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Elden Ring Patch Promises Gameplay Fixes and Enhancements

9/20/2025

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Bandai Namco announced a patch for Elden Ring's Nightreign's Deep of Night mode to fix Depth level progression issues.
The update will add a voluntary rank decrease option and rank demotion protection for Depth levels 3, 4, and 5.
Players will gain extra chances to avoid demotion after defeats, improving gameplay.
Quality-of-life enhancements will protect low-level players in mixed expeditions and improve Steam session stability during outages.
The patch's release date is yet to be announced.

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Story summary

Bandai Namco announced a patch for Elden Ring's Nightreign's Deep of Night mode to fix Depth level progression issues.
The update will add a voluntary rank decrease option and rank demotion protection for Depth levels 3, 4, and 5.
Players will gain extra chances to avoid demotion after defeats, improving gameplay.
Quality-of-life enhancements will protect low-level players in mixed expeditions and improve Steam session stability during outages.
The patch's release date is yet to be announced.