Elden Ring Leaker Finds Evidence of PvP Ranking System

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Elden Ring is, as players are well aware, a massive game filled with a variety of complex features and systems. Yet those familiar with FromSoftware's past work are likely also aware that the game's PvP systems may not be as robust as some previous games from the developer. New datamined information regarding Elden Ring may indicate that FromSoftware had bigger plans for multiplayer, however. Elden Ring may even have had PvP rankings at one point, but they didn't make it to launch.

Twitch streamer StrayKurtis called attention to the curious datamine in a tweet now being shared among the Elden Ring community. The post on Twitter explains that several unused text prompts were found in Elden Ring's files. These popups include text labels including «Bloody Finger Rank Advanced,» «Hunter Rank Advanced,» «Recusant Rank Advanced,» «Duelist Rank Advanced,» and «Furled Finger Rank Advanced.» The labels are, obviously, not actually used in Elden Ring.

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Each of the labels, as Elden Ring players are aware, refers to a different type of PvP interaction. One interesting example is the difference between the Recusant and the Bloody Finger. Both the Recusant Finger and Bloody Finger work the say way. Using either item will lead to the player invading another player's world with the goal of defeating them. If successful, the Recusant's eyes grow golden and the Bloody Finger's glow red. In other words, they're all but identical in Elden Ring, perhaps implying there were plans to make them unique that didn't go through.

Ranks would assumedly work by rewarding successful PvP interactions. Invaders would be rewarded for killing hosts. Hunters would be