Elden Ring: Bloodborne Player Count Surges After Shadow of the Erdtree Release; Players Uncover Easy Way To Beat Malenia
Players have discovered an effective strategy to defeat Malenia using the Dryleaf Arts weapon.
Since FromSoftware released its first DLC for Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree, which is now massively popular, they have also managed to generate similar levels of interest for one their previous games, Bloodborne. Also, players have discovered an easy way out in order to defeat Malenia.
TrueTrophies data shows a substantial increase in player counts for Bloodborne, with a 57.77% rise across PS4 and PS5 since the launch of Shadow of the Erdtree. This surge is explained as "Soulsborne fever" where players explore more games from the same developer. Bloodborne experienced an 11.61% rise in players, ranking as the 65th most played PlayStation game. Besides Elden Ring, Dark Souls III was the only other FromSoftware title to experience a rise in active players during that particular week.
Furthermore, Elden Ring players have found a easy way to take down Malenia. oRezyn posted on Reddit, sharing a video demonstrating how players can defeat Malenia, Blade of Miquella using only the Dryleaf Arts weapon. This weapon provides an initial advantage by stun-locking her, enabling players to continuously execute melee kicks without allowing her an opportunity to counterattack
NEW Malenia Cheese (Let us duo her)
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Furthermore, data miners Chain Failure, Magical Shion, and theslowesthnery uncovered a previously removed cutscene from the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. In this scene, St. Trina thanks the Tarnished for his role in defeating Miquella. Additionally, Elden Ring researcher Seikiro Dubi stated over a YouTube video regarding the same deleted cutscene involving St. Trina. Here, she mentions, "Thank you. Finally, he will be free".
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