Dark Souls 2’s PC servers are back online, but its predecessor’s remain absent
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Players battling it out in Dark Souls 2. | Screenshot: Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin If you're still playing Dark Souls or Dark Souls 2 on PC, then I have both good and bad news for you.
The good news is that online features for Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, a remastered version of the second game in the series, are back online. They were disabled back in January after an exploit was discovered that had the potential to allow an attacker to take over your PC remotely. It means Scholar of the First Sin PC players will once again be able to play cooperatively and competitively online, Polygon notes.
We have determined that we will not be able to support online services for the PC version of Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition that was released in 2012, due to an aging system.
We apologize for the long wait and...