UPDATE 6.07pm: FromSoft has issued a follow up suggestion for players still struggling with matchmaking on Elden Ring Neightreign.
In a post on X/Twitter, the developer said: “If you have difficulty matchmaking on PS4 & PS5, please check your NAT type.
“Check your NAT type with the following steps: Home > Settings > Network > Connection Status > Check Connection Status.
ORIGINAL STORY: If you’re jumping into Elden Ring Nightreign this weekend and are struggling to find a Player 2 – and/or a Player 3 – you’re not alone.
If you encounter issues finding other players when launching an expedition in Elden Ring Nightreign, please try restarting the matchmaking process,” the brief message suggested.
UPDATE 6:07 p.m.: For players who are still having trouble with matchmaking on Elden Ring Neightreign, FromSoft has released a follow-up recommendation.
In an X/Twitter post, the developer stated: “Please check your NAT type if you are having trouble matchmaking on PS4 and PS5. Matchmaking on PSN may be impacted by NAT type 3.
“To determine your NAT type, go to Home > Settings > Network > Connection Status > Check Connection Status.
“Your support is greatly appreciated. “.
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ORIGINAL STORY: You’re not the only player who is having trouble finding a Player 2 or Player 3 when you start Elden Ring Nightreign this weekend.
About an hour ago (Saturday, May 31st), developer FromSoftware suggested that players “restart the matchmaking process” if they’re having trouble finding a co-op partner in a brief statement that was posted to official Elden Ring social media accounts.
“Night travelers. In Elden Ring Nightreign, the brief message advised, “Please try restarting the matchmaking process if you have trouble finding other players when launching an expedition.”. “I appreciate your tolerance and comprehension. “..”.
As one commenter posted in the replies, “How often am I supposed to restart it? Yesterday I spend [sic] several hours restarting it on PS5 to not even play one match…” suggests that it might not completely resolve the problem for all players.
For Nightreign players, finding a co-op partner is quite crucial. Ed stated in his post from yesterday that he would not advise playing Nightreign alone at this time because it is obviously not the intended design. While FromSoftware previously acknowledged that a two-player option was “something that was overlooked during development,” it appears that the studio is responding to the current backlash by making solo play more feasible.
