[STEAM] Elden Ring Update 1.14 Makes Shadow of the Erdtree’s Final Boss Easier as Part of Significant Balance Changes

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developer FromSoftware has released a patch that makes a number of significant balance changes to the base game as well as DLC expansion

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Update 1.14, out now for Elden Ring across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam, brings bug fixes and a long list of balance adjustments, including changes to the rock hard final ****** in Shadow of the Erdtree that make it easier.

Elsewhere, there are PvP-exclusive balance adjustments, general balance adjustments, and various fixes, including for unstable performance. Check out the patch notes below, courtesy of publisher

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Elden Ring is one of the biggest video games of recent years,

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since going on ***** in 2022. The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is a hit, too,

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IGN's

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returned a 10/10. We said: "Like the base game did before it, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree raises the bar for single-player DLC expansions. It takes everything that made the base game such a landmark RPG, condenses it into a relatively compact 20-25 hour campaign, and provides fantastic new challenges for heavily invested fans to chew on."

Elden Ring update 1.14 patch notes:

Final Boss balance adjustments

The following adjustments have been made to the final boss of “SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE”

• Changed the action pattern when the battle starts.
• Adjusted some ******* moves.
• Decreased the damage of some attacks.
• Decreased stamina damage of some attacks.
• Decreased the ******* range of some non-*******-based attacks.
• Improved the visibility of some ******* effects.

PvP-exclusive balance adjustments

Equipment

• Decreased the damage of Backhand Blades against other players. (The Smithscript Cirque's throwing attacks are not affected by this change)
• Decreased the damage of Spears’ dual wield attacks against other players.
• Decreased the damage of the Pata ******* against other players.
• The “Spread Crossbow” ******* will no longer cause the headshot damage motion when hitting another player.

Skill

Scattershot Throw

• Decreased damage against other players.
• This skill will no longer cause the headshot damage motion when hitting another player.

Discus Hurl

• Decreased the damage animation value generated by this skill when hitting another player.

Weed Cutter

• Decreased the poise value of follow-up attacks when using this skill against other players.

General balance adjustments

Equipment

• Increased the ******* speed of the uncharged version of the first heavy ******* for the following ******* types:

Dagger / Throwing Blade / Straight Sword / Great Sword / Colossal Sword / Heavy Thrusting Sword / Curved Sword / Twinblade Sword / Katana / Great Katana / Axe / Flail / Great Spear(Except Serpent-Hunter) / Halberd / Reaper / Whip (Except Urumi) / Hand-to-Hand Arts / ****** Claw.

• After performing left handed attacks with weapons of the Great Katana category, cancelling into subsequent attacks using the right handed ******* will now take longer.
• Hand-to-Hand Arts ******* type
  • Increased damage.
  • Shortened the recovery time between some normal attacks and follow-up attacks.
• Colossal Sword ******* type
  • Increased the move distance when attacking.
  • Increased the speed of the first normal *******.
• Backhand Blade ******* type
  • Decreased the ******* speed of normal attacks from a crouching position.
• Small Shield and Medium Shield ******* types
  • Increased the damage negation of some shields when blocking physical attacks.
  • Increased the guard strength of some shields.
• It will now take longer to be able to cancel into most actions after performing one-handed normal attacks with the Swift Spear.
• Extended the Smithscript Dagger’s throwing attacks range.
• Increased the attribute scaling of Rellana's Twinblade for lower Intelligence and ****** attributes.
• Rellana’s Cameo Talisman
  • Reduced the delay before the damage enhancement activates.
  • Increased damage enhancement.

******* Arts

Light

• Increased ******* speed

Darkness

• Increased ******* speed

Dynastic Sickleplay

• Reduced stamina consumption
• Increased poise damage of follow-up heavy attacks.
• Increased the movement distance of the first follow-up heavy *******.
• Adjusted the damage animation recovery time when the second follow-up heavy ******* hits another player.

Shield Strike

• Cancelling other actions to perform this ******* art will now take longer.

Moon-and-***** Stance

• Increased the light wave range, poise damage, and ******* speed of the stance’s normal *******.
• Increased the poise damage from the stance’s heavy *******.
• Adjusted the damage animation recovery time when a stance’s heavy ******* hits another player.

Devonia's Vortex

• Increased ******* power.
• Extended the ******* range of the Great Hammer’s spin.
• Increased poise value and poise generation speed.
• Adjusted the damage animation recovery time when a charged ******* hits another player.

Spell

Rellana's Twin Moons

• Increased ******* range for the first and second attacks.
• Reduced the knockback distance of the second *******.

Incantation

Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns

• Increased ******* power.
• Increased ******* power, stamina ******* power against guarding enemies.
• The close-range hitbox now follows the movement of the player

Aspects of the Crucible: Bloom

• Increased ******* speed, increased size of the hitbox.
• Shortened recovery time between using this incantation and follow-up actions.

Divine Bird Feathers

• Decreased the minimum delay between consecutive hits.
• Increased range.

Furious Blade of Ansbach

• Cancelling this incantation into rolls will now take less time.
• Increased poise damage.
• Increased ****** knockback distance.

Midra's Flame of Frenzy

• Increased ******* speed.
• Increased Frenzy status buildup range against enemies.
• Decreased Frenzy status buildup when using this skill.

Bayle's Flame Lightning

• Increased ******* power.

Bug Fixes

• ****** Pyreflies items will now correctly reappear when resting at a site of grace.
• Fixed a bug where performing a Light Greatsword heavy ******* while jumping did not consume stamina.
• Fixed a bug where unintended ******* Skills could be used when equipping the Ballista in the left hand.
• Fixed a bug that caused critical hit damage dealt to Taylew the Golem Smith when using certain weapons the be lower than intended.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from acquiring runes when an ****** was ******* while holding a shield.
• Fixed a bug where casting the Inescapable Frenzy Incantation using the Staff of the Great Beyond would cause its hitbox to be generated incorrectly.
• Fixed a bug where whiffed backstabs with the Pata ******* had a smaller fist hitbox that intended.
• Fixed a bug where some attacks of the Lizard Greatsword weren’t registered as strike attacks.
• Fixed a bug where Euporia could increase the ******* power of other weapons when its luster is restored.
• Fixed a bug where the restored luster effect of Euporia was sometimes displayed on different weapons.
• Fixed a bug where the power of some ******* Skills of a right-handed Falx changed depending on the level of the ******* equipped in the left hand.
• Fixed a bug where the enchantment effects of certain skills were being applied to some attacks that did not use weapons.
• Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect player motions to be performed when using lock-on for the following Skills.
• Wild Strikes / Spinning Strikes / Unending Dance
• Fixed a bug that caused the Rolling Sparks Skill to go through some terrain.
• Fixed a bug where the Blades of Stone Spell did not hit targets at a different height level correctly.
• Fixed a bug where some attacks of the Bayle’s Tyranny Incantation did not hit multiple enemies.
• Fixed a bug that caused the ******* of the Bayle’s Tyranny Incantation to go through certain terrain.
• Fixed a bug where Godfrey’s Icon Talisman did not apply to some Skills, Spells, and Incantations.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from becoming translucent when the Crepus’ Vial Talisman is equipped and the Unseen Form Spell is used.
• Fixed a bug where the hitboxes of some attacks of Rellana, Twin Moon Knight were different than intended.
• Fixed a bug where the “Leave” option could not be selected in the inventory menu for some equipment.
• Fixed a bug that made some Site of Graces difficult to touch under certain circumstances.
• Fixed a bug in some areas where the invasion spawn-in position was different than intended.
• Fixed a bug where the displayed name of certain areas was different than intended.
• Fixed a bug in which, under certain circumstances, the combat state was not released after defeating an invading NPC.
• Fixed a bug that prevented some effects from being displayed correctly.
• Fixed a bug where the Watchful Spirit Incantation’s attacks were sometimes invisible to other players in multiplayer.
• Fixed a bug where the effects of some tools and incantations were not correctly applied when trying to deflect or cancel.
• Several performance improvements and other bug fixes
• Corrected a descriptive error in the game’s credit that was incorrectly added in patch 1.12;

Possible unstable performance fixes

• For the PS5 version of the game, unstable framerate may be improved by using the "Rebuild Database" option from the device’s safe mode.
• In some PC versions, Ray Tracing may be unintentionally enabled and cause unstable performance. Please check the Ray Tracing setting in the "System" > "Graphics " > "Ray Tracing Quality" from the title screen or in-game menu.
• In the PC version, the message "Inappropriate activity detected" may appear without cheating. To fix this issue, please verify the integrity of the game's files before restarting the game.
• In the PC version, unstable framerate may be caused by third party applications that control mouse behavior. Deactivating these third party applications may improve performance.

The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows:

App Ver. 1.14

Regulation Ver. 1.14.1

• In PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S versions, Regulation files can be downloaded by logging in to the server.
• If the Regulation Ver. listed in the lower right corner of the title screen is not1.14.1, please select LOGIN and apply the latest regulation before enjoying the game.

Online play requires the player to apply this update.

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