He said: 'Shout out to all the speedrunners that got sub 30 (minute) runs. Time to come up with a brand new route.'Ī popular Elden Ring YouTuber called Syrobe also broke down the changes in a video, commenting that, while the Hoarfrost Stomp nerf was 'necessary' and would improve PVP, it's 'going to kind of hurt speedrunners'.

Rip Elden Ring Speedruns /cHzI91yEBX- Distortion2 🕐 Elden Ring March 17, 2022ĭistortion2 isn't the only person expressing dismay at the new patch, as Elden Ring streamer Elajjaz, who's currently trying to complete the game with all Remembrances (major bosses) as quickly as possibly, tweeted: 'Miyazaki, what have you done to my boy. The current world record holder, Distortion2, tweeted (below) 'RIP Elden Ring speedruns' in response to a reduction in power for Hoarfrost Stomp (a previously extremely powerful ice spell).Įlden Ring's first major patch made a number of changes in favour of certain playstyles – such as improving buff length time and making it easier to upgrade weapons – but other nerfs to the Icerind Hatchet and Mimic Tear spirit ashes will definitely make certain approaches harder, including speedrunning.

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