Godwyn The Golden is notably featured in Elden Ring’s story trailer and referred to many times in the game, but when the player finds him, they only see him for the horror he’s become. DLC may offer a way to show him in his past form. Miquella, Malenia’s twin brother, is one of the most mysterious characters whose influence pervades the Lands Between. The state the player finds him in is just as puzzling, so the DLC will almost certainly expand on this plot thr

Even though the player defeats Mohg, Miquella’s cocoon remains in the Mohgwyn Palace and is broken open with his long, withered arm hanging from it. Dialogue with Sir Gideon Ofnir implies that Miquella is still alive and merely asleep in the cocoon. This is a clear hint indicating that the DLC may take place inside Miquella’s dreamworld. It’s reasonable to assume that Miquella will be a major boss fight, especially since the Tarnished defeated Male

When Radagon and the Elden Beast are defeated, Marika’s body reappears more broken than before. From here, the player may choose their desired ending, most of which require placing Marika’s head back on her body. That’s the extent to which the player "interacts" with Queen Marika. It can be argued that her role is significant enough, and any more screen time may diminish her role in the story. However, she leaves plenty of unresolved plot threads, such as her potential connection to the Eternal Cities and Ranni, the Witch . Plus, Marika could prove to be an exciting boss bat

Elden Ring is a big game with a sprawling cast of mysterious characters. Many of them received little to no screen time or have unresolved plot threads. The DLC is a perfect opportunity to elaborate on these characters and expand the lore. This is an enticing thought, as Elden Ring ’s lore is already rich and expansive. So any additions may prompt the community to re-contextualize what is known about the history of Elden Ring or even devise new theories to resolve any questions that have been left unanswe

Of all the FromSoftware Soulslike RPGs on the market, Everdark Sovereigns **Elden Ring ** has perhaps the most comprehensive and intricate ally-summoning system for players who need an extra warm body to draw the attention of difficult enemies, and there are several NPCs players may not even realize can be summoned. Besides using Spirit Ashes or summoning in cooperative players from other worlds, Elden Ring also has fixed summon signs outside certain boss arenas players can use to call forth friendly NPCs such as the jovial walking pot Iron Fist Alexander or the soft-spoken wolf warrior Blaidd. Certain NPC summon signs, however, are harder to find than others – in some cases because they're locked behind obscure quest lines, and in other cases, because they're locked behind obscure quest lines that send players down very, very dark pa

Queen Marika the Eternal is the catalyst for the game's events. She is the one who shattered the titular Elden Ring , throwing the Lands Between into a brutal war called The Shattering . Throughout the game, the player finds churches and statues dedicated to Marika. Several NPCs even tell stories about her. When the player finds her seemingly imprisoned inside the Erdtree, her body is broken, and she doesn’t speak. Instead, she transforms, confirming one of the biggest plot twists in the game: Radagon and Marika are one and the s

Ever since Demon's Souls , FromSoftware developers of Soulslike RPGs have been trying to balance out the perks and downsides of wielding light and fast weapons vs. heavy but hard-hitting weapons. To this end, the recent Elden Ring 1.06 patch has adjusted the move-sets of weapons in the Greatsword, Curved Greatsword, and Great Hammer categories in order to make them more viable for players in PvP and PvE. The speed of heavy attacks and certain light attacks for these cool Elden Ring weapons has been increased and the recovery time for attack movements has been shortened, making it generally easier for players to strike a foe, then roll out of the way before the enemy can strike back. The speed of Guard Counters has been increased as well for heavy weapons, making it easier for Elden Ring players to use this proto-parry ability against boss enemies and fellow play

For the most part, members of the Elden Ring gaming community have vocally praised FromSoftware's decision to reduce the potency of the Corpse Piler skill (a long-ranged blood splash ability iconic to the Rivers Of Blood katana) and the Bloodhound Step skill (a smoke-veiled dodge ability that carries players a long distance). In previous versions of Elden Ring , these two skills were seen by many players as overpowered, particularly in PvP. As of patch 10.6, the damage and Hemorrhage status build-up of Corpse Piler has been greatly reduced at long range, forcing Elden Ring Rivers Of Blood katana users to close with their PvP opponents to deal high amounts of damage. By the same token, the Bloodhound Step skill has been adjusted so that repeated uses of it become less effective over time, forcing Elden Ring players to use it more tactically. However, these weapon Skill revisions are just the tip of the iceburg that is patch 10.6; many other subtler changes have been made to the gameplay and interface of Elden Ring , bringing the game closer to FromSofware's original intent for better or wo