The long-awaited and much-anticipated Elden Ring DLC is almost upon us, finally giving us the Miquella expansion we've wanted all along. As you might already know, the first official slice of added content to befall the Lands Between can only be accessed via Mohgwyn Palace, a spot that can be quite tricky to get to – which means if you've beaten the Elden Beast and have ventured into New Game+ (or beyond), you'll need to get yourself back to this very specific late game location between now and June 20, when the DLC arrives.
Developer FromSoftware is, of course, no stranger to convoluted DLC access routes. The original Dark Souls is likely the worst offender, but Dark Souls 2 and Bloodborne enforce equally strict criteria to gain entry to a stretch of content that costs actual money. Accessing Dark Souls 3's post-release offerings, Ashes of Ariandel and The Ringed City, was far more straightforward in comparison, but with Elden Ring set to return to OG Dark Souls levels of complexity, a valid question is: why?
