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[Draugoth]

FromSoft boss Hidetaka Miyazaki told Eurogamer this is the biggest expansion the company has ever worked on, among other important details:

• Miyazaki provided Eurogamer with further details of the expansion, and confirmed that Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has not provided fresh material.
• It takes place in a brand new area of a brand new map, which includes a similar structure to the original game: field areas, legacy dungeons, and other dungeons of varying scale. "In terms of pure surface area, you could think of something larger even than Limgrave in the base game
• There will be a boss as Hard as Malenia in the DLC
• A new level mechanic/element will be introduced

 

[Mr Hyde]

There will be a boss as Hard as Malenia in the DLC

 

[Fake]

No more life steal for Marika tits. Is annoying as fuck.

 

[Saber]

• There will be a boss as Hard as Malenia in the DLC

After being wiped by Bloodborne DLC bosses this shit scares me haha *dies
Next stop - hospital

 

[Sgt.Asher]

No more life steal for Marika tits. Is annoying as fuck.

The fight will take place in a cloud of death blight.

 

[M1987]

A boss as hard as Malenia ffs,took me well over a few hundred tries

 

[j0hnnix]

As hard as Melenia....

 

[Kiya's Guard]

Ill check if the game still stutters when the expansion releases. If it's fixed then I'll get the dlc, if no, fuck off. Not gonna spend another 100h with that mess

 

[Woggleman]

Once you learn how she fights and what her weaknesses are Malenia is not hard. I honestly had more trouble with Maliketh the Black Blade.

 

[Paulxo87]

Malenia was nothing. First time kill. I just kept her back against the wall with zero room to attack.

It was the fire giant and elden beast that took hundreds of times

 

[Flabagast]

GRR Martin "involvement" was such a scam all along lmao

Not that we care that said

 

[Trunim]

When I arrived at the last zone in Elden Ring I was kinda bored of doing the same process again. I'm not paying to get another zone. I think I will just watch some playthroughs of this instead.

 

[M1987]

Once you learn how she fights and what her weaknesses are Malenia is not hard. I honestly had more trouble with Maliketh the Black Blade.

My son just beat him in 2 tries(he struggled with the first phase) it took me over 50 the first time I fought them

 

[Kurotri]

There will be a boss as Hard as Malenia in the DLC

Sorry guys, I wanted this.

 

[M1987]

Malenia was nothing. First time kill. I just kept her back against the wall with zero room to attack.

It was the fire giant and elden beast that took hundreds of times

I don't believe you managed to dodge the waterfowl dance and all the shit she does in her second phase in the first try

 

[Draugoth]

I don't believe you managed to dodge the waterfowl dance and all the shit she does in her second phase in the first try

Malenia isnt hard if:

- If you character can do fast rolls
- if your character is a Bleed Build

Anything else struggles agaisnt her.

 

[Ansphn]

Ill check if the game still stutters when the expansion releases. If it's fixed then I'll get the dlc, if no, fuck off. Not gonna spend another 100h with that mess

Yeah they still didn't fix the stutter on the PS5. Dont think it will ever be fixed.

 

[MagnesD3]

GRR Martin "involvement" was such a scam all along lmao

Not that we care that said

Not really, there is a clear big step up in the lore building of the world conpared to other from games

 

[Kurotri]

Malenia isnt hard if:

- If you character can do fast rolls
if your character is a Bleed Build

Anything else struggles agaisnt her.

It's been a long time but weren't bleed builds nerfed or something? Also there's another way to beat her that borders on cheating: Using the Blasphemous Blade.

 

[Danjin44]

There will be a boss as Hard as Malenia in the DLC

 

[M1987]

Malenia isnt hard if:

- If you character can do fast rolls
if your character is a Bleed Build

Anything else struggles agaisnt her.

I struggled with the waterfowl dance for months,I just couldn't dodge it,now I never get killed by it unless I'm too close

 

[NT80]

Both Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 added much harder more memorable bosses in their DLCs than anything that was in the base game. I would hope this DLC would do something similar.

 

[LectureMaster]

FromSoftware's expansions are always the best - for values and for contents. New adventures and new intriguing weapons/mechanics.

And a smaller but denser map is just what I always wanted.

 

[DeepEnigma]

There will be a boss as Hard as Malenia in the DLC

I personally didn't find her all that hard when I got to her. I just zerged the shit out of her with my mimic and basically almost had her stun locked before she can go HAM. Twinblade and all.

I struggled more with some other bosses over her initially. But that is the beauty of these games and how the boss difficulties vary depending on people's playstyle.

 

[AJUMP23]

• There will be a boss as Hard as Malenia in the DLC

I beat her like any gud player would. By calling in some help from other realms and making them the target. I returned the favor.

 

[SCB3]

Malenia isnt hard if:

- If you character can do fast rolls
- if your character is a Bleed Build

Anything else struggles agaisnt her.

Especially before the first patch when Bleed builds plus Mimic tear were op as fuck

 

[Draugoth]

Especially before the first patch when Bleed builds plus Mimic tear were op as fuck

I was surprised how easily i decimater her with my build katana build, meanwhile i struggled agaisnt everything that was blood resistant

 

[Mr Hyde]

I personally didn't find her all that hard when I got to her. I just zerged the shit out of her with my mimic and basically almost had her stun locked before she can go HAM. Twinblade and all.

I struggled more with some other bosses over her initially. But that is the beauty of these games and how the boss difficulties vary depending on people's playstyle.

I remember I had to Respec my build to even be able to get to the second phase, lol. She was brutal. The most annoying part is that she heals even when blocking. I wouldn't mind if she healed on regular hits but doing it while blocking was rage inducing. She's not the hardest boss in the game though, I agree. I had more trouble with Godskin duo, Radagon and Maliketh. Probably over 50 attempts on each.

 

[Metnut]

Margit, Crucible Night and Elden Beast were the only bosses who took me more than 5 attempts to beat. Each of these took me 50+ though. Didn’t think Melania was that hard but I was leveled pretty high by the time I got to her. Weird and cool have everyone’s experience is different.

Looking forward to exploring the new area and legacy dungeons. Really curious what the new leveling up mechanic they are hinting at is going to be.

 

[ebevan91]

I remember I had to Respec my build to even be able to get to the second phase, lol. She was brutal. The most annoying part is that she heals even when blocking. I wouldn't mind if she healed on regular hits but doing it while blocking was rage inducing. She's not the hardest boss in the game though, I agree. I had more trouble with Godskin duo, Radagon and Maliketh. Probably over 50 attempts on each.

I think Malenia took the most attempts on both of my characters but on my 2nd one I NEVER used the Mimic Tear until that fight. I only made it to the 2nd phase maybe 2 or 3 times without it. First try with Mimic and I DESTROYED her 1st phase and almost beat her 2nd phase 1st try. Only took like 2 more attempts. Mimic is that good.

 

[Woggleman]

The way I beat Malenia was to use the blasphemous blade and mimic tear. As soon as you go in the there summon your mimic tear and move away from her so she attacks him first. While she is doing that go in on her relentlessly with the blade and don't let up. Ideally you and the mimic tear should be doing back and forth attacks. When she gears up to her sword attack move away quick and let the mimic tear take the heat. This works for both phases.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I remember I had to Respec my build to even be able to get to the second phase, lol. She was brutal. The most annoying part is that she heals even when blocking. I wouldn't mind if she healed on regular hits but doing it while blocking was rage inducing. She's not the hardest boss in the game though, I agree. I had more trouble with Godskin duo, Radagon and Maliketh. Probably over 50 attempts on each.

I am on my second playthrough (first NG+) so I will let you know when I get to her again. It may have also been, "beginner's luck," but I initially died twice, the third time I just went in on her. She didn't even get to the dance (or maybe I was able to avoid, struggling with memory on that part). This was all post patch too mid-June last year.

Watch me get into the "fuck she is tough" cycle in my NG+

 

[Sanepar]

You need to finish the game to play the expansion?

 

[Danjin44]

You need to finish the game to play the expansion?

My guess is its similar to Old Hunter DLC in Bloodborne, once you have access to Mohg's castle and beat him, you can do the DLC.

 

[DeepEnigma]

The way I beat Malenia was to use the blasphemous blade and mimic tear. As soon as you go in the there summon your mimic tear and move away from her so she attacks him first. While she is doing that go in on her relentlessly with the blade and don't let up. Ideally you and the mimic tear should be doing back and forth attacks. When she gears up to her sword attack move away quick and let the mimic tear take the heat. This works for both phases.

I did the same, but with a cold twinblade and Bloodhound fang.

 

[Dontkidyourselfjimmy]

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[Mr Hyde]

I am on my second playthrough (first NG+) so I will let you know when I get to her again. It may have also been, "beginner's luck," but I initially died twice, the third time I just went in on her. She didn't even get to the dance (or maybe I was able to avoid, struggling with memory on that part). This was all post patch too mid-June last year.

Watch me get into the "fuck she is tough" cycle in my NG+

Oh, she's a doozy on NG+. Good luck and godspeed

 

[Dorfdad]

here I cut get past the first guy on the horse outside the entrance lol...
Maybe I should start a new game did they ever fix the PS5 version or is PS4 still the way to play locked 60?

 

[ungalo]

The way I beat Malenia was to use the blasphemous blade and mimic tear. As soon as you go in the there summon your mimic tear and move away from her so she attacks him first. While she is doing that go in on her relentlessly with the blade and don't let up. Ideally you and the mimic tear should be doing back and forth attacks. When she gears up to her sword attack move away quick and let the mimic tear take the heat. This works for both phases.

People who are saying she's ultra hard are not playing with mimic tear or even summons, on purpose lol. What is even this debate ?

Mimic tears was absolutely OP, of course she is easy if you use it.

But if not she's insanely hard compared to other bosses (someone mentioned fire giant, is that a joke ?).

 

[Danjin44]

I learned parry some of her attacks which fight so fun.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Oh, she's a doozy on NG+. Good luck and godspeed

 

[MagnesD3]

Malenia is incredibly easy with a summon, however if you SoloHer, that shit took me 5 hours lol, a very fun 5 hours tho (so fun I did it in 2 playthroughs ).

 

[Danjin44]

Malenia is incredibly easy with a summon, however if you SoloHer, that shit took me 5 hours lol, a very fun 5 hours tho (so fun I did it in 2 playthroughs ).

 

[Jedi0608]

Am I the only weirdo that thinks Mohg was harder than Melenia? This is before finding out about the shackle and crystal tear? Even with that shit he’s no joke. Without it, he’s bonkers.

 

[Danjin44]

Am I the only weirdo that thinks Mohg was harder than Melenia? This is before finding out about the shackle and crystal tear? Even with that shit he’s no joke. Without it, he’s bonkers.

Yeah, with melee build this guy can be tough but......

 

[Jedi0608]

Yeah, with melee build this guy can be tough but......

Point taken lol. I’m a melee only guy. I did respec once out of whatever the fuck build I was doing after ng+ to see how OP that shit is and yeah…. It trivializes most bosses.

 

[Wooxsvan]

Ill check if the game still stutters when the expansion releases. If it's fixed then I'll get the dlc, if no, fuck off. Not gonna spend another 100h with that mess

there was none when i played PS4 Pro version on PS5

 

[T4keD0wN]

 

[Jedi0608]

there was none when i played PS4 Pro version on PS5

Not a pro Xbox guy here but on my series X it was mostly fine with VRR assuming you have a capable screen.

 

[Woggleman]

I played the PS5 version the entire time and It worked fine for me.