Elden Ring DLC Release Date and What to Expect!

An intro to Elden Ring

FromSoftware, Inc. is not well known for its communication but is highly acclaimed for its Role-Playing Games (RPGs). The success of their latest game, Elden Ring, has turned into excitement for the Elden Ring DLC release date.

Elden Ring is an adventure open-world role-playing game from the minds of Hidetaka Miyazaki and author George R.R Martin. Elden Ring has been awarded multiple Game of the Year awards and has been positively received by almost every famous gaming creator.

What little information we have about the Elden Ring DLC!

Elden Ring Manga is a hidden gem (can be considered DLC)
Elden Ring Manga is a hidden gem (can be considered DLC)

Thanks to a complimentary DLC that FromSoftware, Inc. issued earlier in December 2022, players may engage in the PvP battles in the Colosseum. This version, which included multiplayer co-op and PvP, required some time to develop. Along with this DLC, the brand-new Shadow of the Erdtree DLC was also unveiled.

Elden Ring DLC announcement (Source: Elden Ring Twitter)
Elden Ring DLC announcement (Source: Elden Ring Twitter)

Rise, Tarnished, and let us walk a new path together. An upcoming expansion for #ELDENRING Shadow of the Erdtree, is currently in development. We hope you look forward to new adventures in the Lands Between.

Elden Ring Twitter

What to expect from the Elden Ring DLC

The Core of Elden Ring

The stories of the Elden Ring and Souls-borne games are presented to the player in a non-linear manner. One can spend a lot of time as a player conversing with NPCs and reading their dialogue. In addition, players can undertake side missions or go item searching.

If someone wants to play the game like a simple RPG, min-maxing their builds and leveling up in a specific way; for example, Magic builds or Strength Builds; the game will allow you to do it, and one would not care about the story as much, but they would still enjoy the game.

Be big arrow magic man
Be big arrow magic man

OR

Become Guts from Berserk
Become Guts from Berserk

So, in this format of gameplay where stories weave through item descriptions, NPC lore, and observation of surrounding architecture. DLCs can provide access to what was not known or hinted at in the game previously.

Elden Ring has so many areas which are not been discovered yet, and the lore of many NPCs is yet to be written. Thus, expectations are wide open for what one may receive, but speculation is fun nonetheless.

Speculations and Rumors

Through data-mining and internet rumors, The Elden Ring DLC release date will probably be at the end of this year, around Christmas or earlier next year.

Armoured Core, FromSoftware, Inc.’s latest release will be announced before the DLC as Armoured Core has been confirmed later this year (2023), and probably the Elden Ring DLC will follow up after it. The Elden Ring DLC has taken ample time during the development of the Souls games, and we can expect many tweaks and updates. New Biomes could be accessible; Miquella’s story could have his own story written and maybe even have an ending.

Armoured Core release image (Source:Bandai Namco)
Armoured Core release image (Source:Bandai Namco)

Dates have likely been decided upon as of late Christmas. The hype might die as the game has been pushing minor updates and with patch 1.09 featuring ray-tracing and minor gameplay optimizations.

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