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\nElden Ring originally had a different starting point that had players washing up on a beach in Limgrave.\n<\/p>\n

\nAt the beginning of FromSoftware’s epic, players battle the Grafted Scion and, whether they win or lose, then fall to their death before waking up in the Stranded Graveyard and exploring the Cave of Knowledge.\n<\/p>\n

\nIt turns out, though, this wasn’t always the case, as dataminer Sekiro Dubi has discovered.\n<\/p>\n

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Elden Ring originally had a different starting point that had players washing up on a beach in Limgrave. At the beginning of FromSoftware’s epic, players battle the Grafted Scion and, whether they win or lose, then fall to their death before waking up in the Stranded Graveyard and exploring the Cave of Knowledge. It turns out, though, this wasn’t always the case, as dataminer Sekiro Dubi has discovered. 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