The Final Fantasy XV Comrades Multiplayer Expansion closed beta has begun yesterday, and all Season Pass owners can finally try out the game's multiplayer mode. Next week, they will also be getting another chance and with some improvements to the experience as well.

　　Today, Square Enix confirmed that the Final Fantasy XV Comrades Multiplayer Expansion beta will receive an update introducing some matchmaking improvements. A new testing phase has also been confirmed for August 11th - August 13th.

　　Next week we'll release an update to improve matchmaking in the #FFXVComrades Closed Online Test & do another test between 11-13th August pic.twitter.com/wJbsowKYXp

　　— Final Fantasy XV (@FFXVEN) August 4, 2017

　　If you missed them last week, you can find all the most important details on the beta below.

　　Requirements

　　Requires purchase of Season Pass and a subscription to PlayStation®Plus or an Xbox Live Gold membership.

　　Available

　　Available August 3 to August 8, 2017 (projected)

　　Playable Characters

　　Create, control, and save up to eight avatars.

　　Avatars

　　Customize avatars with elements limited to the test version.

　　Weapons

　　Choose from katana, club, dagger, and shuriken weapons. Attack patterns vary from those of Noctis.

　　Royal Sigils

　　Invoke the powers of sovereigns for your avatar with this new feature. Equip one of four default royal sigils in the test version.

　　Outposts

　　Begin at test version base camp and play through a custom tutorial.

　　Quests

　　Choose from one of three quests, with up to three legs to each quest. All players will be matched online in the test version.

　　Meals

　　Retrieve one ingredient per person per quest, and have the camp cook prepare a meal afterward.

　　Meteorshards

　　Receive meteorshards as quest rewards. Meteorshards cannot be used in the test version.

　　Added Features

　　Interact with other players using preset chat messages. Also supports voice chat.

　　Final Fantasy XV is now out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Comrades Multiplayer expansion will release on a yet to be confirmed date.