A recent Elden Ring v1.03 patch landed on March 16, making the experience generally easier by introducing nerfs, buffs and new features.
Located deep in the hostile region of Caelid, the dreaded Starscourge Radahn was previously considered to be one of Elden Ring's greatest threats. The powerful demigod is massive and powerful, using huge swords and gravity magic to decimate any who challenge him. The general is also mounted on a horse, with the trusty steed giving him a suprirrisng amount of speed and maneuverability despite his large size. Gravity magic lets Radahn fight from both long range and close quarters, and his speeds give him multiple area-of-effect attacks. His overwhelming strength and magical versatility have led to Elden Ring memes about Radahn, but these attributes have now been nerfed.
Patch 1.03 made the Starscourge Radahn boss fight significantly easier, and Elden Ring fan like Reddit N1K04 want to see these changes reversed. The post and its comment section show that gamers want FromSoftware to return Radahn to his original strength, or find a middle-ground between the two versions. The ability for players to summon multiple NPC allies during the Radahn boss fight is one popular way to justify the titan's original difficulty. Others would like to see General Radahn appear in his original form in an Elden Ring DLC, allowing him to pose an even greater threat to the Tarnished without his scarlet rot affliction.
Many fans lament the nerfs that Patch 1.03 brought to Elden Ring, but other players feel that the patch made Elden Ring even harder. The update added several quality-of-life changes, like marking non-player characters on the map and adding more summonable NPC encounters, alongside a brand-new character named Jar-Bairn. However, other tweaks actually make the player's journey through The Lands Between harder by making useful tools weaker. Some ashes of war and weapon skills have been nerfed, and the Mimic Tear Ash is now much less powerful following 1.03's release.
While many Elden Ring players felt that General Radahn was too powerful, others enjoyed the massive scale and spectacle of the demigod boss encounter. FromSoftware has reduced the power and range of the Starscourge's attacks, but he is still able to pose a challenge for most Tarnished warriors. Following backlash from some fans, it remains to be seen whether FromSoftware will tweak the Elden Ring boss to return him to his former glory.
Elden Ring is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Source: N1K04/Reddit
