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Title: Elden Ring NightreignΓÇÖs next patch will make gameplay easier for
solo players

Date: Sat, 31 May 2025 18:36:44 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/elden-ring-ni...

Just a day after its release, FromSoftware announced a crucial patch for
Elden Ring Nightreign players who prefer to solo queue. The game's developer
posted on X that Patch 1.02 will be released next week, delivering some bug
fixes and "improvements for solo expeditions."

More specifically, FromSoftware will add the effect of ΓÇ£Automatic Revival
Upon DefeatΓÇ¥ that allows a self-revival once per night boss battle for solo
expeditions. Players will also get more runes, which should provide a more
balanced gaming experience when venturing alone. This news of this patch
follows several criticisms of the game being poorly optimized when playing
solo, versus in a party of three as it was designed for.

FromSoftware's titles have a reputation for being difficult, but early
reviews pointed out that Nightreign offers poor scaling with certain
mechanics, abilities and boss fights that cater towards a full party. Despite
the millions of copies sold on the first day, Nightreign holds a "mixed"
Steam user review rating thanks to the solo queue issues, along with a lack
of communication tools, cross-platform play and less replayability than other
Souls titles.

For FromSoftware, Elden Ring Nightreign represents a stylistic shift into the
roguelike genre based on its best-selling predecessor and it might still be
working out some of the kinks. The game's director, Junya Ishizaki, told IGN
in an interview that jumping into an expedition as a duo was ΓÇ£overlooked
during developmentΓÇ¥ but is something that the developer is looking at and
considering for post-launch support. Some players are also having issues with
matchmaking itself, where FromSoftware recommends restarting the process to
get into an expedition. As for rebalancing for solo play, FromSoftware said
that more details about this upcoming patch will come next week.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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