Elden Ring Update Makes The Game Even Harder
FromSoftware has released Elden Ring's 1.03 update, which adds a host of NPC-related additions including the ability to track characters on the map, along with major balance changes for spells and abilities which could make the game harder. Boasting nearly perfect scores from both critics and gamers alike, the latest release from the Dark Souls developer has been taking the gaming world by storm. Not content with the current state of the game, the developer has released multiple patches in the weeks since the game's launch, aiming to make the experience better and more optimized for players across all platforms.
The first patches for Elden Ring have mainly targeted performance issues after Elden Ring was review bombed on PC, with FromSoftware aiming to fix the stuttering and other gameplay-hindering bugs that have mainly plagued this platform. Aside from performance issues, the subject of the game's obscure quest progression and complete lack of NPC tracking has been a controversial topic since Elden Ring's release, with some resorting to manually keeping track of notes in notebooks. Whichever side of this discussion players have fallen on, it seems that the developer has been listening to players' concerns.
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Elden Ring's 1.03 patch notes have been released by Bandai Namco, and outline several notable changes to the overall experience, adding a brand new NPC and questline, new quest phases for existing NPCs, a map function to track NPC locations, and a wide range of balance changes which could change the difficulty. The new NPC comes in the form of Jar-Bairn, a new character similar to Elden Ring's fan-favorite living jar, Iron Fist Alexander, who can be found in
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