An Elden Ring datamine suggests that multiplayer covenants, a popular FromSoftware feature, were intended for inclusion in the game.
FromSoftware's open-world fantasy epic includes multiplayer features like summons and invasions, but it lacks the covenant system present in past soulslike titles.
Joining a covenant in Dark Soulslets players serve a special multiplayer role, either as a friendly summon or hostile invader, and this mechanic was likely planned for Elden Ring too.
Despite expanding the soulslike formula into an expansive open-world setting, Elden Ring sticks closely to the multiplayer system featured in the Dark Souls trilogy and Bloodborne.
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