Elden Ring Nightreign Maintenance
Elden Ring Nightreign is indeed under scheduled maintenance on Dec. 24, with servers taken offline specifically to deploy hotfix 1.03.3. The timing is clearly laid out: maintenance starts at 00:00 PST, 09:00 CET, and 17:00 JST, so players in North America, Europe, and Japan all have a concrete countdown instead of guessing at vague “early morning” downtime.
This kind of short, targeted hotfix usually means FromSoftware is ironing out issues that slipped through the larger 1.03 update earlier in December, which already brought a big round of bug fixes and balance tweaks to Nightreign. For anyone who has been bumped out of co‑op or had a run ruined by a strange bug, a compact maintenance window like this is often a good trade: one quiet hour now for a more stable, less janky experience later.
How Long Will the Maintenance Take?
The Nightreign maintenance is expected to last just one hour from the start time on each listed region, which is about as painless as server downtime gets for a major online title. Similar Nightreign maintenances for patches like 1.01.2 and 1.02.x were also advertised as one-hour windows, and those typically wrapped up on schedule, so there is a solid pattern behind that estimate rather than a random promise.
In real terms, that means:
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If you log in right at the start of the window, you will see connection or server messages until the hour is up.
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If you jump in halfway through, there is usually no “partial access” – the online features simply return once the maintenance is fully complete.
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It is the sort of downtime where players can comfortably grab a snack, check a build guide, or plan the next Nightreign expedition instead of writing off the whole evening.
When Will the Maintenance End?
The maintenance is scheduled to end one hour after it begins in each region: 01:00 PST, 10:00 CET, and 18:00 JST on Wednesday, Dec. 24, assuming everything goes smoothly. FromSoftware’s recent Nightreign maintenance history shows that one-hour windows for patches and hotfixes tend to be accurate, with only rare cases of extensions when a serious issue appears during deployment.
For anyone planning sessions:
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Expect online features like co‑op, invasions, and regulation file downloads to become available again right after that one-hour mark.
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If there are unexpected delays, the first place that usually shows an update is the official Elden Ring X account and community hubs that track server status.
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Once the servers are back up, it is worth checking the official patch notes page to see exactly what changed with hotfix 1.03.3, especially if you rely on specific builds or endgame Nightreign activities.
Disclaimer:
This article summarizes publicly available information about Elden Ring Nightreign maintenance and hotfix 1.03.3 timings and downtime. Actual server status, duration, and patch content may change at any time, so players should always double-check the official Elden Ring channels and publisher announcements before planning gameplay sessions.
