Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-63.153.23.3-20130729052232/@comment-1687225-20130922200303

both sides have their advantages and disadvantages. Psychologically the invader has a PvP mindset while the host might still be used to PvE, or low on estus and feeling frayed from fighting halfway through what might be an unfamiliar area. Also invaders are pretty much guaranteed to be wearing PvP oriented gear while the host might not.