Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-213.126.76.170-20140319211924/@comment-24249492-20140320124612

One way to avoid being invaded is to go human. I heard somewhere this makes it less likely you'll be invaded.

I actually like the mechanic where you'll be invaded even if you're hollow. It gives the game an even more dangerous view, and you can never be save. And to be completely truthful, it makes invading a lot easier than Dark Souls 1. Then, you could only invade people who were expecting the multiplayer feature, so either were attempting to summon people or prepared to fight you.

Oh, and try bowing to the invader if you get invaded. Some invaders, like me, will want a fair fight, so I would let you clear the area, heal up, and then duel. Make an invader angry, however, and they'll just run off, waiting in ambush, or just heal up and wait for a second invader.