With the new Elden Ring patch, some item and magic debuffs have been applied to make it difficult for players who want to finish the game with speedrun.
With the new Elden Ring patch, the speedrun trials popular with players will become harder. With the new 1.0.3 Elden Ring patch, the damage of Hoarfrost Stomp, one of the most used spells by speedrun players, has been reduced while its duration has been extended. Hoarfrost Stomp was an absurdly powerful ice magic. Elden Ring speedrun record holder – 29 minutes- In Distortion2, this debuff was noted
The new Elden Ring patch will challenge speedrun fans
Elden Ring’s first major patch aims to make certain gameplay easier while making some approaches more difficult. The new patch extends the buff duration and makes it easier to power up weapons, while weapons such as Icerind Hatchet and Mimic Tear Ash have been weakened.
Distortion 2 isn’t the only one bothered by the changes coming with Elden Ring’s new patch. Elden Ring publisher Elajjaz, who is trying to speedrun by killing all the main bosses of the game, expressed his discomfort on the subject:
“Miyazaki, what have you done man. Remembrance (main bosses in the game) speedruns are no longer possible. I need to find another route.”
Elden Ring YouTube publisher Syrobe stated that the debuff applied to Hoarfrost Stomp is “necessary” and will improve the PVP experience, while also stating that this will “make it harder for speedrunners”.
Despite these weakenings, it will not be long before speedrunner players, one of the most interesting communities in the game world, find new routes and methods.