News tip Elden Ring multiplayer: How to play in co-op?
Being able to play with your friends in “Souls” is never very clearly explained by the game, and sometimes requires some slightly obscure steps. Elden Ring being no exception, we offer you a detailed explanation of the steps to follow to be able to play cooperatively, with friends or strangers.
Are you tired of getting beaten up in Elden Ring despite gaining experience that you thought was enough? Is the feeling of loneliness in the face of adversity starting to wear away at your patience? Fortunately, it is possible to get help in From Software’s latest title, a bit like many of the studio’s previous productions. A bit like Demon’s Souls proposed, it is indeed possible to play multiplayer with friends, but to do this you will have to go through a few steps first, because cooperation has its own limits! In Elden Ring’s multiplayer mode, one player is considered a host, and everyone else joins their world as ghost players to help them out. Today we explain to you in our complete Elden Ring walkthrough how to proceed.
Summary
- Do I need to be a subscriber to play online on console?
- How to enable multiplayer in Elden Ring?
- How does co-op work in Elden Ring?
- Can you be summoned by random players?
Do I need to be a subscriber to play online on console?
Firstly, if you play on console (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One or Xbox Series), please ensure that you have a subscription to the manufacturers’ online services (Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus), which are required to play online on Elden Ring. This multiplayer will not be accessible if you are not a subscriber.
There are several steps to follow to launch multiplayer in Elden Ring. First of all, all affected players must go to the menu then to “Multiplayer”; then go to “Settings” then choose an identical password:
People wishing to help another must then use the Item “Little golden effigy”. Rest assured, This is an item that you will get very quickly, since it is given to you by accessing the first grace of Necrolimbe, after completing the tutorial.
The person wishing to receive help from their friends must ensure that they have touched the statue allowing you to summon in this area (these are the same statues used for spirit summons). They are found either at the start of the dungeon, next to the grace, or in front of the boss. If there isn’t any, then cooperation simply isn’t possible for that area of the game.
Once active, retouch the statue to be able to summon your friends.
Players summoned as cooperative golden ghosts are not as powerful as they were in their own world. They have half the number of flasks they normally would have, and their stats are generally weakened in order to prevent two high level players from stomping bosses to help their lower level friend. A maximum of three people can play cooperatively at the same time, that is to say a host and two friends who help him. Finally, please note that the cooperation is not cross-platform: if you play on Xbox Series, you will not be able to play with someone who has the game on PS5 for example.
Can you be summoned by random players?
For players who would like to be summoned by anyone, it is possible to use a multiplayer menu item called the Hooked Finger of Glossless, right next to the Little Golden Effigy. This option allows you to place a gold symbol where the player is, symbol which will appear in random players’ games and which can be triggered by them:
However, These symbols cannot be seen until the potential host uses an item from this menu, called Hooked Fingers Remedy. They are invisible and unusable until he does. So, if you want to summon allies, use the cure and you will see the symbols left by those who used this tarnished coin.