The Elden Ring DLC is way bigger than we thought with over 10 bosses and "around 100" new weapons coming in Shadow of the Erdtree

Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree
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With 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree, developer 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:FromSoftware has packed over 10 bosses and "around 100" new weapons into the ne꧙w Land of Shadow area.

That's according to publisher 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Bandai Namco, who discussed the scope of Shadow of the Erdtree at a recent event attended by GamesRadar+. Speaking of which, you can read our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elden Ring DLC hands-on preview for d🎶etaꦜils on what we learned after three hours in the Land of Shadow. 

"Around 100 new weapons, including eight new categories, each with several variations," as one Bandai representative put it, is a staggering figure in and of itself. FromSoftware's previous DLCs, like Bloodborne's Old Hunters or Dark Souls' Artorias of the Abyss, generally added a few dozen weapons at most. This is an imperfect comparison since these games were nowhere near as large as 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elden Ring 🐼to begin with and these add-ons were scaled to match, but it does 💦put the scope of Shadow of the Erdtree into perspective. 

The boss count needs a little more unpacking. It appears that FromSoftware isn't including everything that has a health bar at the bottom of your screen. To get a little more specific, that's over 10 major bosses, with minor bosses seemingly in their own category. I've reached out to Bandai for clarification an🐈d exact details on this, and will update if I hear back. 

"Just like in Elden Ring, not all boss🌞es need to be defeated, but there will still be plenty of difficult challenges for the brave Tarnished who wish to test themselves," Bandai said. 

The key takeaway here is that Shadow of the Erdtree is a lot bigger than many players anticipated. I remember seeing optimistic estimations in the 30 - 50 range for new weapons, and we've somehow ended up with double the higher end of that range. There is a lot to find and test here, and I got the impression that a lot of the new gear will rank aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚmong the best weapons in th💟e whole game. 

Here's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:what to do before Shadow of the Erdtree.

Austin Wood
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