Summary
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeplayers who’ve been using the DLC’s new Perfumes to deal incredible amounts of damage to bosses will need to find a new strategy becauseFromSoftware has just nerfed one of the game’s best combos. The recently addedFrenzyflame Perfume BottleandLightning Perfume Bottlehave gained notoriety in theElden Ringcommunity for their ability to stack damage on a concentrated area, effectively eliminating most of the game’s toughest bosses in one attack. The method became so popular that the developer has now stepped in and corrected the bug causing the exploit.
Per the officialBandai Namcoblog (viaGame Rant),FromSoftware has officially fixed a glitch that allowed the Lightning Perfume Bottle and Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle to deal double damageunder certain circumstances. If that wasn’t enough, the developer has also mended an issue with the Rolling Sparks Skill, an ability often combined with Lightning Perfume Bottle, that caused it to deal more damage than intended. The result is that those players who used the aforementioned combo will need to look elsewhere because it won’t be anywhere near as effective as it once was.
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What Else Did Elden Ring’s Latest Patch Fix?
Ironing Out Those Glitches, Squashing Those Bugs
Aside from nerfing the Perfume Bottle/Rolling Sparks tactic, the 1.12.3 Patch introduced a range of minor balance changes that may alter some player’s builds.These include increasing the Intelligence scaling on theCarian Sorcery Swordwhile also decreasing its base damage, making it more effective over a longer period but not as effective a blade when it’s first acquired.The throwing attack range on both theSmithscript DaggerandSmithscript Cirquehas also been increasedmeaning players who like to maintain a healthy distance from their targets will be pleased.
When it comes to boss fight adjustment, FromSoftware has only tweaked the secondfight against the Golden Hippopotamusand Commander Gaius byhaving the enemies spawn in the same positions they do when they’re first encountered. That certainly won’t be enough to make the battle easier but it should at least make it simpler for Tarnished looking for consistency. No other changes were confirmed forShadow of the Erdtree’s bosses soMessmer the Impalerwill likely still destroy playerswho aren’t prepared for him.
The latest patch forElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreecomes after weeks of players requesting that FromSoftware do something torebalance the game’s boss encounters.Many have complained that the DLC is unfairly difficult thanks to the inclusion of additional leveling systems like Shadow Realm Blessing and Scadutree Blessing. It seems the developer has no intention of turning down the difficult so users will simply need to hunt even harder forthose Scadutree Fragments.
