When can you play coop on Dark Souls 2?

You and your friend need to be on close levels of Soul Memory to be able to see each other's Summon Sign and play together. You can find it on your Player Status screen, I have it marked in red in the picture below. Soul Memory is divided into tiers, but the tiers are not hard boundaries.
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When can you summon in Dark Souls 2?

In order to summon another player one must have reversed their hollowing. The only way to summon a friendly phantom into the host's world is by either activating the summoning sign that another player has placed on the ground, or by activating the summoning sign of an NPC.
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How do I join my friend in Dark Souls 2?

Dark Souls 2 Cooperative Play

Players can be summoned into another player's world to aid them as Phantoms by leaving a summoning sign with the White Sign Soapstone or Small White Sign Soapstone.
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Is Dark Souls 2 multiplayer still active?

Dark Souls 2 online servers for PS3 and Xbox 360 will permanently close on March 31, 2024. Offline play will still be possible, and servers for PC, PS4, and Xbox One will not be affected. Fans hope for potential private servers in the future.
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How to see summon signs in Dark Souls 2?

Note that you'll need to be in Human form to be able to see these signs. As a general rule, you can expect to find these co-op markers just outside the misty gates that bosses lurk behind, or at bonfires.
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Dark Souls 2: CO-OP GUIDE AND RULES!

How to co-op in Dark Souls 2?

Playing Dark Souls 2 co-op is relatively easy, all you need to do is put a Summon Sign somewhere and get your friend to go to that same place to activate it. That's all, but there's more stuff related to how it works, how to get the items needed to play together and how to make it easier.
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Why won't summon signs appear in DS2?

Do you have the password mechanic activated? It will block out summon signs that are not on the same password as you. You can tell that it's active by the icon, that looks like the Name-engraved Ring, under your stamina bar.
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Are Dark Souls 2 servers shut down?

FromSoftware has announced that it will shut down the PS3 and Xbox 360 servers for Dark Souls II on March 31st, 2024 — just weeks after its 10th anniversary. The developer is also shutting off online services for Armored Core: Verdict Day on the same day.
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Is Dark Souls 2 online fixed?

On the official Dark Souls Twitter account, FromSoft and Bandai Namco announced that online features — competitive and cooperative play — have been restored for the DirectX 11 version of Dark Souls 2, and that online features for the base version of the game (on DirectX 9) will return “at a later date.”
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Why does Dark Souls 2 feel different?

FromSoftware made sure Dark Souls 2 deviated from the original by simply adjusting their level design philosophy. The original game's map was like a complex spider web, and each area connected into others in an extremely cohesive manner.
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How do you join coop in Dark Souls?

If you want to to be invited into another player's world, the process is just as straightforward as summoning a player to you. Simply stand where you wish to place your Summon Sign then use either the White Sign Soapstone to lay a co-op marker or the Red Sign Soapstone to lay a PvP marker.
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How to summon in Dark Souls?

If you wish to summon another player into your world, the process is simple; just stand on top of their Summon Sign and interact with it. However, in order to see Summon Signs in the first place (red PvP Summon Signs excluded), you must be in Lord of Cinder form.
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How do you get the white soapstone in Dark Souls 2?

You may obtain the White Sign Soapstone by completing Pike's side objective. He can be found in the Forest of Fallen Giants after the second bonfire. Pike is the guy with the spear that is sitting on the box. Do what he says and escape the ambush.
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How many hours does it take to beat Dark Souls 2?

When focusing on the main objectives, Dark Souls II is about 43 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 119 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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What not to do in Dark Souls 2?

Things Not to Do in Dark Souls 2
  • Don't Kill The Emerald Herald. ...
  • Don't Kill the Old Women at the Beginning of the Game. ...
  • Come To Think of It, Don't Attack Friendly NPCs at All. ...
  • Don't Waste Human Effigies. ...
  • Don't Turn Down the Sound. ...
  • Don't Rush Up to the Red Crystal Lizard. ...
  • Don't Use a Bonfire Ascetic Until You're Ready.
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What is the level gap for summoning in Dark Souls 2?

The Soul Memory threshold flattens out at 360M. Once you pass this threshold, you can summon and be summoned by anyone else past it, regardless of how large the gap is! If your SM is 360M and your friends are 999M, you can still summon each other regardless.
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Is Dark Souls 2 multiplayer back?

Dark Souls 2 PC servers are back, but Prepare to Die multiplayer is gone forever. Multiplayer servers for Dark Souls 2 are back online after nearly ten months of downtime, but publisher Bandai Namco says that the original game's multiplayer can't be brought back.
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Can you still play Dark Souls 2 online?

The #DarkSouls2 PS3 and Xbox 360 servers will shut down on March 31, 2024. A message stating that online play is disabled will be displayed. Offline play will still be possible. PC, PS4 & Xbox One servers will not be affected.
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Will Dark Souls 2 be remastered?

The remastered version also makes changes to the game itself; enemy positions and behaviors have been revised, and the game also supports up to six players in multiplayer scenarios.
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Are Dark Souls 3 servers shutting down?

Dark Souls 3's PC servers have been restored Dark Souls 3's PC servers have been restored. From Software previously shut down PC servers for the entire Dark Souls trilogy, and is now working on restoring servers for its other two installments.
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Is Dark Souls multiplayer back up?

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.
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Are the original Dark Souls servers still up?

FromSoftware has announced that the PC servers for Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition have been taken offline permanently, though the Remastered version will still be restored.
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How do you not get cursed in DS2?

If the player gathers all three crowns from The Lost Crowns DLCs as well as the King's Crown, and returns to the Undead Crypt and uses the Ashen Mist Heart to speak to Vendrick, they are awarded Vendrick's Blessing, granting immunity to Curse, and won't hollow upon death as long as they are wearing the King's Crown, ...
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Do you have to be human to summon DS2?

Yes, YOU have to be fully human and not a part of the Company of Champions.
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How do you leave a covenant in Dark Souls 2?

While adherence to covenants was more strict and rigid in Dark Souls, it is possible to move back and forth between covenants by using Shalquoir the cat in Majula to abandon one covenants for another.
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