Teaming up with other Operators is one of the fastest ways to progress in RF Online Next. Whether you're farming daily quests, taking down a tough field boss, or just want extra buffs while grinding, the in-game party system makes everything smoother. This guide covers how to create and join a party, what benefits you get from teaming up, and the rules you need to know before partying up.
How to Play Multiplayer in RF Online Next
Creating and joining a party in RF Online Next follows two different processes depending on your role:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Party Creation | Create a party, then invite other players to join. |
| How to Participate | Accept an invitation after being invited by the party leader. |
The party leader creates the party and sends invitations to other players. Members can join simply by accepting the invitation that pops up.
Party Creation and Invitation Procedure (Leader)
- 1 Tap the party icon, then select Create Party to form a new party.
- 2 After the party is created, tap the plus (+) icon to open the invite menu and invite friends, guild members, or nearby players.
How to Leave a Party (For Leaders and Members)
Any party member, including the leader, can leave the party at any time through the party menu. There's no penalty for leaving, so feel free to switch parties whenever your group composition changes.
Benefits of Forming a Party
Beyond just chatting with friends, forming a party comes with several gameplay advantages that make grinding and combat much more efficient.
- Receive buffs from other members — Party buffs make completing quests, daily missions, and other tasks noticeably easier.
- Team up with up to 5 players — A full party of five gives you access to far more combat benefits and survivability during battles.
- Take down tough enemies together — Field bosses and other hard targets become much more manageable when you assign roles like tank and support and coordinate as a team.
Biosuit Roles in a Party
Knowing each Biosuit's role helps your party coordinate more effectively during battles:
| Biosuit | Main Role |
|---|---|
| Punisher | Long-range single-target attacker |
| Phantom | Long-range area attacker |
| Psypher | Close-range single-target attacker |
| Dreadnought & Arbiter | Close-range area attacker |
| Technician | Healer / Debuffer |
| Enforcer | Tank |
How EXP and Item Rewards Work in a Party
Rewards in a party are not split evenly — they depend on how much each member contributes to the fight.
Experience points and Credit are distributed based on your contribution to the battle, such as the percentage of damage you dealt. If your contribution is low, your rewards will be reduced accordingly — so try to stay active in fights rather than letting other members carry the damage output.
Dropped items are awarded to a single member of the party rather than everyone at once. The party host can change the loot settings to determine whether items are awarded based on contribution or distributed randomly among members.
Reduce Damage Taken by Following the Leader's Target
When using auto-battle, setting your party's auto-battle target to follow the leader allows everyone to attack the same enemy at once. This concentrates damage output on a single target and spreads incoming damage across the whole party, reducing how much punishment any single member takes.
Things to Keep in Mind When Playing Multiplayer
- No cross-server parties — You cannot form a party with players on a different server. If you want to team up with friends, make sure you're all playing on the same server before sending invitations.
Playing with a party isn't just more social — it's genuinely more efficient. From easier daily quests to safer field boss fights, forming a party of up to five Operators is one of the best ways to speed up your progress in RF Online Next.
