Elden Ring players uncover monster bears and a hidden boss after getting outside the network test

Elden Ring weapons — (Image credit: Bandai namco)

Elden Ring players have been glitching out of the network test's boundaries and finding some monsters in the process.

Over the past weekend, FromSoftware hosted a closed network test for Elden Ring, where a select number of players got to explore a limited open-world portion of the upcoming RPG. As Kotaku first reported earlier today, however, players have succeeded in passing through the fog wall marking the network test's boundaries, jumping into areas where they weren't meant to tread.

Another player actually managed to find a hidden boss in the network test. As published on YouTube, a video shows the player jumping through a complex series of portals near the southern border of the Elden Ring technical test, before facing off against an unseen boss called Crucible Knight Floh. Unfortunately, the player doesn't actually get a look at the boss themselves, because they drop through the world as soon as they enter the arena.

Last but not least, one player over on YouTube managed to find the exact point at which Alexander (also known as Pot Boy) should have been located. The player in question manages to again glitch out of the network test's boundaries, and this time finds themselves along the exact same cliff edge where Alexander resided in a recent gameplay demo, quickly freeing him by whacking him with a big sword.

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.