Making my Elden Ring NG+ Run More Difficult.
I found NG+ playthroughs by friends to be way too easy. As such, I am trying to inflate the difficulty of the game.
Why? I am currently Level 150 and want to stay there mostly for PVP but also don’t want to make a new character. I also don’t want to lose my items starting from scratch.
I’m essentially gonna play the game as a “boss rush mode”, with the intention of overcoming all trophy/optional bosses (Milenia, Mohg etc.) without being bored.
So here’s what I’m gonna do:
Use a larval Tear before a NG+ cycle to intentionally respec my stats in the dumbest way possible; I am running a Pure Dex Build but am gonna dump points into useless stats (Faith, Intelligence, & Arcane). This will take points away from my core/important stats (Vigor, Mind, Endurance, Dexterity etc.). I will use larval tears as the game progresses if I truly get stuck.
Use Weapons that not upgraded so they deal significantly less damage (mostly to learn boss patterns/ non-cheese strategies).
Allocate less HP flasks so I have limited opportunities to heal.
I don’t know if this is going to work the way I want it to but here’s how I am going to go about it. I will report back with results. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to share.
Daedicar’s Woe. It’s a talisman you get from Rya’s quest that causes you to take more damage with no upside. You can combine it with any of the soreseals to make that way worse.
