Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is a monster-collecting RPG that allows players to build up their monsters to fight for them. This is the perfect scenario for monster battles with other players around the world. Below, we’ll let you know if this comes with multiplayer or co-op features.
Does Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Have Multiplayer?
There will be multiplayer in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince. This includes Quickfire Contests, online battles, and multiplayer tournaments.
What Are Quickfire Contests?
Quickfire Contests are a type of online battle that uses the data of 30 players to conduct battles automatically. Players can only earn rewards from a Quickfire Contest once per day, but they include items that can raise your monsters’ stats, as well as identical monsters (B Rank and below only) from any teams defeated over the course of the competition.
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How Do Online Battles Work?
Online battles are a type of multiplayer battle in which players can compete against each other from all over the world. There are three types of online battles: Ranked Matches, Friend Matches, and Multiplayer Tournaments.
- Ranked Matches: In Ranked Matches, players compete against each other to earn a high ranking on a leaderboard.
- Friend Matches: In Friend Matches, players can play against each other for fun.
- Multiplayer Tournaments: In Multiplayer Tournaments, up to eight players can compete against each other in a knockout tournament.
What Are The Max Players For Tournaments?
The max number of players for tournaments is eight.
Does Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Have Co-Op Features?
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince has some ways to play cooperatively but there is no native co-op mode. You cannot play the main story with another player, working together only applies for modes where you are not facing the other player.
The other player needs to have their own Nintendo Switch and they need to be able to play online with you. There is no split screen available for the game.
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Will There Be Offline Co-Op?
No, there will be no offline co-op in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince. You must be online and you have to do play co-op on two separate Nintendo Switch Devices.
Can I Play Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Multiplayer On One Nintendo Switch?
No, you cannot play Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince co-op or multiplayer on one Nintendo Switch. According to Nintendo, each player will need their own copy of the game and their own Nintendo Switch account to play co-op. To quote:
“Players can use multiple accounts on one Switch, and each account on that Switch gets one save slot. To play against each other online, each player needs to have their own copy of the game.”
