Co-op in Elden Ring: How to Play Multiplayer with Other Players

In the vast world of Elden Ring, players will often encounter bosses and other difficulties. As in previous games by the studio, the developers at FromSoftware have also added truly thrilling battles with other players. In this guide, we will detail all the nuances of co-op play in Elden Ring.

First and foremost, to connect to cooperative play, the user must activate the corresponding feature in the settings. To do this, follow these steps:

Also, in the settings, you can prohibit matching with players from other regions (Global Play), remove the hero's ability to move to worlds with opponents (Send Summon Sign), and enable voice chat.

For joint participation in cooperative battles, players must use special summoning items. The first player needs to use the Tarnished's Furled Finger and leave a mark on the ground. The second and subsequent users must reach this place, drink the Summoning Finger Remedy, and activate the found mark.

From this point, players can explore the world together and defeat enemies. Note that the effects of the elixirs will end after successfully completing a fight with a boss, so the above actions will have to be repeated.

The principle of summoning other players for PvP battles is very similar to joining a friend. A player must activate the Duelist's Furled Finger to leave a mark on the ground. If another user wants to fight online with another player, then after using the Summoning Finger Remedy, he can activate the found red summon sign.

There is also the Festering Bloody Finger, which allows a user to invade another's world uninvited and attempt to kill an unprepared player. Using the Small Red Effigy, the player must activate the nearest sanctuary. The character will place themselves in the general set of heroes and move to another hostile player at a random time.

It's important to note that there are some limitations in multiplayer. They are designed to balance the gameplay:

Moreover, the search for other players follows certain rules, taking into account the current level of heroes and the enhancements of the used weapons. This means a high-level player will never be able to connect to a newbie.

Also, an owner of upgraded weapons will not meet a user who is equipped with a starter sword, staff, or bow. In a joint game with a password, these restrictions do not apply, so more developed characters will have their characteristics reduced to the lowest level hero in the group.

There is a separate setting that allows restricting access to the game world. With it, players can gather with friends in one place and organize joint PvP (player vs. player) and PvE (player vs. environment) battles. To enable this feature, follow these steps:

Note that the restrictions on joining the world do not apply to invaders and rescuers. Also, keep in mind that a player can set passwords for several groups (Group Password) to see only their messages, phantoms, bloodstains, and summon signs more often.

In Elden Ring, numerous items have been added that players will need for using multiplayer. Almost all summoning items can be purchased from vendors or found in the game world. Each of them serves a specific function:

Throughout the game, in various parts of the Elden Ring world, users will notice various white inscriptions on the ground. In them, other adventurers from all over the planet leave hints about the surroundings and upcoming events.

Each player is able to place a message themselves. To do this, after entering the open world at the first Site of Grace, you need to talk to the man who will provide the initial multiplayer items. Among them, you will need to use the Dried Finger artifact:

Players are provided with a large set of templates, which can be used to create text suitable for the current situation.

Messages found can be praised or reproached at will. After reading, the player should press the corresponding Good or Bad buttons. If the message is behind and you don't want to go back to it, you can do the following steps:

In the Messages window, you can see the current rating of the message. The game allows you to view the last ten entries at a time.