I am going to nerd out on Dark Souls here for a minute so if you want to know what I am talking about, but have not played Dark Souls, then please read the bottom first. There I will explain some of the things I am talking about below.
I have been playing Dark Souls for a good month now. I love the game to pieces, but tonight I have been PWNED!!! I always try to stay human, but I am thinking that's not a good idea anymore. For some odd reason I have been invaded like crazy tonight. I was invaded 5 times in Dark Root Forest in 30 minutes! I kept killing them yes, but by the time the fifth guy came around I was low on health and no estus flasks at all. I barley beat him. After that I jumped off a cliff to die so I could finally get out of the damn area (When entering some areas the path behind you becomes blocked by a fog until you defeat that levels boss, or die. I chose death ha ha). Then after finally getting up enough humanity (humanity is collected from fallen enemies or bought. Also humanity is gained every few minutes you are human) to feel like going out again I tried a different route, but the same thing happened. Not 10 minutes into the Catacombs I got invaded by a Black Phantom who totally one shoted me to oblivion, insta kill! I am like really? I have never been invaded before up to this point. Why is it tonight I am being invaded left and right? Ugh! I love the game do not get me wrong, but its nights like this one that just burns me out. I just want to know if anyone knows the reason for this, because I am so going to stay hollow if this keeps up ha ha. Although one guy bowed before we started to fight. I thought that was really nice of him!
Explanation!
Invaded- Its a PvP session. It happens randomly in the game. A player will use a object called a Red Eyed Cracked Orb. This will randomly throw them into another players game (who is human). There objective is to kill you to gain souls and humanity.
Humanity- An object that can turn a player from a hallow to a human again. Also used to kindle the bonfires in the game (the games check points). Kindling is basically upgrading. It allows you to receive more estus flasks upon resting at said bonfire.
Estus Flasks- The games health potion.
Black Phantom- Its what the other player appears as. The player glows dark red. (unless in the Dark Root Forest, They are called forest guardians they glow blue)
Hollow- When you die you return to the last bonfire you rested at, but you are no longer human. You basically look like a zombie and lose the rewards I talk about below. Plus you lose all your souls and humanity collected (you can get them back if you can make it back to the spot where you died, but all enemies have re-spawned. They will re-spawn every time you die/rest at bonfire.)
Souls- Games currency. Used to buy weapons, armor, and objects, as will as used to upgrade said weapons and armor.
Why be Human? Will its risk and reward. The reward is the enemies you kill drop more items (also more likely to drop rare items), You collect humanity as you play, and you cannot kindle the bonfires in hallow form. The risk is being invaded. There are times you get invaded by people way above you level (sometimes way below. its unfair to the invader in my eyes) and they totally kill you in one blow. So its hard to really stay human at that point.
~Black Phantom Invasion Video~
~From the invaders point of view~
