I’m not the best in soulslikes, and I’m wondering if I’m fubar because NG makes stuff harder. Should I just do a replay of the main game on a fresh character?

I literally hadn’t even started the NG+ playthrough, I’m at the first Grace 😅

  • Bananobanza@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Not nessecary. My character was 154 with 38 vigor when I started the dlc. Nothing one-shotted me like a lot of people claim, not even the first dungeon boss.

    Yes, things hit harder but it’s a totally new Elden Ring experience. I have the same feeling as playing through a first playthrough. Everything is new and mysterious, you dont know what an enemy will do or what becomes an enemy when you draw close. Its amazing!

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      3 days ago

      enemies in the DLC scale to your level, at 0 DLC incoming/outcoming damage upgrades (those fragmentd you find around the world, forgot their name), literally no matter your level, you’re going to get one/two shotted by quite frankly most enemies.

      (especially if you started feeling too good about yourself in the base game and your gear reflects that)

      At first I was worried a bit that I’d have a too easy time playing with my level 222 character- but I quickly got reminded what game I’m playing when the first enemy I encountered humbled me fast

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    5 days ago

    If you’re at the very first grace then yeah, I’d suggest making a new character. The DLC scales with NG+ and from what I’ve heard it can get rough. That said, you can probably reach the DLC way faster in NG+ so if you just want to start, getting to Mohgwin Palace is pretty easy.