Revealed less than 24 hours ago, Elden’s Ring: Night rain has already announced its first online test, in which players will be able to experience the spin-off of the online multiplayer game firsthand. The test will take place in early 2025, and registration will begin next month.
“The network test is an initial verification test during which selected testers play a portion of the game before launching the full game,” he added. announcement on Bandai Namco’s website reads. “Various technical verifications of online systems will be explored by conducting large-scale network stress tests.” Registration will apply to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S players and will take place on January 10, with the test starting in February.
One sec Elden Ring: Night Reign can be played in single-player mode, one of the main attractions is the ability to take on challenges in the open world as part of a three-player team. While FromSoftware isn’t calling it a roguelike outright, the action RPG will revolve around individual playthroughs exploring a world with a day/night cycle, as well as random environments and encounters, with boss fights increasing in intensity as the game progresses.
While player characters progress throughout each run, they can also unlock ongoing stat bonuses that carry over between rounds. The game’s first trailer shows combat that is much more stylized than that of the original game, with characters performing faster and more elaborate moves. We will see how all this works in practice after the first network test, which will start in February.
While Elden Ring: Night Reign The test will be run exclusively on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with the game also coming to PS4 and Xbox One (and PC) when the full version launches next year. Despite the official sequel Elden’s Ring FromSoftware says it currently has no plans for a direct sequel to the 2022 game in the near future.
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