Elden Ring Nightreignis getting a major update on July 30 that will add the long-awaited Duo Expeditions mode and more. WhenElden Ring Nightreignwas first revealed, fans were skeptical about the game’s co-op focus. That skepticism became even more intense when it was announced thatElden Ring Nightreignwould only be playable solo or in groups of three, with no option for a duos mode.
At the time, FromSoftware rationalized thelack of a 2-player mode inElden Ring Nightreignas due to balancing issues. But since the game could be played solo, it left many fans scratching their heads as to why duos couldn’t be done. Eventually, FromSoftware changed its tune aboutElden Ring Nightreignduos, and teased that the feature could be added to the game at some point after launch.
It’s now been confirmed thatElden Ring Nightreignwill add its official duos mode, called Duo Expeditions, on Wednesday, July 30. The Duo Expeditions mode will be a part of patch 1.02 forElden Ring Nightreign, which will also include quality-of-life UI improvements like more Relics filtering options, according to the description of the duos trailer. Full patch notes for the bigElden Ring Nightreignupdate on July 30 will come at a later date.
Elden Ring Nightreign is Getting a 2-Player Mode on July 30
It will be interesting to see how the addition of a 2-player mode impacts the perception ofElden Ring Nightreign. While it earned mostly positive scores,Elden Ring Nightreignreviews weren’t nearly as highas the originalElden Ringor theShadow of the Erdtreeexpansion. It’s possible the addition of a 2-player mode will draw new players to the game and make it held in a higher regard. Then again, it seems that those that aren’t thrilled aboutElden Ring Nightreignare the ones that prefer single-player FromSoftware experiences, so time will tell how it all shakes out.
FromSoftware seems committed to multiplayer and co-op experiences, at least in the short term. Not only isElden Ring Nightreigna game built with co-op in mind, but FromSoftware’s next game is an 8-player PvEvP game calledThe Duskbloods.The Duskbloodsis a Switch 2 exclusivethat has a lot of aesthetic similarities toBloodborne. What separatesThe DuskbloodsfromElden Ring Nightreign, though, is the fact that Hidetaka Miyazaki is in the director’s chair. Miyazaki is FromSoftware’s star director, having led development onDemon’s Souls,Dark Souls,Bloodborne,Dark Souls 3,Sekiro, and the originalElden Ring, so his track record speaks for itself.
