Elden Ring Players Surprisingly Love Developers’ Lies About Shadow of the Erdtree

The Elden Ring community is praising the developers for Shadow of the Erdtree, but not for the expected reasons.

Despite the fact that it is generally frowned upon for creators to deceive their audience about an upcoming game or content release, this particular situation may be the first of its kind where the opposite is true.

Ironically, Elden Ring fans are now thanking the development team for deceiving them about the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC in a comical turn of events.

In 2023, when the game’s director Hidetaka Miyazaki first announced the upcoming expansion, he stated that the size of the new area on the map would be comparable to that of Limgrave in the original game.

Despite previous doubts, the recent lifting of the review embargo for Shadow of the Erdtree has revealed that the map size is significantly larger than originally anticipated. As a result, the Elden Ring community is ecstatic about this discovery.

“So i told them the DLC is the size of Limgrave, and they believed me” byu/LionSin0fPride inEldenring

Their excitement is evident as some have even resorted to expressing their praise for Miyazaki’s false claim about the DLC on the game’s subreddit.

According to a commenter, he is the “ultimate liar”. He deceives like a parent who warns against getting too excited for Christmas due to financial constraints, only to surprise with amazing gifts.

Another player expresses their admiration in a manner that fits better with the game’s narrative, stating: “A deceit that raises us up is of more value than a multitude of mundane truths.”

Despite Miyazaki’s previous statement that the original game would be approximately 20 hours long, it has been proven that information about Elden Ring has been incorrect in the past, as noted by one user.

It is possible that the statement was not a falsehood, since the DLC’s size may have increased during the development process, as it was not yet complete at the time of the comment.

According to one fan, the creator’s initial idea was likely to be “around the size of Limgrave,”but it quickly spiraled out of control and eventually became Elden Ring 2.

The Erdtree’s Shadow continues to be a hot topic of discussion, with many considering it the best DLC ever released. The recent discovery of its larger-than-expected size has only added more fuel to the already intense discussions.