Dark Souls 3 Servers Going Down to Prepare for Update, Full Patch Notes Released

Confirming earlier reports, Bandai Namco today officially announced the details of a new Dark Souls III patch. The update, 1.04, will be released later today, the developer said on the game's Tumblr page.

In advance of the update's arrival, Bandai Namco is bringing down the game's servers across all platforms. The timing and duration of the downtime varies by platform; the schedule is listed below:

PlayStation 4 – 4PM to 6PM PDT
Xbox One – 4PM to 10PM PDT
PC – 11PM to 1 AM PDT
As for the update itself, it makes a number of changes and fixes. With the patch applied, players who have never visited the Untended Grave will not be teleported there. Additionally, Bandai Namco has "eased" a few elements, including the conditions to get to Rosaria's Finger and for optional events.

In terms of bug fixes, this update should clear out a problem where the game would crash and return to the title screen if the player got disconnected during a multiplayer session.

You can see the full changelog below.

Dark Souls III 1.4 Patch Notes:
Item collection during multiplayer while accessing NPC and Covenant Alter is now working as intended.
Conditions for optional events is eased.
Conditions to get Rosaria's Finger is eased.
If they haven't visited the Untended Grave, players will not be teleported there.
Kicks cannot be parried.
The Crystal Sage will appropriately re-appear even after he has warped.
The Dragonslayer Armour won't die before the battle.
Knight Slayer Tsorig will no longer gesture unintendedly.
Siegward of Catarina will now be able to properly rescue Greirat once conditions are met.
If the player is equipped with a ring that increases Max HP, stats will now be properly reflected when opening the equipment screen.
The voice chat icon will now be displayed properly under the covenant panel.
Items, bonfire, and the "Quit Game" option are now appropriately active even when disconnecting online.
If the game disconnects during a multiplayer session, it will no longer crash and return to the title screen.
Other issues causing crashes and returning to the title screen have been fixed.
Adjustments of the balance of game, improvements of performance and various bug fixes. have been made
The range of the matching level of the Blade of the Darkmoon and the Blue Sentinels have been adjusted.
The efficiency of the following categories has been adjusted: Short Sword, Twinsword, and Magic.
Other game balance improvement and bug fixes.