New Player's PvP First Impressions

Try a "Fight Club" here at the forum. Don't quit yet.

CrackSouls wrote:Try a "Fight Club" here at the forum. Don't quit yet.

Sounds awesome....only there are no hosts/signup's on PC, and I'm only level 47.

Sorry to hear that your first impressions were like that. I had the exact same experience when I started this game.

When I was first invaded, in the depths, I had the drake sword and a phantom with me, we barely could defeat the slimes, and the invader shows up with a lightning zweihander, he one shot me with a running R1. Welcome to dark souls I guess, after that all my PVP experiences were in the forest, where you imagine to be the worst place for a newbie. But after meeting people in this forums, I learned how to proper "duel" with rules, as such: no backstab, no healing, etc.. I made my first PVP build and multiplayer got fun at least. After some time, I decide to make a darkwraith and began to invade other people in multiple areas, sometimes I had to fight 3 people at once, sometimes I had to murder a newbie, but a lot of times I had fun trying (and killing!) hosts and phantoms! Specially if after I made a dedicaded darkwraith build (not so overpowered, but also not weak against 3 people).

So my advice is, do not quit yet, try mutiple ways to PvP. I'm playing this game for 2 years and I can still find new things to do

Carphil wrote:Sorry to hear that your first impressions were like that. I had the exact same experience when I started this game.

When I was first invaded, in the depths, I had the drake sword and a phantom with me, we barely could defeat the slimes, and the invader shows up with a lightning zweihander, he one shot me with a running R1. Welcome to dark souls I guess, after that all my PVP experiences were in the forest, where you imagine to be the worst place for a newbie. But after meeting people in this forums, I learned how to proper "duel" with rules, as such: no backstab, no healing, etc.. I made my first PVP build and multiplayer got fun at least. After some time, I decide to make a darkwraith and began to invade other people in multiple areas, sometimes I had to fight 3 people at once, sometimes I had to murder a newbie, but a lot of times I had fun trying (and killing!) hosts and phantoms! Specially if after I made a dedicaded darkwraith build (not so overpowered, but also not weak against 3 people).

So my advice is, do not quit yet, try mutiple ways to PvP. I'm playing this game for 2 years and I can still find new things to do

You should have actually put quotes around "proper" if you want to avoid offending people.... just saying.. BTW, sometimes you deserve a backstab, if you leave yourself too open to it.

Soul of Stray Demon wrote:

Carphil wrote:Sorry to hear that your first impressions were like that. I had the exact same experience when I started this game.


So my advice is, do not quit yet, try mutiple ways to PvP. I'm playing this game for 2 years and I can still find new things to do

You should have actually put quotes around "proper" if you want to avoid offending people.... just saying.. BTW, sometimes you deserve a backstab, if you leave yourself too open to it.

Sorry, I put the quotes around "duel" for this reason. Its a matter of opinion what is a duel, but I really don't see how that can be offensive.

I've done thousands of duels/invasions and my experience is much different than yours. Keep at it, join a FC (as mentioned already) and things will get better.

I can imagine how you feel and I would quit if I were you. Dark Souls and it's PvP are both great, but with the state it is in now, I think it would be wiser to wait for Dark Souls II.
Keep in mind that fight clubs are often visited by the best players. You will have a hard time against them, but you will surely learn a thing, or two from them. Most of them are cool, so if you ask for tips, I'm sure they'll gladly give you some. Perhaps even some sparring.

I dont really see anything that bad in your post that would make someone quit pvp.

Other then being "ganked"(?) Though you did well for the most part the question that begs an answer is why quit pvp.

There are tryhards for sure but there are a lot of other people who still make pvp fun. Take the advice of Reim and others join a FC.
Sentiel does have a point as well. The quality of pvp has suffered but again there are still many who maintain quality pvp standards.

Don't give up...get hooked up with good pvp'ers and FC's (like Reims: link above) and others. And there are still top-shelf pvp'ers roaming the hollowed halls of our forum!  

if you're on pc, when you hit SL100, or if you're willing to play against those around that level, I host a FC and arena 2s/deathmatch nearly every week (although this week is up in the air)
it's friendly and for a laugh, feel free to join us (https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t23807-weekly-regular-pc-fc)

and if you ever just want to duel hit me up on steam and I'd probably be willing to, although I only have one SL50

TooLeet wrote:You had 5 matches that didn't go in your favor and you quit?

Welcome to Dark Souls!

3 out of 5 did go his way. Well, one was enjoyable, one where his buddy got the kill, and one where he won. So I am curious as to what it was that turned him off.
Oh, well...the degenerative quality of pvp has turned off a lot of people. Hopefully, he'll stick around anyway and find that we have some damn good pvp'ers here.  

Yes, I see. I stand corrected.  

As you wrote in the first post your first match was awesome. You have to be patient, not every opponent gets the even-matches-are-more-fun-formula. Sometimes you'll fight against people who think backstabbing you and killing you with a close range dark bead is an achievement. Well let them, be the better character and move on to the next fight, knowing you might get a more challenging or interesting fight next time.
And every lost match can give you hints on where you might have to improve your knowledge/skill.

My first time being Invaded was a guy with no weapon... it was velvet.