It’s already been more than two weeks since the Dark Souls trilogy online game servers were cut following the announcement of an exploit allowing to take control of another player’s PC in the event of an invasion on the games. of the license. As of now, they still haven’t returned, and fans of the license who are eagerly awaiting Elden Ring can’t even play their favorite games in good condition. It’s still possible to play offline, but that removes the whole cooperative aspect of the game, player versus player, as well as the possibility of progressing with certain factions. The publisher ended up communicating on the subject today with a official message on Twitter.
The translation of their remarks gives that they are aware of the technical difficulties encountered by players on PC. They have identified the cause of the exploit, and are working on fixing it. Unsurprisingly, they have extended their investigation to Elden Ring, in order to ensure that the game’s launch on February 25th goes without a hitch, and above all without danger for players, on all platforms.. Unfortunately, this issue has arisen at a critical time and they are already fully occupied with Elden Ring, and they need time to set up a suitable environment to test the exploit and ensure the servers are back online. The return of online servers for Dark Souls games on PC is planned for a later date, after the launch of Elden Ring. They don’t have a date to share, but they’ll be sure to make an announcement when the servers are back.
For the record, Elden Ring gives an important place to multiplayer, with the possibility of summoning friends freely for the first time. The invasions have also been reworked, with new powers, and balancing on the blows in the back. For the first time, anti-cheat software has also been deployed on the PC version of the game.