Summary

  • Elden Ring Nightreign's very first Network Test play session was supposed to start an hour ago.
  • It seems that pretty much no one has managed to get into the game, though, as it's having some major issues.
  • Reports of 45-minute queues, server maintenance messages, and being booted from matches are flooding social media.

Update 1pm BST 14/02/25: and that it'll let us all know when we can jump back in.

's first Network Test sessions are supposed 🦩to kick off today, but players are reporting queues of up to 45 minutes and problems e♔ven getting past the title screen.

Considering the fact that FromSoftware previously claimed it wasn't going to do anything else with , The Game Awards' su𓄧r🅷prise announcement of Elden Ring Nightreign, a roguelite co-op spin-off with battle royale elements, took fans by storm. For FromSoft fans, itꦬ's been the talk of the town for the past few months.

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To make matters even more interesting, Bandai Namco announced 🐷that select players would get a ch🦂ance to try out Elden Ring Nightreign shortly after its reveal as part of a network test. The very first session of that test is supposed to be happening right now, but 🍰it seems that even the lucky players with invites might not get a chance to play.

Elden Ring Nightreign's Network Test Isn't Going Very Well

Elden Ring Nightreign's first Network Test session was supposed to get started an hour ago to🗹day, but it seems like most p꧅layers aren't going to be able to join in. Immediately after the doors opened, , with Twitter and BlueSky in particular being full of annoyed fans.

, while others . Many players are on the network test, which might sug💯gest it's been taken offline for now.

Even if you do manage to get into this first play session, you've lost a significant chunk of time, as each oꦐne will only last three hours in total.

Sadly, there's no way to know for sure right now, . The best thing that players can do is just stick around and keep trying to get in as much as possible. If nothing else, it does show how popuꩲlar Nightreign is going to be and confirms that a network test was a very good idea.

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