I can’t believe people are giving this expansion a bad review based on their own shortcomings and inability of being able to improve! They should be giving themselves a bad review, not the game!
Shadow of the Erdtree is a masterpiece! FromSoftware took a game that couldn’t get any better (at least that’s what I believed) and somehow made it better!
Every one of Fromsoftware’s games that got an expansion is harder than the base game! For Shadow of the Erdtree you have to explore and find the scadutree fragments and if you’re using spirit ashes you have to find revered spirit ashes too.
Also, it’s been highly recommended that you should go in with 60 vigor! I have 60 vigor and for bosses that are more difficult I use a rune arc with the Morgott’s great rune for an extra 25% health. Plus there’s so many consumables, weapons, weapon buffs, talismans, crystal tears, builds, etc. that you can use! Every boss has a weakness so get creative and find that weakness! Once you use your brain and look around a little, the expansion gets easy, I promise!
The world is also large and packed with stuff to do. Every time I feel like I’ve seen all of the areas, another area opens up and completely leaves me speechless. I could go on and on and on about all the things I love about this game, but it’s better if you just play it!
FromSoftware gave us an entire game, called it an expansion, and only charged $40 USD. If you’re on the fence and can’t decide, just buy it. It’s amazing!
Finally, don’t pay attention to the negative reviews about difficulty. You have plenty of things to work with to make the game easier.