Bandai Namco posted their message for Elden Ring players on a social media platform, suggesting that players should "level up your Scadutree Blessing" to tackle the game's difficulty. The brief message sparked various reactions from the gaming community, with some appreciating the advice and others teasing that it was the developers' way of calling them "noob plebs."
Players have reported several issues with the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, including difficulty spikes, performance issues such as stuttering and frame rate drops, and problems with the anti-cheat system on Steam Deck6. Some players also had trouble accessing the DLC due to not meeting the requirements or needing to update the game.
Bandai Namco suggested that struggling Elden Ring players should level up their Scadutree Blessing to improve their experience in the game1. This advice comes as many players find the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC to be exceptionally challenging, even for experienced players.