{"id":878444,"date":"2025-12-20T11:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-publisher-calls-out-shadow-of-the-erdtree-players-struggling-with-the-difficulty"},"modified":"2025-12-20T11:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:45:08","slug":"elden-ring-publisher-calls-out-shadow-of-the-erdtree-players-struggling-with-the-difficulty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/elden-ring-publisher-calls-out-shadow-of-the-erdtree-players-struggling-with-the-difficulty\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring publisher &#8220;calls out&#8221; Shadow of the Erdtree players struggling with the difficulty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/elden-ring-publisher-calls-out-shadow-of-the-erdtree-players-struggling-with-the-difficulty.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-walkthrough-8042\">Elden Ring<\/a> publisher Bandai Namco has &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MoaLaMoaLaMoa\/status\/1804637627422793917\">called out<\/a>&#8221; Elden Ring fans struggling with the dfficulty by suggesting they &#8220;level up your Scadutree Blessing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In a brief message posted on social media platform X, Bandai Namco US said simply: &#8220;This is a suggestion&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The best advice coming straight from the source,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheOnlySalmon\/status\/1804677002102034935\">one<\/a> Tarnished.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-publisher-calls-out-shadow-of-the-erdtree-players-struggling-with-the-difficulty\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elden-ring-publisher-calls-out-shadow-of-the-erdtree-players-struggling-with-the-difficulty\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco has &#8220;called out&#8221; Elden Ring fans struggling with the dfficulty by suggesting they &#8220;level up your Scadutree Blessing&#8221;. 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