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/? - ThreadSky

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/?

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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/?

makuta1213.bsky.social•56 days ago

the lower level the host is, but by around level 50-60, it goes way off the rails for a little while. This is both a pvp and pve issue. I invade at level 60 a lot, and I see "overleveled phantoms" a lot. For pvp it's a big issue, because they are often a "do everything build" while I am not 9/?

makuta1213.bsky.social•56 days ago

On top of that, their damage is often much higher than what you could reasonably do at the level of the host, and that is before you look at how the game handles downscaling weapon levels and status buildup. This creates a situation where I as an invader can just die suddenly if I make /10/?

makuta1213.bsky.social•56 days ago

a single mistake. Perhaps more importantly, they steamroll the game itself, turning encounters that are usually quite dangerous into something that is barely worth noting. I've done a very small amount of random co-op as a phantom since the game released, and password summons suck most of 11/?

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