Just like you can use them to reveal illusory walls and kill chariots, Margit and Mogh's shackles can be used to unlock the locked spiritsprings.

If anyone else has been tearing their hair out looking for some of these things, this oughta help.

So we all thought that this island of clouds was the possible location for the DLC up until it was shown to be in a "different" realm, however...

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The Shadow Realm appears to be at the exact center of TLB. Meaning that, even though the main map wasn't changed to reflect it, these lands are probably located under that shroud of clouds, obscured by magic.

I never really noticed or thought about this before but there's quite a bit of stuff in the DLC that has me questioning whether or not the game itself matches the lore in the sense that there are plenty of people who are alive and well (Melina's line when urging you not to seek the Flame of Frenzy also states that life still flourishes and that births still happen), they're just not shown in game because Fromsoft doesn't think they can do bustling, living cities well.

What do you think? Are the few NPCs we meet all that's left in the world or are they just representative of a larger picture we don't see due to the fact it's a game?

Giving me Fang Boar Helm vibes.

With the new update and DLC, I've noticed every time I get the being summoned message, the game will minimize. Like.... Every time. Anyone else getting this or am I uniquely being annoyed?

Just adding myself as mod

Just saw the release date for the DLC and realized that I will 1000000% need help. Checked the progress of my most recent attempt at the game and saw I had 200 hrs in a single character and was only like halfway through. I want to start a fresh run before the DLC and hopefully get to a point where I can tackle it when it releases. I remember getting loads of help on Reddit when I was playing daily last year. I remember it being a great time and honestly insanely wholesome for reddit interactions.

Think there are enough of us here to make communities around co-op in Elden Ring and Souls games? I don't have any irl friends that play these games, so the social aspect of it with me was entirely online.

If there are co-op groups here that are active, lmk. I'm still struggling with searching for communities despite joining Lemmy the day the API protests started lol

I am so hyped for this. Look at all the new shit! Havel's back! You can do kung fu! What's up with the dual wielded throwing knives? Weird monsters! New locations! And possibly a new boss to rival Malania! 🤯

I decided to do this build to be able to use Marais Executioner Sword. It's a surprisingly good build. And that's coming from an average player at best.