Elden Ring's patch 1.12.3 primarily addresses balance changes, bug fixes, and performance improvements. It nerfs popular skills like Swift Slash and Rolling Sparks, balances weapons, and fixes various bugs related to NPC and enemy behavior5. The patch also offers potential unstable performance fixes for PS5 and PC versions of the game.
Patch 1.12.3 for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree introduced several balance changes and bug fixes, notably impacting the Rolling Sparks Ash of War2. This patch addressed issues with the skill dealing more damage than intended and resolved situations where Rolling Sparks would deal no damage while certain special effects were applied to the player. Additionally, the patch fixed a bug where some special effects of a right-handed weapon would also be applied to the Rolling Sparks skill when cast with the left hand.
The latest update for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree nerfed the perfume bottles, specifically the Lightning and Frenzyflame Perfume Bottle combo, due to an exploit that allowed them to deal double damage under certain circumstances5. This was a popular build for players to quickly defeat enemies and bosses, but now they will need to find a new strategy as the combo won't be as effective.