On my third playthrough, I think I am done for now. I made a new character that would stay in NG for any potential DLC, but I lost interest around Liurnia. I appreciate that FROM made a game that I could really sink my teeth into, because I havnt enjoyed a Souls game since Dark Souls. I am terrible at these games but the ability to just back off from a challenge and go find something else to do until I am stronger really helped.
I think this game is going to cause waves like Skyrim did in 2011. Not to say Skyrim is some masterpiece game, but it influenced fucking everything the last decade. ER will probably do the same, even with its many faults its still a fantastic time that really reinvigorated my love for vidya.