{"id":1223565,"date":"2026-02-24T03:17:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rYZHdPt5gsSkgCvnNVVrxB"},"modified":"2026-02-24T03:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:17:57","slug":"despite-its-new-easy-mode-lies-of-p-will-get-a-difficulty-reduction-in-a-future-update-because-too-many-players-are-getting-wrecked-by-the-dlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/despite-its-new-easy-mode-lies-of-p-will-get-a-difficulty-reduction-in-a-future-update-because-too-many-players-are-getting-wrecked-by-the-dlc\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite its new easy mode, Lies of P will get a ‘difficulty reduction’ in a future update because too many players are getting wrecked by the DLC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Pinocchio soulslike Lies of P<\/a> got an easy mode alongside the release of Overture DLC last week, an entirely uncontroversial move<\/a> that riled up absolutely no one. But the DLC also apparently introduced a major difficulty spike in the Legendary Stalker mode\u2014previously the game’s default\u2014and it’s bad enough that game director Ji Won Choi says developer Neowiz is going to make some adjustments.<\/p>\n

Soulslikes are supposed to be tough, yes, but as you can see in this newly formed megathread on the Lies of P subreddit<\/a> (via Kotaku<\/a>), Lies of P felt a little too tough for quite a few players following the launch of Overture. The problem seems particularly bad in NG+ modes. Naturally, there are a few who proclaim the game is actually very easy\u2014there always is\u2014but the bulk of posts seem to feel that the DLC has thrown things out of whack.<\/p>\n

“The base game was basically pitch perfect. There were a few stupid things, but nothing was super egregious,” redditor Lord_Nightraven wrote. “DLC? The devs overdid things. And it shows. The stat numbers alone feel like NG+1 end game\/early NG+2. That’s on NG+0. That’s a massive spike all things considered on intended difficulty<\/em>, aka Legendary Stalker.”<\/p>\n

“I’m NG+1 getting two-shot by everything even on easiest difficulty and I’m stuck on the predator boss,” tylxr567 complained. “I’m bad but seriously I can complete the main game on hardest difficulty just fine, this DLC is crazy.”<\/p>\n

RJE808 was somewhat more to the point about it: “Markiona is about to make me drop this shit. Holy fuck.”<\/p>\n

Well, good news, Overture-sufferers: Your plaintive wailing has been heard.<\/p>\n

“We want to thank you for all the feedback and suggestions our community has sent us since the launch,” Choi said in a video posted today. “We’re reviewing all of it carefully and are already looking into when to implement some of your suggestions.<\/p>\n

“Among all the feedback, we are paying the closest attention to the combat experience. We identified areas that did not turn out quite as we intended. Therefore, we are reviewing various adjustments, including difficulty reduction.”<\/p>\n

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