Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-24591958-20141115064416/@comment-10407900-20141118230918

Invasions mechanics are fine they way they are. If people want to be human and co-op with others they just need to put their big boy pants on and accept the risks that come with it. Just look at the word "invasion", invasions aren't meant to be fair or pleasant, they're instances where other players force their way into your world just to kill you for a profit. The closest thing you'll get to "fair" PvP is participating in a fight club or one of the various Covenant related PvP arenas and even then you'll still come across tactics that you may deem unfair.

Soul Memory is what it is, there's no reason not to level up as high as you can. If you're in the top SM tier and you're not getting fair matches because you limited yourself by not leveling past 200 then you only have yourself to blame.

Twinking is a minor issue as it's limited to a select and short range of people. Sure it's annoying, but nobody has to deal with it for long because of level/SM progression (based on the game you're playing).