Elden Ring DLC Too Hard? Players Criticize Shadow of the Erdtree Difficulty

Elden Ring DLC Under Fire for Over-the-Top Difficulty, Steam Users Say Despite rave reviews from critics, the highly anticipated Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for Elden Ring has been met with a more lukewarm reception from players, with many citing the game's unforgiving difficulty as a major drawback. Since its release last week, the DLC's rating on Steam has quickly dropped to "Mixed." At the time of writing, only 65% of the 33,000 user reviews are positive. While criticism has targeted various aspects of the expansion, including some technical issues, the most common complaint revolves around the hardcore gameplay: even regular enemies can take down players with a single blow. Interestingly, the loudest criticism seems to be coming from Chinese users, a fact that has perplexed many FromSoftware fans. Why So Difficult? Analyst Daniel Ahmad provided some context for this phenomenon. He believes that Chinese gamers are partly frustrated by the lack of comprehensive guides a…