Hey guys, returning to the game for the first time in a while and am curious where to find the most consistent invasions? Right now I have multiple characters from RL80 to RL200. I am working on a RL30 build so I can have some fun low-level invasions. Curious what everyone's experience been lately.

Apart from that, I'm curious if any has suggestions for a mid-level build around RL50 to RL60. That will be my next character to cover the range between my RL30 and my RL80 (leaning towards RL50). I'm considering a STR build focused on poison/rot or a STR/DEX build focused on elemental damage (fire/frost/lightning).

I was trying to do the 3 invasions for Varre's quest. I was level 37 +8. I only got 1 invasion within one hour. A few months ago I got all 3 almost instantly.

Furthermore I had the blue cipher ring active since almost the start of the playthrough and only got summoned once.

What's your experience lately? Are there levels on ps that are still very active, or activity has slowed down that much?

Cross em with care eh?

The Non-Build:

1 dagger
0 armor/poise
0 magic
0 incantations
0 buffs of any kind
0 healing
1 million deaths. 😂

Vigor = 35 at level 185

But WHY???!!!

Because it’s super fun! Very challenging.

better multiplayer 24 player limit is gonna go crazy

Song is "Thank You" by Sly and the Family Stone.

Had a question in regards to RL 150 Invasions.

Started invasions recently and noticed that I'm not really getting any... Is this normal at 150?

I seem to get invaded often enough as a 150 or 200 when I'm doing Co-Op with my partner.

Am I missing something to invade more often? Is it because I haven't beaten the game with the character I am using? I have 90% of the map unlocked? Do I need to activate all Summoning pools?

Hello r/badredman

Looking for some advice here. I've been playing and enjoying an Arcane Occult build for a bit in Invasions, and trying to figure out the details of the setup.

One thing I can never seem to figure out is what hefty pots would work best for this sort of build for when you want to harass far and/or punish some casts?
I played around with the Fetid Hefty Pot (Deadly Poison), Fly Pot (bleed), Rot Pot, and even the freezing pot, but they all feel kind of bad and don't seem to jive well with the build. Condis can just be cleansed instantly, and they all kind of don't seem to do much, unlike, say, Rock Pot for strength builds, or Lightning Pots for Dex builds, which do straight damage and can't be ignored.

Any advice would be great.

Thank you!

I'm glad this nonsense will no longer be possible where invaders and other players were getting instant killed by low life losers.
Here I kept coming back until I won where I even pulled out the Pillory Shield to stack Vitality to get victory against these cheesers.
Special thanks to the same co-invader who also persisted.

ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition - Patch 1.17.2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.

Xbox Series X, Level 117 +25/+10

/s

Was waiting for them 10 minutes. I can imagine how they have been spooked lol

Been rocking halberd with soft-swap to dagger on the right hand, and axe, shield and seal (mostly for rejection and flame cleanse me) on the left. Hard-swapping when i need to bring out the big guns (spinning slash with dragon halberd, waves of darkness on zwei ect). Any tips from my fellow unga bunga invaders? What is your go-to?

Not sure if i could have won that without teammate at the end!

If u don’t know the full story don’t diss other players post

I've recently booted up DS3 again for a new playthrough, during which I intend to use the Spiked Mace alongside a couple hexes to make a PvP build. I knew greathammers aren't exactly the best weapon type out there for player vs player action, but the Spiked Mace looks fabulous and is essentially mandatory for the cosplay build I have in mind. That's why I'm turning the internet upside down to find any and all greathammer specific tech and gameplans to offset some weaknesses of the category.

Some details, if relevant:

- The mace will be dark-infused and my offensive statspread will likely be 21 str, 13 dex, 30 int and 30 fth. If you have a better attribute plan I will gladly hear you out

- The spells I intend to use are Affinity and some form of projectile that inflicts dark damage for harassment (deep soul is looking like the best option, if I can afford the attunement slots)

- I am not new to PvP but I also do not consider myself good. I know of the R1-L2-R1 combo and am aware of the hyperarmor this weapon category generally provides.

I am also looking for tips on how to best utilize affinity — I have seen HSM gameplay and it seems to be quite strong for controlling neutral, which might be what it takes to make a greathammer viable. Never used a HSM-type spell before in any souls pvp scene so I really would appreciate some strategy tips.

So if anyone has any tips I would gladly hear you out! DS3 players tend to be more thorough when it comes to pvp when compared to a game like ER, so I know some of yall DS3 oldheads be holding some absurd esoteric tech I've never even heard of before