Summary
OneElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreeplayer has recently managed to beat the DLC without collecting a single map fragment. Their unusual feat later made the rounds on social media after being shared by their friend, who was left flabbergasted by theirShadow of the Erdtreeplaying habits.
As was the case with the base game, its expansion includes multiple map fragments that allow players to chart out its map in increments. Most of these fragments aren’t exactly hidden byElden Ring’s standards, and are instead among the first things that players will come across when they reach a new region inShadow of the Erdtree’s Land of Shadow.
Elden Ring Player Blitzes Through DLC Without Collecting a Single Map Fragment
Many fans would hence consider ignoring map fragments to be more difficult than collecting them. But that is precisely what one player recently did, having managed to rampage through most of the major DLC regions without revealing a single portion of thegiantShadow of the Erdtreemap. Their friend, Reddit user Tokennn, was later left befuddled by the state of their map after asking about their DLC progress.
Elaborating on this bizarre playing style, Tokennn explained that their friend doesn’t have a lot of time for gaming and was only able toplayShadow of the Erdtreeroughly one hour per day. Given those limitations, they had decided to simply rush through its story as fast as humanly possible. They hence weren’t exactly actively ignoring map fragments; they just weren’t paying attention to them. Tokennn recalled how their friend employed a similar strategy in the base game, blitzing throughElden Ringwithout seeing some of its most memorable secret bosses, such as Malenia.
This time around, the time-constrained player managed to reach Enir-Ilim, the final DLC location, without seeing the Hinterlands or exploring the depths of the Stone Coffin Fissure, both of which offer some interesting insights intoElden Ringlore. Like many other fans, the player had then hit a wall in the form ofthe finalShadow of the Erdtreeboss. Following over 30 unsuccessful attempts, they had decided to look up the easiest way to deal with the excruciating fight, which is how they ended up triumphing with a combination of the Fingerprint Stone Shield and a spear, Tokennn explained.
Generally speaking, spear-poking the final boss to death may not be the most engaging way to deal with thatShadow of the Erdtreefight. Nevertheless, manyElden Ringfans were impressed by this overall story, not least because rushing through one of the most difficult DLCs FromSoftware ever made is far from an easy feat.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only DLC expansion for FromSoftware’s groundbreaking Elden Ring. It takes players to a whole new region, the Land of Shadow, where a new story awaits the Tarnished.
