Talk:Blue Sentinels/@comment-16047389-20140404132731

The problem with this Covenant is in how the summoning/invading system for it works. There is always going to be someone in your level/SM range that are online, this is easy enough to prove via Red-Eye Orbs. But the prerequisite number of Sins needed to allow invasion is far too high, and you can easily spend 5-10 minutes spamming Blue-Eye Orbs before finding someone.

But even more than the orbs, the problem is the Guardian Seal. People are invaded all the time, but the problem is that this ring only summons you to people in the Way of the Blue, the least populated Covenant of them all. Most players will join the Way of the Blue just to get the early ring and a little help during invasions early game, but will usually join either the Blue Sentinels as soon as they get to the Cathedral, or the Bell Keepers when they reach the Lost Bastile. If this ring worked on both the Way of the Blue AND fellow Blue Sentinels, then this would be a ring worth getting. But not when it only allows you to counter-invade about 5% of the population.