Elden Ring: New Game Plus Or New Character?
When it comes time to replay Elden Ring, a player only has two options: carry an old character into New Game Plus, or create an entirely new character and start from scratch. Making a new character allows players to explore new classes without the difficulty increase found in New Game Plus. If a player does opt for New Game Plus, they will get to continue using their old character and keep most of their items. NG+ players also get more runes from killing enemies and bosses, but said enemies have more health and deal more damage.
The most important factors for any player contemplating this decision are usually items and levels. NG+ allows players to directly build off of the time they initially spent beating Elden Ring, and for most non-speedrunning players, this can easily mean dozens of hours. Any player who spent ample time collecting spells or gear in Elden Ring will likely want to consider NG+ for the same reason, as NG+ allows players to keep armor, weapons, spells, upgrade materials, ashes, cookbooks, craftable items, maps, and non-quest specific collectibles like larval tears and rune arcs. It should be noted that story-related key items, such as secret medallion pieces, quest-specific items, keys, and great runes, must be found again; all sites of grace must also be re-activated.
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The ideal option for a second playthrough thus depends solely on the desired experience. Anybody who wants to conserve earnings but desires a new play style can respec their character using a larval tear before starting NG+, and to a certain extent, the character can adopt any starting class an Elden Ring player may want. However, a larval tear just resets a
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