Erdtree’s many bosses, it is a testament to the game’s design that there are so many options for them to try out when they find a challenge they can’t beat.
Only FromSoftware could create a game in which every player experiences it in a way that’s truly unique to them, and it looks like Elden Ring is not the end of the road for the Japanese studio.
