Nice, this is how my last fight against her with my character Manlius Maximus, colossal sword enjoyer went:
1.Bonk
2.Bonk!
3.BONK!!
4....
5. Win.
FromSoft devs – "For our new title, let us increase the number of tools available to the players. Let us create weapon arts can be applied to almost any weapon or shield, and invent new sorceries and incantantions, and a new flask, as well's a crafting system with consumables for various offensive or buffing options. In short, let us strive towards a more complex, involved system within the vast confines of which players will want to experiment—ultimately leading to a richer, more memorable experience in Elden Ring."
Andnjord – "Me go
bonk!"
Seen a few debates however that going "Magic" is supposed to be "easy mode" (not sure).
Eh, that really was the case in Demon's Souls and the three Dark Souls, but it's somewhat less true for Elden Ring.
It's still true, in that most normal ennemies don't have the A.I. to deal with a caster. On top of that, the distance at which you can lock onto ennemies has been
vastly increased from previous titles and a couple of spells like Loretta's Greatbow have huge range, meaning you can safely snipe so many ennemies it's downright insulting.
But it's a bit less true, because a lot of bosses are now aggressive, with attacks that come out faster than most non-basic spells. Also the agile bosses border on spastic, tending to just move so much that spells miss them entirely—when the bosses don't outright dodge the spells repeatedly with a casual sidestep, as if to taunt you. Though they dodge on cast, not on incoming damage, and that can be easily exploited.
All in all I'd say casters in Elden Ring are much more interesting to play than in previous titles.
/e: the vid
in this Reddit thread actually contains a pretty good example of that (fight against one of the last bosses, so you might want to avoid it since you've just begun playing). Starting at the circa 58 seconds mark, you can see the player cast twice a specific, high-end and -requirements spell with very long range and excellent tracking—and both casts do nothing because the boss lives in anime land.
