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\nAs if the game wasn’t hard enough already, it turns out Elden Ring’s toughest boss used to be even tougher.\n<\/p>\n

\nDataminers have managed to access version 1.0 of the game – a version that was compiled on 8th October 2021, before the network test was held and before recent patches could be applied.\n<\/p>\n

\nAs detailed on YouTube by Kotn3l (spotted by PC Gamer<\/a>), the game’s most infamous boss, Malenia, used to have slight differences to her moveset that made her even more aggressive. <\/p>\n

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As if the game wasn’t hard enough already, it turns out Elden Ring’s toughest boss used to be even tougher. Dataminers have managed to access version 1.0 of the game – a version that was compiled on 8th October 2021, before the network test was held and before recent patches could be applied. As detailed on YouTube by Kotn3l (spotted by PC Gamer), the game’s most infamous boss, Malenia, used to have slight differences to her moveset that made her even more aggressive. 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