What changed in ELDEN RING in 2023

Decreased the invulnerability window of Quick Step and Hound's Step skills in PvP.

Fixed a bug that caused the effects of the Sacred Order skill to continue after switching weapons.

Increased critical hit damage and reduced recovery time after a missed critical hit.

Critical hit angles have been extended in PvP.

Increased poise damage of all weapons and some spells/incantations in PvP.

Fixed a bug where Contagious Fury from the Jellyfish Shield kept increasing attack power after unequipping or switching weapons.

Decreased the poise damage of the Cursed-Blood Slice skill.

Clarified that Ray Tracing may have enabled itself unintentionally and documented how to disable it.

Fixed a bug where the effects of some skills, incantations, items, and weapons that increase attack power were not applied to spells and incantations.

Increased the damage of Claw weapons.

Flails gained faster attacks, reduced recovery, and increased two-handed poise.

Added Holy damage and Faith scaling to the Great Club.

Increased the effectiveness of the Twinblade Talisman.

Increased attribute scaling for weapons infused with Magic, Fire, Flame Art, Lightning, and Sacred ashes of war.

Decreased effectiveness of Determination and Royal Knight's Resolve skills in PvP.

Fixed a bug where Scarlet Rot status buildup was not properly reflected when giving Antspur Rapier a Cold affinity.

Added an invincibility window when respawning in the Colosseum.

Great Hammer / Great Axe / Great Sword / Curved Greatsword received attack speed, range, and recovery improvements.

Reduced PvP power of Founding Rain of Stars, Terra Magica spell enhancement, and Wave of Gold long-range damage.

Ray Tracing can now be enabled via System > Graphics settings on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Upcoming expansion 'Shadow of the Erdtree' announced as in-development.