I've been through the Upper Burg with three different characters and my last one has stayed there at lvl 11 to host with +3 beginner warrior equipment and a +5 lg sword. Don't ask me why... I just seem to like battling against over powered equipped foes. It has improved my footwork and attack patterns, especially since I do it at under 1/2 weight limit. I die a lot, but when I do get a victory it is sooooooo sweet!
Last night, however, I was working on my pyro-mage, Swamp Witch Barbie ( in honor of my wife ), lvl 21 and was passing through Upper Burg on my way to farm blue chunks from the crystal golems in the Basin. I get invaded. He catches up with me in the area behind the three firebombers, near the tower with the crossbowman in it. I give him space to get a good look at me. He is in a little ninja suit armed with a dark hand. I'm wearing crimson skirt, dingy shawl, princess crown, with the spider shield.... it goes well with the skirt according to my fashioneasta wife 8) ....and armed with the escote.
He starts the battle with a shrug. I'm too close to trust a response, so I simply wait. He must have taken my inaction as a sign I was going to gesture or adjusting equipment, because he went for my right side towards my back. I meet him up close, switch from escote to +5 chaos pyro glove and toast him with great combustion. Fight over. I get souls and collect a humanity. I get where I'm going and begin farming.
I start thinking about the encounter. Mulling it over and now I'm starting to feel sorry for the guy. Even feeling a little guilty. I mean I fried him like an ant on a sunny day under a magnifying glass. I check his soul donation on the Wiki chart and the guy was only lvl 6. Arrrrrgh... I have been in his shoes, only as a host. I keep farming. Then I begin to ponder my own chance of becoming Swamp Witch Barbie, darkwraith scourge of blighttown. So I check the Wiki. You need to kill Siff and the Four Kings!!!!! That guy killed Siff and the Four Kings and he couldn't handle my toon that hasn't even finished all of Blighttown and is played by a below average skilled player?
I'm not feeling guilty anymore.
Last night, however, I was working on my pyro-mage, Swamp Witch Barbie ( in honor of my wife ), lvl 21 and was passing through Upper Burg on my way to farm blue chunks from the crystal golems in the Basin. I get invaded. He catches up with me in the area behind the three firebombers, near the tower with the crossbowman in it. I give him space to get a good look at me. He is in a little ninja suit armed with a dark hand. I'm wearing crimson skirt, dingy shawl, princess crown, with the spider shield.... it goes well with the skirt according to my fashioneasta wife 8) ....and armed with the escote.
He starts the battle with a shrug. I'm too close to trust a response, so I simply wait. He must have taken my inaction as a sign I was going to gesture or adjusting equipment, because he went for my right side towards my back. I meet him up close, switch from escote to +5 chaos pyro glove and toast him with great combustion. Fight over. I get souls and collect a humanity. I get where I'm going and begin farming.
I start thinking about the encounter. Mulling it over and now I'm starting to feel sorry for the guy. Even feeling a little guilty. I mean I fried him like an ant on a sunny day under a magnifying glass. I check his soul donation on the Wiki chart and the guy was only lvl 6. Arrrrrgh... I have been in his shoes, only as a host. I keep farming. Then I begin to ponder my own chance of becoming Swamp Witch Barbie, darkwraith scourge of blighttown. So I check the Wiki. You need to kill Siff and the Four Kings!!!!! That guy killed Siff and the Four Kings and he couldn't handle my toon that hasn't even finished all of Blighttown and is played by a below average skilled player?
I'm not feeling guilty anymore.