FromSoftware’sElden Ringhas been a smash hit, selling millions of copies and earning acclaim from critics across the board.Elden Ringprovides a massive open world, plenty of bosses to defeat, and an exhausting number of secrets to find, yet there are many who have finished the game and are waiting patiently for DLC. Based on FromSoftware’s past releases,Elden RingDLC of some kind is a virtual guarantee, but when it comes, it should break from tradition in two key ways.
Traditionally, DLC for FromSoftware games, including theDark Soulsseries, has not added any new achievements for players to unlock. This holds true for the originalDark Souls,Dark Souls 2, andDark Souls 3, and in general, FromSoftware avoids adding trophies or achievements for players to unlock in DLC for any of its games. One of the few exceptions to this rule is withBloodborne, which added trophies withThe Old HuntersDLC. But otherwise, FromSoftware hasn’t added achievements or trophies to DLC for its games.
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If anElden RingDLC expansionever materializes, it would be great to see it break away fromDark Soulstradition by including a fresh batch of achievements and trophies for fans to unlock. This would give players extra incentive to explore any new areas that the DLC brings to the table, not to mention immortalize accomplishments like defeating new bosses and the like.
The other wayElden RingDLC should break away fromDark Soulstradition is with how the DLC is implemented in the game. For the most part,Dark Soulsgames have added DLC in a way that makes the DLC areas inaccessible until players have fulfilled certain requirements or progressed to a specific point in the story.Elden Ringhas a sprawling open worldwith some areas that are completely inaccessible until players put in significant hours, meaning it could take especially long for players to get far enough to access the DLC area.
Someone who hasn’t already beatenElden Ringmay not mind this, but there are those who have likely completed the game and started aNew Game+ run, and don’t want to have to redo a bunch of content just to access the new areas like is required inDark Souls.Elden Ringshould break away from thisDark Soulstradition as well, letting players fast-travel to the exact spot where the new content takes place.
As it stands, FromSoftware hasn’t actually announced anyElden RingDLC in any capacity, so fans should keep that in mind. It has promised thatmoreElden Ringfree updatesare on the way, but what they will entail has yet to be revealed.
Elden Ringis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
