Also as a question I guess, where exactly are we putting enemies for the DLC scaling wise? For the base game we basically just used region scaling and boss logic. So it went
- Fallingstar Beast < Godrick / Godefroy < Rennala
- Then after that it was Radahn scaling. So Rot Radahn (7-A, High 4-C) < Morgott ~ Mohg ~ Rykard < Malenia ~ Prime Radahn < Goddess Malenia ~ Gideon ~ Fire Giant etc
- Then we had back scaling from the Elden Beast. So Elden Beast (4-A) ≥ Radagon = Marika ~ Godfry ~ Maliketh
- But we still have missing notable people like Placidusax for the scaling
With the DLC though we know that Mohg and Radahn are required to be defeated, so the bosses are at least 7-A to High 4-C. But I'm not sure how to handle the 4-A scaling. The final boss is straight forward since its basically just Spoiler = Marika scaling which makes them 4-A. But I don't know how that'd backscale to other bosses or effect other scaling.
I guess this is my idea: Gideon's dialouge implies a canon order of events:
So we have a canon chain of events in the base game:
- Tarnished makes it to the Snowfield before lilting the Forge of Giants
- Tarnished makes their way to the Haligtree and then fights Malenia, defeating her
- Tarnished makes their way to Mohg's palace
- Tarnished defeats Mohg and finds Miquella's body
- Tarnished activates the Forge of Giants, resulting in Gideon going to talk with the Two Fingers (discovering how they are broken) and leaving the Hold
So my proposal for canon would be one of two things:
- Haligtree -> Mohgwyn Palace -> DLC -> Fire Giant -> Farum Azula -> End Game
- Haligtree -> Mohgwyn Palace -> Fire Giant -> DLC -> Farum Azula -> End Game
In my view based on Alexander's dialogue:
It would be option one, since comparing it to a God is a rather extreme statement, especially since by this point Alexander has seen Radahn and possibly Rykard, along with a vast amount of other warriors and thinks none of them would stand a remote chance at beating the Fire Giant other than the Tarnished. So once the Tarnished finishes the DLC and approaches the final area, they move from "7-A, likely High 4-C" to "At least 7-A, likely 4-A".
With that in mind the scaling would basically go:
- Tier 8 to High 7-C: Fallingstar Beast < Basic Tarnished < Adult Fallinstar Beast < Godrick < Rennala ~ Basic Spirit Ashes < Advanced Tarnished
- Base Game 7-A, possibly High 4-C: Rot Radahn < Certain High End Tarnished like Okina/Vyke ~ Morgott ~ Mohg ~ Rykard < Malenia ~ Prime Radahn
- At least 7-A, possibly High 4-C, potentially far higher: Gideon (Believes himself incomparably lower than a God) < Goddess Malenia < Messmer < Romina
- At least 7-A, possibly 4-A: The Last Fire Giant < Dragonlord Placidusax ~ Bayle ~ Godfrey ~ Maliketh ≤ Marika/Radagon ~ DLC Boss < Elden Beast
Some open items would be:
- Where would we put the Dancing Lion, Rellana, Gaius, Metyr, the Scadutree Avatar, Midra and the Putrescent Knight on the chain?
- What do we do with Bernahl if a profile is ever made?
Anyways what is everyone's thoughts on the above?