As someone who came into the series at elden ring, I agree with you. I initially tried a mage and it felt quite a bit more difficult than sword and board.
The game felt like it was designed for physical weapons and shield, whereas with magic the difficulty was all over the place - easy time with one boss, nearly impossible on another. If you aim for a boss cheese build maybe magic is easier.
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 6 days ago
Hard disagree. Having nearly infinite ranged attacks and being able to run away while attacking made it way easier for me.
Maybe in 2 and 3 what you’re saying is true, but sword and board was way harder for me than playing a mage with a shield.
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Magic damage felt spikier than other classes to me in Elden Ring, to the point early and mid-game where there were segments where I would run out of magic before getting through crowds even with all blue flasks.