Above Ancient Ruins of Rauh

[@UnfunnE]

Guy you just gotta used the jump spring to get high enough and just as you get to a certain altitude you can actually stand up on the back of torent and you can actually try finger but whole.

[@NoMitherNoProblem]

Username checks out

[@Waleisch]

What a waste. Just think of all the cookbooks and smithing stone ones they could’ve placed there.

[@grimaldojuniorlopesguerra7339]

Fr

[@freshproduce4954]

didn't expect dung...

[@toastmaster914]

And large cracked pots

[@ALaz502]

​@@toastmaster914Hey, at least those are pretty badass.

[@sj4578]

Why is it always dung?

[@thaias9654]

Dang i thought that place was a boss arena from how flat the center looks from the map.

[@theatlascomplex2052]

Ironically, this feels like the prettiest place on the map. I wish they could have finished the terrain, even if the whole place remained empty.

[@UsenameTakenWasTaken]

Welp, time to git gud at mods.

[@Soba64]

I wonder if they first make an area beautiful then go through and destroy it after to make it have a more authentic look

[@elijahford3696]

​@@Soba64Probably, to be honest. This is probably the healthiest looking forest in the game, they didn't have to beat it up to convey anything. It honestly reminds me of a golf course, almost.

[@RelativelyBest]

Might have been worth it just for how weird that would have been: A whole forest were nothing tries to kill you!

[@DevilWolf000]

Bro never been to Shaman village.

[@LadyMoonboy]

I spent so much time trying to figure out how to get up here because it looks like a playable space on the map. They probably didn't have enough time to finish it because the LOD of these trees is at max. It's the same with the plateau-type thingy above the steps leading to Belurat.

[@flukalucas5732]

If you look closer, It def would be a big ass boss battle or something

[@boi5375]

Lod?

[@FuyuEterniya]

@@boi5375 LOD = level of details, games are optimized based on the detail(geometry and texture resolution) an object has relative to the distance of the player.

[@KurwaRomek]

They had two years to make a dozen unique bosses and a bunch of empty space, how did they not have enough time for anything?

[@FuyuEterniya]

@@KurwaRomek oh if only you knew all that goes into building a game

[@unlimitedslash]

I expected this to be an optional zone with some big chonky boss, in the end never found a way to the top, now i know why, thanks.

[@nunaalsoknownasohare6388]

The entirety of Rauh feels like something out of Shadow of the colossus or last guardian ... Disappointed we can't get up there, looks nice, even if it's unfinished, maybe a patch could add it in as a nice little forest area with some animals?

[@TehCakeIzALie1]

You can even get the Ancient Sword there!

[@RelativelyBest]

Seriously, the moment I stepped out into Rauh Ruins I knew that was my new favorite area in the whole game. God damn, that place is pretty. Especially for me, who loves old overgrown ruins.

[@ademasdanjuro]

@@RelativelyBestyeah, we are so used to dark souls sadness, bloodborne scariness or Elden ring post apocalypse that this whole place felt like a breath of fresh air

[@44theshadow49]

I think the whole dlc had pseudo references to stuff. Moby dick and Bayle. Yoda and that glintstone sword guy. The sword of light doing the thing in shadow of the colossus. Guts in one of the gaols. Etc. Etc

[@minerman60101]

Each of these areas has a different kind of technical weirdness to it

[@idlehour]

I think its to fit a particular shape. Like a puzzle. The map fits overlayed. Take i to account the underground and it clicks. Its divinity around a tower "at the center" in a land kf shadow cloaking itself under a veil of darkness and dreadful looking trees.

[@TheGrimHHH]

I think the idea Fromsoft had for The Ancient Ruins of Rauh was for it to be an "open world legacy dungeon". It has every characteristic of every other legacy dungeon you encounter, but it's on the open air with lots of hidden paths and large enough to justify the player being able to trot around using Torrent. To me that makes a bit of sense on why they seem to have struggled to fill in that area, maybe there was no logical connection to it based on what they designed, because the whole thing is accessible, but only the tunnels underneath.

[@GodWarsX]

My thoughts exactly. An open legacy dungeon

[@ninjacom3]

Places like this & the finger ruins make me wish they spent another year on the dlc.

[@danielholland3991]

You say that but here I was expecting less than what we actually got so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Cylle]

dang so spoiled we are by fromsoft.. we got Elden Ring 2 as dlc and ppl still want more ^^

[@ninjacom3]

@@Cylle yep. Most gamers are just not good enough to do the right thing & fork over $60 for a Jabba the Hutt mission to ubisoft.

[@cheftroyardee7982]

The finger ruins are supposed to be empty.

[@dist2312]

@@Cylle It would be much, much better to recieve ds3 dlc but with 100% consistency in quality, and not that bs where half of the map aint have even common craft materials.

[@thehunter8417]

Kinda looked like Darkroot Garden for a bit, then the floor stopped existing

[@generalmikalie2739]

It looks like a real life park, cool

[@equivalentexchange4918]

Nice. Thought I've missed an entire area

[@Jacquibim]

I like to imagine they had no intention of making these areas playable, but just decided to detail them anyway because they knew players would noclip their way up regardless

[@Radahntheconqueror]

This could be a good invasion arena with cliff edges on all sides

[@neilatchley3675]

i tried for like 2 hours to get up here and thought for sure it was a playable area. IM gonna go tear my balls off now. :/

[@alfalldoot6715]

Ah so that's where the Godwyn boss fight was supposed to go

[@joeyzigman3223]

Yo that totally makes sense considering the divine beast dancing lion in the area spawns basilisks when you start the fight

[@enman009]

While the south area of the Land of Shadows feels empty, the Ruins were one of my favorites areas of the expansion. The mix of enclosed areas and open design makes for a great change of pace in the game.😊

[@Comando52Colton]

I hope convergence mod expands into the dlc and they add areas like this to become explorable. I really hope they add like scaffolding to be able to climb up the side of that giant structure at the northern part of the map.

[@RelativelyBest]

Man, they really should have made that a proper area and put something there for us to find. It kinda makes me sad to see that much wasted space.

[@M.R.B.T_7890]

wtf that place is majestic, looks like a park

[@KommissarAlexander]

Could you please show us the Divine Gate? As well as some details of the architecture in the boss arena

[@michaelstahl2967]

And like most, spent hours trying to get up there. I regret nothing!

[@Stinker0610]

thank you for the final fantasy XIV video

[@georgemorcombe1087]

Was looking so long for a way up there thinking it was a playable area, thank you now I know not to waste my time lol 😂

[@rainbowkrampus]

Odd that the areas near the edge of the plateau have fairly precise collision while the further in you go the less accurate it becomes. Could be that the terrain on the outer edge was just copied over from other areas and then the central area was filled in after. Then adjustments were made to the visual layer afterwards with no concern for the collision layer since you were never going to go up there anyway. Probably explains why the collision layer is so much flatter than the visual layer. Still, of all the places you can't go in game, this was up there on my list of places I wanted to be able to get to. A nice commanding view of the ruins would have been nice. You can kinda get one from Enir Ilim but it's a bit too far away for my liking.

[@pretzelboi64]

They should have put another Godrick fight there. "Godsmer The Grafted"

[@aguywhodoesntexist]

POV: Rellana exploring Rauh Ruins after settling in the land of shadow and being disappointed

[@FlagrareUnbound]

wait so there is a huge portion of the map that is shown, that represents somewhere you'll never go to.

[@AscendantStoic]

Glad I'm not the only one who was curious about that area and thought there might be some hidden secret boss there or something ... a bit disappointing that it turned out to be inaccessible by normal means (along with the other area on the other side of the ruins).

[@Archontasil]

Such a beautiful calming game to walk and enjoy the scenery. I'm sure this game won't give me PTSD

[@agniwulf]

Guys....its there to cover the ruins on the map while still looking good from farther away. They never intended for people fo get up there, and its not "unfinished".

[@NovaDraconis]

I was going crazy a few days ago to reach it but now that I know that there is nothing there gives me kind of a sense of both relief and sadness. Probs they didn’t have time to finish. It would have been a cool boss area.

[@LyllianaofMirrah]

It's like that inaccessible place in RDR2 on the north of the map

[@OD91MJ]

Behind the manse in the Abyssal woods as well looked like something should have been there.

[@DrMatta]

Thanks, finally some closure

[@MrNaxman]

Here ,I spent so much time trying to figure out a way to get up to the very top of Ancient Ruins of Rauh (East) only to now realize you can’t normally (or it looks like there is no designed way in game.) That’s disappointing as exploring the unknown of Elden Ring is one of the best parts of the game.

[@DerDrakko]

Please can you make a video to showing us what it looks like at the top of the tower, at the arena where we fight Radahn. I mean the place where Radahn is at the beginning of the fight, on those steps, between those two little towers where all the bodies are. You see what I mean, you get into the arena and in the intro you see Radah appear at the top of the steps! I would have liked to go up after the fight, but this is not possible because the stairs were broken by Fromsoft! Please a video!

[@BJWFenix]

im hoping this place gets something in the patch even if iits mostlyscenic with idk a boss and a weapon

[@KarmaSpaz12]

Would have been cool to see the final area enshrouded from up there but oh well.

[@tonydeluna8095]

These videos are hilarious! Well done!

[@AydarBMSTU]

K

[@lennonmahoney7302]

Rauh was such a waste

[@codename_raideni543]

It is me or that zone looks like it came out from a completely different game (almost as all Rauh)?

[@Firecat0]

I've been to this park!

[@writer4000]

Man it's been awhile since I've seen you

[@Pantagana]

I was angry at my community, so I didn't want to post anything for a while.

[@Boc_theSeamster]

@@Pantagana why were you angry at your community?

[@Pantagana]

@@Boc_theSeamster Because I wanted to help out Bubzia get more views on his Dark Souls blindfolded video, which had way too little views. So I made a community post with a link to his video, and the only comment I got from my community was "Who cares?"

[@Boc_theSeamster]

@@Pantagana yeah I can see why that would make you mad.

[@PatrickDosSantosLima]

Final Fantasy XIV

[@DJYungHoxha]

Ok with the Cliffroad Terminus and Midra's Manse OOB areas I could accept them, but these I just don't understand. Why? Why is there nothing up there and no way to get up there? I understand that there maybe wasn't anything interesting to put there, but that's not necessary. SOTC had plenty of space which you could reach where there was nothing. I'm desperately hoping for a patch that adds a spirit spring that lets you get up there and just wander around, I don't even need anything to be up there. Just let me walk up there, damn it. That central section REALLY looks like there was supposed to be a boss here, maybe a rune bear or dragon or something like that.

[@ArcaeroOfUvirith]

It would be amazing if they added a secret boss and fixed it in a patch later on. Wishful thinking, I know.

[@DooMIInIIiik]

one big question why no use this spot for next boss fight or after frenzy flamme no use next location on map for something secret or extra loot

[@Needforsit]

Budget/ time ran out

[@petercottantail7850]

they ran out of cookbooks to give the player😂

[@Atarius]

I enjoy the soulsborne games quite a lot but From has a serious issue it not finishing them.

[@Natural_Order]

Looks like the park near my house

[@Quaelandys]

Reminds me of Shadow of the Colossus

[@PeacefulSerb]

I think it wasn't finished as originally intended.

[@greenpeace4246]

Never mind that, but how the hell did you manage to get up there in the first place?!

[@Pantagana]

Noclip.

[@ibrahimismail5625]

The forest design looks so out of place

[@denberz711]

so why are those trees up there? Just to make it lag more? They could easily just delete most of them so save the lag

[@ApeEscaped]

There's so much unused space on the map. You've got the area around jagged peaks, the two finger ruins, the area after Gaius, this whole plateau in the Rauh ruins. I hope they just had their focus set on the next thing since Elden Ring is good, but not perfect. Miyazaki said something like that in an interview. I just think the souls genre doesn't work in a full open world setting, repeated playthroughs on new characters force playing through area's a lot to properly lvl, that or go kill albanorics for a while.

[@RevaXartist]

i spent a few hours trying to get up there... i'm disappointed

[@Vespyr_]

Hope their next game isn't open world god please 😂

[@alisardius1577]

nice cut content

[@pajeetsingh]

There is a similar place near where you meet Ledda first in Shadow Realm.

[@zowbaid89]

I guess we’ll just have to wait for the DLC that fleshes out this missing bit of DLC.

[@LeggoMyGekko]

The only thing more frustrating than the rushed development, last-minute changes, unanswered questions, and retcons to what might very well be the final piece of Elden Ring content we get, is the fact that so many people are vehemently defending this DLC’s bad qualities. Even despite all of its flaws, I find SOTE to be incredibly fun and engaging. I still think it suffers from all the issues mentioned above, but I personally like it. There is a lot of room for exploration, I kind of love the “artificial” difficulty, the remembrance bosses are cool (even though they all should’ve had cutscenes) and the new weapons and armor hit the spot for sure. I’m capable of seeing both its negative and positive qualities. Pointing out its negative qualities doesn’t automatically mean I hate the DLC, I just know it could’ve been so much more and my heart aches for what was taken from us. We got a lot, but we didn’t get what we deserved. Most existing lore was either disregarded, retconned, or just made worse. These empty areas absolutely should’ve been accessible and filled with SOMETHING, even reused assets from other areas of the DLC would’ve been preferable to these huge chunks of the map being empty and inaccessible. And there being no ending, despite the cut cutscene of Miquella in one of the trailers, is just a crime. Even a regular, polished, rich ending to the DLC would’ve been nice on its own, a game ending would’ve been above and beyond which is what I’ve come to expect from FS, but this DLC doesn’t seem to go above and beyond in many areas besides difficulty and aesthetics. It’s a shame.

[@Pantagana]

I don't know what you mean by retcons. I don't know much about lore, but from what I've seen on Vaatividya's video, he said a lot of things were answered and he didn't say anything was retconned or contradicted. As for unanswered questions, there have always been unanswered questions at the end of every one of their games, we will never get everything answered, and I think that's by design. I agree that the empty areas should’ve been accessible and filled with at least something. As for ending cutscenes, none of the DLCs in any of their games have had an ending cutscene, so I don't think that's something that should have been expected.

[@trv020]

This is sad

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

Playing these games since ds1 i can safely say the majority of players are boring a.f. Everyone and their grandma sporting only full sets of armor... Do you know that a thing called originality exists? Mix-and-match, anyone? 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@ferdinand349]

cut content I guess.

[@themagnus2919]

Wasted potential, they could of turned that into a beautiful forest.

[@poweredbythemakyostar8896]

this dlc was overrated

[@denahelmi6469]

No, it was amazing 😮

[@Thumb_]

My problems with it were the lack of cutscenes and the final boss. Also the ending (or lack thereof) was terrible.

[@chris_wizzudz]

It really isn’t as exciting as I hoped it would be. Most of it is so empty that it’s clear 2 years was not nearly enough time to develop it. It needed at least another 1-1.5 years of work.

[@TheServerbobsNagato]

If the base game is a 10/10 then the DLC is max a 8/10.

[@nakiangoderich3014]

@@chris_wizzudzit’s a dlc, normally from a dlc you get a couple extra hours of content, shadow of the erdtree gives you an extra week of content.

[@lordofcinder8884]

Ton of recycled enemies and bosses Ton of half empty and full empty spaces Ton of underwhelming loot Lackluster Legacy dungeons Main bosses lacking presentation If these aren't signs of rushed development I don't know what is

[@AnimeGIFfy]

Rushsoft

[@lgscteam]

How this is best dlc in all gaming history? Corrupt IT

[@TheServerbobsNagato]

Its weird, I agree. I dont understand how this game got a 10/10 in so many reviews although its clearely worse than the base game.

[@lgscteam]

@@TheServerbobsNagato money takes it all

[@nakiangoderich3014]

It’s not worse than the base game lmao 😂 it’s called opinions but the DLC is miles better than the base. It’s a 9/10 at best.

[@TymaDem]

Oh no… ! We can’t access some parts of the map, what a total disaster! /s

[@lgscteam]

@@TymaDem not just that