@fruitypies replied to your post “I am thinking of quitting the Elden Ring DLC. I...”:
Yeah honestly op i don't blame you one bit. The DLC is frankly stupidly difficult. Out of curiosity, what's your vigor level, character build, and scadutree level? Scadutree fragments will reduce damage taken, you absolutely need minimum 60 vigor (ideally 65 and above), and the DLC is punishing on certain builds (Mages primarily) Also, are you making use of the magick tear flask? I've used it more in the DLC than i ever did in the base game, and it has helped massively.
Alright, let's answer your questions! My Vigor is 60 and I am using the talisman that enhances HP. I don't really think that leveling it beyond 60 is worth it because one level up only gains 6 HP. My Scadutree Level is 13. I still have some fragments to find but it is a good amount already. It is not that I am running around with Scadulevel 5 and then complain that the DLC is too difficult. My build is a strength/faith build with Malliketh's Black Blade and some godskin and dragon incantations (which I barely get to use because of how long the casting animation is and how fast the enemies are). I am using a 100 % physical block shield with parry skill but I am god awful at the parry timing so I think I should put something else on it. I actually barely use the flask. Most of the time I forget it exists and second, I don't really know what crystal tears to mix. Some ideas or help here would be very appreciated.