Cursed items already have a long and storied history in Elden Ring. Players have been soft-banned for collecting illicit panties hidden in the game files, for example. And some have tried to get others banned by forcing unauthorized items on one another. The whole thing has created a swirl of confusion around whether innocent players have gotten caught in the cross-fire, and FromSoftware is trying to fix that in its latest patch.
Buried near the end of update 1.06âs massive patch notes, the studio calls out a small but significant change to Elden Ringâs nomenclature. âAdded the âERRORâ text to unauthorized items,â it reads. âAfter the distribution of this update file, possession and usage of these unauthorized items will be subject to warning or penalty after a certain period of time.â
In other words: no more excuses, youâve been warned.
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In the early days of Elden Ring, one notorious hacker claimed to be getting players soft-banned from the game by dumping hacked items into their inventory during online multiplayer sessions. Players later unearthed underwear for Fia that had been cut from the game and started passing it around via hacks themselves. Bans ensued for that as well.
FromSoft patched out the bug that let players trade hacked items in update 1.04, but that wasnât the end of the story. Naturally, some players who said they never knowingly sought or traded hacked items claimed to have been caught up in the ban wave as well. Even now, some players worry when a stranger is being too generous. The latest update should put an end to some of those concerns and conspiracies.
Now, any illicit items should clearly be marked as such, and whatâs more is it sounds like players will have some time to purge them from their inventory before there are any consequences. Of course, given FromSoft fansâ penchant for punishment, I wouldnât be surprised if someone goes the opposite route and tries to start hoarding them. How many âERRORâ items can you collect before getting banned? The ultimate Elden Ring challenge.
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