Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki is familiar with the game's Seamless Co-op mod and may have even learned a thing or two from it.
Is Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree season and with the new DLC scheduled to release in less than a week, players are making their preparations. After a shocking announcement that only a third of players had met the game's requirements to access the expansionTarnished more experienced gets to work helping others with required bosses.
Of course, if you're looking for a little extra help, ask an altruistic friend for help using Elden Ring Cooperative Play It's not a bad idea. Of course, it can be a little unwieldy, and even FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki seems to understand that.
PC players have access to an incredibly popular mod for Elden RIng called 'perfect cooperative'That makes multiplayer with friends a little easier. In an interview with PC gamerMiyazaki revealed that FromSoftware was aware of the mod and actually saw some merit in the changes it made to the game.
Beating Mohg is easier with a friend... or five.
Elden Ring's basic co-op experience is a little more forgiving than previous Souls titles, but it does have some limitations that could prove frustrating to players unfamiliar with FromSoftware's unique multiplayer style. The use of consumable items, restricting access to certain areas, and the loss of your trusty steed Torrent come to mind.
The Elden Ring Seamless Co-op mod eliminates many of these frustrations by allowing up to five players to play the entire game together if they wish. A death will not interrupt your connection, map progress and Grace Sites are shared and everyone has access to Torrent. You might think that such a drastic alteration to the Elden Ring experience would upset its creator, but Miyazaki understands the demand for such features.
"It's definitely not something we actively oppose or want to downplay, wanting to spend the entire game together," Miyazaki clarified. “In terms of where we were with Elden Ring, it was simply a matter of wanting that more relaxed, casual style: enter, defeat a boss, leave. It doesn't impose any technical restrictions on the player, it just allows them to complete this approach and then move on, so to speak.”
This drop-in, drop-out style is a staple of previous Soulsborne titles, but the games have tended to eliminate more of the tedium with each new release. Miyazaki even clarified that the changes to Elden Ring's Seamless Co-op mod could influence how the developer approaches co-op in the future.
"That doesn't mean we won't consider other ways you and your friend played, start to finish, in full co-op; that doesn't mean we won't consider ideas like that in our future games," he admitted.
DeSoftware/Bandai NamcoJust remember, participating in Elden Ring co-op leaves you open to invasions.
It's certainly not a guarantee, but the popularity of the Seamless Co-op mod should send a pretty strong message. It currently has over 3.6 million downloads, which speaks to the desire for this type of experience.
Maybe if we ever become so elusive Elden Ring SequelWe will see something closer to this style of multiplayer.
