Elden Ring Patch 1.10 Brings Big PvP Nerfs

Bandai Namco Entertainment has released the patch notes for version 1.10 of Elden Ring, which sees primarily PvP-focused changes coming to the game.

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These changes in general buff critical hits- such as following backstabs or parries, by increasing the angle from which you can land one.

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Without going into specifics, they’ve also announced sweeping improvements to poise for weapons, spells and incantations.

Here’s the full PvP patch notes for Patch 1.10 of Elden Ring:

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Increased poise damage of all weapons and some spells and incantations.
Increased poise when attacking with some skills, spells, incantations and some types of weapon attacks that generates poise.
Added damage reduction when performing attacks with some skills, spells and incantations and some types of weapon attacks that generates poise.
Critical hit angles have been extended.
Decreased the invulnerability window of the Quick Step and Hound’s Step skills.
Decreased the damage reduction granted by some skills, incantations and items.

It wasn’t just PvP changes, though- critical hits in general are getting a damage boost, though they’re also getting recovery time and poise damage adjustments in the event of missed hits.

Here’s the list of general balance fixes:

Increased critical hit damage.
Decreased recovery time after a missed critical hit.
Increased poise damage of attacks that occur after missing a critical hit.

For many Elden Ring players, PvP is a big part of the game’s longevity- with players duking it out with each other even after beating the game’s story.

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