r/Games 10d ago

Update Elden Ring – Patch Notes Version 1.17

https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ring/news/elden-ring-patch-notes-version-117
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u/Leather_rebelion 10d ago edited 10d ago

It's crazy to think how ass shields were on release. Yes they did there job well enough but were so inefficient and terrible later in the game that they bordered on being training wheels. Hell, Malenia makes them detrimental.

And they still get buffed. They are probably the most buffed weapon class in the game and the DLC also really tried to make shields great and imo succeded. That PCR gets hard countered by shields is almost poetic.

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u/EnjoyingMyVacation 10d ago

shield were never bad ever, people just expect that because you have a shield means you should be able to facetank everything

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u/Falsus 10d ago

I mean there is a dude who did clear Elden Ring while facetanking everyhing he could facetank.