my own, but as an invader I have almost always found invading solo hosts to be very boring, if not frustrating depending on the specifics of the invasion. I do not have a good solution to this "problem" and while I've been brainstorming ideas, I am not a game designer. On top of that, this is 2/? - ThreadSky

makuta1213.bsky.social • 56 days ago

my own, but as an invader I have almost always found invading solo hosts to be very boring, if not frustrating depending on the specifics of the invasion. I do not have a good solution to this "problem" and while I've been brainstorming ideas, I am not a game designer. On top of that, this is 2/?

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makuta1213.bsky.social•56 days ago

not a pvp game, but primarily a singleplayer ARPG that gives you a massive world to explore and experience. I do think that getting invaded is a worthwhile experience, even if that experience is largely negative in the moment. The very first invasion I experienced was back in DeS on the PS3 and 3/?

makuta1213.bsky.social•56 days ago

I died very fast, very far into 1-3. It was a frustrating moment for me, but also a super memorable moment because I had no idea that someone else could come into my game and kill me. I thought it was super cool, even though I didn't really get into pvp until Dark Souls 3. 4/?

makuta1213.bsky.social•56 days ago

So going all the way back, I really do want that feeling of knowing I might be invaded at any moment, but without it turning into a 1v1 duel in an empty space with no pve involved. That's not very interesting to me as a host, nor as a the invader. How could this be accomplished? I have no idea. 5/?

makuta1213.bsky.social•56 days ago

Maybe allow solo hosts to be invaded (with a cooldown of course, but that mechanic already exists and has since DS1), but give them a blue spirit. This means it isn't just a 1v1, which most invaders I know do not care for, and also gives the host an ally, so they can keep making progress through 6/?

makuta1213.bsky.social•56 days ago

the level. The next issue is what happens when they decide to just camp somewhere and refuse to play the game? I don't really have a good answer for this that couldn't be abused against people who don't resort to that, so... moving on I guess. Password summoned phantoms... need I say more? 7/?

makuta1213.bsky.social•56 days ago

I have no issue with them as a concept, but the execution is incredibly poor. Passwords allow phantoms to completely bypass the level matchmaking, and... this creates problems. This is both a pvp and pve issue. They get scaled down, but not by an appreciable amount. It works better 8/?

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