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Elden Ring: How To Write Messages

Promotional artwork for Elden Ring showing a boss with multiple arms.

Credit: Bandai Namco

Elden Ring is finally here after years of mystery and hype. And it has certainly lived up to the anticipation. Praise is pouring in from across the video game industry. Elden Ring‘s incredible reception has also persuaded lots of gamers to check out the Soulsborne genre for the first time. That means people unfamiliar with FromSoftware games may be wondering how they can take advantage of Elden Ring‘s deep and varied features. This, of course, includes the ability to write and leave behind messages for other players. Read on if you want to learn how to write messages in Elden Ring

How to write messages in Elden Ring

If you’re exploring the Lands Between and finding the numerous online messages left by other players useful, you may want to write one of your own. Thankfully, FromSoftware has made it super straightforward. Allow us to explain.

This is how to write messages in Elden Ring. Open the Main Menu using the Options button on PlayStation and Xbox or Esc on PC. Select ‘Messages’. First, choose a message template using the ‘Templates’ option. Then use the ‘Words’ option to choose specific words to complete your message. Once you’re done, select ‘Finish’ and your message will appear on the ground for other online players to read.

In-game screenshot showing how to write messages in Elden Ring.
Writing a message.

It’s important to remember that you can’t write whatever you want. You must use the predefined templates and words. This makes messages more like riddles than obvious statements. Despite being deliberately vague, they’re usually still helpful. You just need to think carefully about exactly what messages mean. Anyhow, now you know how to write messages, you can get to work composing handy notes for other players in the Lands Between.

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