Made it so that invading players cannot use items which invite more enemies.

Made it easier for players to match online in general.

Players on their first play through can now match with players on their 2nd or further play through.White phantoms will no longer return to their world if time runs out during a boss battle.

White phantoms will remain in other players’ worlds for longer periods of time.The bonfire warp selection screen will now highlight the top three areas where players will have the best chance to connect with other players online.This allows players to control their online matchmaking experience by limiting their total souls collected. When players equip the new Agape Ring, souls collected from kills during online play will be absorbed by the ring rather than the player. Players will gain access to a new item: The Agape Ring.Choosing to enter the Covenant of Champions will now cause enemies to inflict more damage to the player.Choosing to enter the Covenant of Champions will now allow enemies to continue to respawn after being defeated.Added new character, The Scholar of the First Sin.Scheduled maintenance for this update (Xbox 360, PS3, Steam): The re-release with all the DLCs will have some extra features NOT ADDED on this patch. This is the Scholar of the First Sin patch for Xbox, PS3 and DX9 versions of the game.

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