The new Elden Ring DLC will boast a leveling system similar to that of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, so you won't be able to grind your way through Shadow of the Erdtree.
Speaking to Famitsu in a new interview (translated via Reddit), Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki was asked whether there were any elements unique to the DLC. He said that there are, and pointed to the brand new leveling system in Shadow of the Erdtree, which he compared to the attack power system in Sekiro.
