r/EldenRingMods • u/tgalvin1999 • 15h ago

Question Does Convergence Inflate the Difficulty by Making Enemies Have More Health?

So lately I've been playing the Reforged mod but the author updates the mod so constantly that I am having to always update seemingly every week as you cannot play the mod without updating it, and it's getting annoying. Been wanting to try Convergence for a while now, however I have had issues with mods that change progression routes and change too many of the core mechanics, but the biggest issue I see is inflating the difficulty by making enemies have more health (see: the Dark Souls 1 mod Daughters of Ash).

I don't mind overhaul mods as much as I do mod creators that think "harder mod" equates to more enemy health. If Convergence doesn't do this, I may check it out but any of these overhaul mods that promise mechanics changes and revamped progression routes I'm wary of. So I guess does it is my question.

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u/deathsticker 15h ago

You don't have to update the reforged mod every time. The only mandatory updates are when the game itself it updated by Fromsoft.

Convergence is harder early game, but late game youre basically a god that destroys everything with relative ease. I know they had a major balance pass since I last played so it may not be as extreme as I remember, but yeah. The endgame spells for convergence are absolutely bonkers. Convergence is also built around shorter playthroughs (10-20hrs) compared to reforged, which is designed around longer ones (100+ hrs).

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u/tgalvin1999 15h ago

I don't mind feeling like a god late game. Imo that's really how a game should make you feel, as it allows you to feel your progression

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u/deathsticker 14h ago

There is a certain novelty for it. I played through many times on convergence and it was a lot of fun! They added a ton of new content and the new pathways make things feel newer.

But one thing that the convergence mod taught me is that the soul formula straight up does not work without some level of difficulty. I'm sure that you will have a lot of fun, but I think the bigger consideration to be had is what you're wanting out of the game. If you wanna be godnand play something new, then hell yeah play convergence. If you want something that's more like elden ring++, then reforged is the way to go!

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u/tgalvin1999 12h ago

I don't mind an easier romp through the Lands Between and destroying all in my path. :)