Some Elden Ring players are getting temporarily banned from the game’s online multiplayer servers for accepting an unusual and forbidden gift. While FromSoftware’s hit open-world action RPG is primarily meant to be a single-player experience, Elden Ring allows players to take to the online arena to challenge each other in PVP battles and summon other Elden Ring players to assist each other against the Lands Between’s most menacing bosses. However, the world of Elden Ring contains many dangerous secrets that could cut a Tarnished’s journey to become the next Elden Lord short, be that in-universe or even in the real world.
One such secret is the Deathbed Smalls, a skimpy but otherwise unassuming pair of black underwear that belongs to deathbed companion Fia. In Elden Ring, Fia provides players with a significant status increase by embracing them in a comforting hug, and players can uncover more of her mysterious backstory by completing a certain questline. Players can also collect Fia’s dark Deathbed garb as an outfit for their Tarnished — except for her underwear, which was originally planned to be included as a piece of leg armor before being removed for apparently being too risqué. However, certain Elden Ring players have managed to obtain the Deathbed Smalls by hacking Elden Ring’s game files — and triggering the game’s anti-cheat systems in the process.
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According to Kotaku, Elden Ring players who are unlucky enough to have stumbled upon Fia's Deathbed Smalls are getting soft-banned from the game’s multiplayer servers — meaning that they are only allowed to play Elden Ring either offline or on a designated server with other violators for a hefty 180
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