With the New Hand Ring patch, speedrun, which is popular with players, will become harder to try. With the new 1.0.3 Elden Ring patch, hoarfrost Stomp, one of the most used spells of speedrun players, has been reduced and its use has been extended. Hoarfrost Stomp was an absurdly powerful ice spell. Elden Ring speedrun record holder – 29 minutes – in Distortion2, drew attention to this weakening
New Hand Ring patch will be a challenge for speedrun lovers
Elden Ring’s first big patch aimed to make certain styles of gameplay easier and some approaches more difficult. The new patch extends the strengthening time and makes it easier to strengthen weapons, while weapons such as the Icerind Hatchet and Mimic Tear Ash are weakened.
Distortion 2 isn’t the only one bothered by the changes that come with Elden Ring’s new patch. Elajjaz, the publisher of Elden Ring, who tried to make speedruns by killing all the game’s main bosses, expressed his displeasure:
“Miyazaki, what have you done, man? Remembrance (the main bosses in the game) speedruns are no longer possible. I need to find another route.”
In YouTube publisher Syrobe, Elden Ring said the debilitation imposed on Hoarfrost Stomp was “necessary” and would improve his PVP experience, which would “make it harder for speedrunners.”
Despite these debilitating downs, it won’t be long before speedrunner players from one of the game world’s most interesting communities find new routes and methods.
