Elden Ring Speedrunners Declare 'RIP Speedruns' After Latest Patch

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Elden Ring speedruns have seemingly been altered completely after the new 1.0.3 patch nerfed a number of items key to achieving the current record times.

The current world record holder, Distortion2, tweeted (below) "RIP Elden Ring speedruns" in response to a reduction in power for Hoarfrost Stomp (a previously extremely powerful ice spell).

Elden Ring's first major patch made a number of changes in favour of certain playstyles – such as improving buff length time and making it easier to upgrade weapons – but other nerfs to the Icerind Hatchet and Mimic Tear spirit ashes will definitely make certain approaches harder, including speedrunning.

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Distortion2 isn't the only person expressing dismay at the new patch, as Elden Ring streamer Elajjaz, who's currently trying to complete the game with all Remembrances (major bosses) as quickly as possibly, tweeted: "Miyazaki, what have you done to my boy. RIP all Remembrance speedruns for now. Time to come up with a brand new route."

A popular Elden Ring YouTuber called Syrobe also broke down the changes in a video, commenting that, while the Hoarfrost Stomp nerf was "necessary" and would improve PVP, it's "going to kind of hurt speedrunners".

He said: "Shout out to all the speedrunners that got sub 30 (minute) runs. That might be changed a little bit now unfortunately."

Distortion2 holds the current speedrun world record, which currently sits at 28 minutes and 41 seconds, and has continued to chip seconds off his time since the game launched on February 25.

The speedrunning strategy will seemingly have to change, however, with the power of these key items now reduced. That's not to say it will never be broken again though, as the