Following the release of Elden Ring, many players have taken advantage of the numerous creative freedoms that the game provides. Considering how straight laced the formatting of most FromSoftware titles tend to be, Elden Ring provides its player base with much more open-ended gameplay opportunities. Although, this newfound freedom can sometimes lead to unexpected occurrences in-game.
A common feature that has been used in FromSoftware games since the advent of Demon's Souls is the ability to invade other players' games. The goal is to either kill or aid the player of whichever game the other player decides to invade. While this mechanic has been carried over to Elden Ring, some players have taken to doing rather strange things once they invade another player's game.
A Reddit user named Dr-True posted a small clip of their game getting invaded by three other players, whose characters are half-naked and wearing metal helmets. One of the players pulled out a Prattling Pate stone that says "hello" when used. The three users then proceed to surround the player in a triangular formation and have their characters gesture in perpendicular directions.
The fact that the player character whose game got invaded was also wearing a Raya Lucaria sorcerer helmet, which looks eerily similar to the Burger King mascot, makes the situation that much more abnormal. It ends up looking like a group of cultists antagonizing the Burger King mascot inside of Elden Ring.
It's instances like this that make not just the Elden Ring community, but the Dark Souls community as a whole, so enjoyable. The limited ways in which players can interact with each other in-game can often lead to hilarious moments like this. Though, in addition to invading players games and using gestures, the messages that players can write in Elden Ring also do a lot in terms of bringing the community of players closer together.
In any case, it will be interesting to see what the future holds for Elden Ring. Given that it's been just over a week since Elden Ring first launched, it seems unlikely that any new content for the game will release anytime soon. A significant portion of FromSoftware games have received DLC in the past, but whether Elden Ring will get any remains to be seen. Then again, FromSoftware's previous title Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice received DLC in the form of a content update, so it's possible that could be the case for Elden Ring going forward.
Elden Ring is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.