Today a new Dark Souls 3 version update and regulation will go live for players, as announced by the Dark Souls Tumblr. The update will result in some downtime for players which will happen according to the following schedule:

PS4 – 4PM to 6PM PDT
XB1 – 4PM to 10PM PDT
PC – 11PM to 1 AM PDT

1.04 App Version Notes

• Item collection during multiplayer while accessing NPC and Covenant Alter is now working as intended.
• Conditions for optional events is eased.
• Conditions to get Rosaria’s Finger is eased.
• If they haven’t visited the Untended Graves, players will not be teleported there.
• Kicks cannot be parried.
• The Crystal Sage will appropriately re-appear even after he has warped.
• The Dragonslayer Armour won’t die before the battle.
• Knight Slayer Tsorig will no longer gesture unintendedly.
• Siegward of Catarina will now be able to properly rescue Greirat once conditions are met.
• If the player is equipped with a ring that increases Max HP, stats will now be properly reflected when opening the equipment screen.
• The voice chat icon will now be displayed properly under the covenant panel.
• Items, bonfire and the “Quit Game” option are now appropriately active even when disconnecting online.
• If the game disconnects during a multiplayer session, it will no longer crash and return to the title screen.
• Other issues causing crashes and returning to the title screen have been fixed.
• Adjustments of the balance of game, improvements of performance and various bug fixes. have been made.

The Regulation Version 1.06 will not require any downtime and will include the following changes:

• The range of the matching level of the Blade of the Darkmoon and the Blue Sentinels have been adjusted.
• The efficiency of the following categories has been adjusted: Short Sword, Twinsword and Magic.
• Other game balance improvement and bug fixes.

We were anticipating this as the patch notes in Japanese were just revealed. There are several interesting changes in both the update and regulation, as well as some cryptic revisions. What are your thoughts on the new update? Share your opinions in the comments and don’t forget to join our next Community Event, Night of the Darkmoon especially if you’re trying to rank up the aforementioned covenants!

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