FromSoftware reveals how Elden Ring\u2019s Seamless Co-op mod may influence future games FromSoftware\/Bandai NamcoElden Ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki is familiar with the game\u2019s Seamless Co-op mod and may have even learned a thing or two from it. It\u2019s Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree season and with the new DLC set to launch in less than a week, players are making their preparations. After a shock announcement that only a third of players had met the in-game requirements to access the expansion, more seasoned Tarnished set to work helping others with the required bosses. Of course, if you\u2019re looking for a bit of extra help yourself, asking an altruistic friend for a hand using Elden Ring\u2019s co-op play isn\u2019t a bad idea. Granted, it can be a little unwieldy \u2014 and even FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki seems to understand that. Players on PC have access to an incredibly popular mod for Elden RIng called \u2018Seamless Co-op\u2019 that does make multiplayer with friends a little easier. In an interview with PC Gamer, Miyazaki revealed that FromSoftware was aware of the mod and actually saw some merit in the changes it made to the game. Elden Ring\u2019s base co-op experience is a little more forgiving than previous Souls titles but it does come with some limitations that could be frustrating to players that aren\u2019t familiar with FromSoftware\u2019s unique multiplayer style. The use of consumable items, restricting access to certain areas, and the loss of your faithful steed Torrent all come to mind. Elden Ring\u2019s Seamless Co-op mod does away with a lot of these frustrations by allowing up to five players to run through the entire game together if they choose to. A death won\u2019t break your connection, map progress and Sites of Grace are shared, and everyone has access to Torrent. You might think such a drastic alteration to the Elden Ring experience might rub its creator the wrong way, but Miyazaki understands the demand for such features. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely not something we actively oppose or want to downplay, wanting to go through the whole game together,\u201d Miyazaki qualified. \u201cIn terms of where we were with Elden Ring, it was simply a case of wanting that more loose, casual style\u2014drop in, defeat a boss, drop out. It doesn\u2019t put any technical restrictions on the player, it just sort of lets them complete this focus and then move on, so to speak.\u201d This drop-in, drop-out style is a staple of previous Soulsborne titles, but the games have been trending towards removing more of the tedium with every new release. Miyazaki even clarified that the changes from Elden Ring\u2019s Seamless Co-op mod could influence how the developer tackles co-op in the future. \u201cThat\u2019s not to say we won\u2019t consider other ways like you and your friend played, from beginning to end, total co-op\u2014that\u2019s not to say we won\u2019t consider ideas like that with our future games,\u201d he allowed. It\u2019s 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 a desire for this sort of experience. Maybe if we ever get that elusive Elden Ring sequel, we\u2019ll see something closer to this style of multiplayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FromSoftware reveals how Elden Ring\u2019s Seamless Co-op mod may influence future games FromSoftware\/Bandai NamcoElden Ring Director Hidetaka Miyazaki is familiar with the game\u2019s Seamless Co-op mod and may have even learned a thing or two from it. It\u2019s Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree season and with the new DLC set to launch in less […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}