The 1.07 regulation update for Dark Souls 3 is slated for release around this time tomorrow. Expect the game’s servers to go down for a short period of time across the PC, Xbox One and PS4 platforms in preparation for the update.
Here’s when the servers will be offline:
PC
- Japan — 2016-05-20 5:00pm – 7:00pm (JST)
- EU — 2016-05-20 10:00am – 12:00pm (CET) summer time
- US — 2016-05-20 1:00am – 3:00am (PDT)
PlayStation 4
- Japan — 2016-05-20 10:00am – 12:00pm (JST)
- EU — 2016-05-20 3:00am – 5:00am (CET) summer time
- US — 2016-05-19 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Xbox One
- Japan — 2016-05-20 10:00am – 4:00pm (JST)
- EU — 2016-05-20 3:00am – 9:00am (CET) summer time
- US — 2016-05-19 6:00pm – 2016-05-20 0:00am (PDT)
The game’s publisher Bandai Namco reveals that the new patch will improve password matching, and a ton of balance changes. Here’s what’s new:
- Adjusted the efficiency of the Great shield category
- Adjusted the consuming FP of the Magic Spell category
- Adjusted the efficiency of items: Dragon Slayer’s Axe, Crescent Axe, Dark Drift, Washing Pole, Moonlight Great Sword
- Fixed the shield penetration rate of the partial attack in the scythe category
- Fixed the stamina attack of the partial weapon category
- Improved the matching of the Blade of the Darkmoon and the Blue Sentinels covenants
- Improved the password matching rate
- Improved other game balance
- Several game flaws fixed
