Elden Ring Nightreign Leave Penalty Explained

While Elden Ring Nightreign can be played solo, the game is best enjoyed with two other Nightfarers for company. FromSoftware’s latest Soulslike is all about cooperative play. It hikes up the difficulty by gutting almost every form of permanent progression and placing randomized obstacles at the start of every run. Due to these reasons and others, solo expeditioning is not viable in most cases, but playing online also comes with certain caveats. This includes a leave penalty that can be downright unfair on occasion. Learn what is the leave penalty in Elden Ring Nightreign here so you can avoid it.

What Is the Leave Penalty in Elden Ring Nightreign

The leave penalty in Elden Ring Nightreign punishes you for leaving in-progress matches and abandoning your teammates. You’ll receive the penalty regardless of the reason behind the disconnect, be it connection issues, game crashes, server problems, etc.

The first time you disconnect from a game, you’ll receive a warning after returning to Roundtable Hold. You will also lose any items or rewards you got on your run.

Any subsequent disconnects will be penalised, starting with a 10-minute matchmaking ban that only increases with additional offences. You can still play Elden Ring Nightreign solo or offline during this period, but online matchmaking will be barred.

This rigid penalty will apply regardless of why you left the game. So, if one of the Nightfarers on your team is AFK (automatically putting your run at a disadvantage), and you decide to exit the game to save time, the game will likely penalize it.

Given all this, we highly recommend sticking with the team unless you need to exit the game urgently. Even if the run is headed for apparent failure, you’ll still receive some Relics and Murk at the end of it, which is much better than being handed a matchmaking ban.

That wraps up our guide on the leave penalty in Elden Ring Nightreign. Have you been hit with this matchmaking penalty yet? Let us know in the comments below.