Yes but your youtube are OLD before Elden ring patch 1,08, elden ring patch 1,07, elden ring patch 1,06, Patch 1.05, Patch 1.04, Patch 1.03 etc.
I am still playing Elden Ring. You seem to be under impression that there were some sweeping difficulty changes. I don't think so, at least not ones I would would notice. Sekiro is considered the hardest, as it is the most narrow title. As Niara eloquently wrote, ER can be as easy or as hard as one wishes to make it.
Originally Posted by Wormerine
I am also using a buiild that have been nerfed after launch - it is still very much playable. All FromSoftware did was reign down some of the more exploitable builds. It's called balancing, and it often happens after launch.
There you go your build have been nerfed after launch. That is not all some boss monster have been little more hard but do not know exactly which ones much it was said in the youtube video "Elden Ring is disappointing". It is good for you that it ER is not to hard for you and you like it very much. That is how I feel about Solasta Cataclysm hardest challenge level. Perhaps your right that is has not been that so much harder that is true.
Another problem personally that I think with ER is that the story unless you have not played other games like Darks Souls 1 and 2 can be a bit problem to understand for many new players that have never played Dark Souls games. Example of hard to understand? I come as EX WOW MMO player (a very long time ago played in like 3+ years near release date) where there are very clear what to do quests and you did generally have nothing unclear what you should do are details except perhaps some good tactics in beginning first time in some Dungeons and Raids but you could fast learn.
Malenia mentions here "As I wait for his return". Who is he??? If I would be new player to this game I would feel it unclear story,
I am not saying ER is like EVE Online MMO very hard learning curve, but the story is not the most clear told really. There are some youtubers that have explained the story very deeply in detail for ER world, but most people do not have the patience to look through them.
ER is very good game and graphically very good, but perhaps not my personal cup of tea in taste since I am more theme park then Open World player or WOW MMO with crystal clear quests and question markers over quest givers. That said Unreal 5 engine wins also ER graphics, but that is not fair since really there are not any fantasy game released yet that I know of with Unreal 5 graphics. As for World design of course with Unreal 5 engine you can do different worlds and that is more subjective taste what player consider best world design.
