Elden ring Nightreign Password deactivation for multiple players

Summary

Multiple -player passwords have been deactivated in Elden Ring Nightreign network tests for two days in a row.
Matchaking based on passwords will seem to return for a test sess 16 February.
While multiplayer passwords could have worsened some previously reported problems with the Nightreign Network test, Fromsoftware did not offer an official explanation for its decision to temporarily deactivate them.

Elden ring nightreign It has deactivated passwords for multiple players for two days in a row. A restriction that will seem to be abolished on February 16th could be imposed in response to Elden ring nightreignProblems with a network test.

First Elden ring nightreign The network test started on February 14 at 6:00 ET / 12:00 CET. While it technically ran three hours, many players found themselves able to connect the server connection after approximately 20 minutes and eventually could not play until the end. The test sessions that followed after the next 48 hours were more stable, but also came up with some other restrictions. For example, the second test with 14 February deactivated multiplayer passwords.

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A day later, Fromsoftware decided to maintain this restriction for February 15, which took place at 12:10 CET for Europe and Asia and 6:00 ET (February 16) for North America. The company confirmed so much before Elden ring nightreign The network test itself, yet apologize to the fans for any inconvenience resulting from the inability to use the password -based agreement during the session. Fromsoftware has not worked on details for deciding on multiplayer passwords.

Why did Elden Ring Nightreign disable multiplayer passwords?

Even with nothing in the way of the official reason for this restriction, some explanations seem to be more credible than others. For example, early user messages on social media have already proposed this Elden ring nightreignNetwork test problems were impaired for anyone who tried to use multiplayer passwords. Rant's Limited game testing performed during the first session of February 14 is in line with these reports, because the Valentine's Day test seems to have not fully responded to the matching based on passwords. An alternative explanation of multiplayer passwords from Fromsoftware is that the developer simply wanted to test how his servers behaved without them.

Passwords Multiplayer Elden Ring seem to return 16 February

From this writing, another Elden ring nightreign The network test is scheduled for ongoing in Europe and Asia between 12:00 and 15:00 CET on Sunday, February 16. Fromsoftware said nothing about this session that does not support multiplayer passwords, suggesting that the limitation does not apply. At present, it is not clear whether the same will be true for the final test, planning to start at 4:00 CET 17 February.

Elden ring nightreign Edition 30 May, while its ongoing network test was limited to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, Roguelike Soulslike will also be available on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Fromsoftware recently said it is considering re -balance Elden ring nightreign Allow parties of two feedback -based players to timely network tests.