It feels better, smoother, on 1st impression. I noticed a difference immediately; I was playing v1.02 earlier. The v1.03 patch improved stability with blood on, but I'm probably going to keep it turned off.
Besides performance improvements the v1.03 patch introduced new NPCs, added quest steps to existing quest lines, added NPC markers to the map, and rebalanced aspects of certain sorceries and weapon arts. I skimmed the patch notes on Reddit.
00:00 This spot was bad before
00:36 Brief patch notes
00:50 Mounted opponent + bats
02:20 Plants
03:47 Is AI different?
03:59 Performance with blood on
05:30 Same scene while riding Torrent
07:24 Same scene, no blood
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