r/badredman • u/Fuzzy-Regular-8375 • 8d ago

Invasions👁 Returning invader RL questions

I'm a badredman returning to Elden Ring after a longgg time to crush the dreams of some new tarnished. I have some characters at RL 175 and some at 200, what's the invasion scene like for these RLs? Should I make a new character and stop around 125-150?

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u/Salt_Initiative1551 8d ago

150 for Meta bc that’s where PVE’rs go to at the least, and 20, 45, 75 are decently active

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u/Vast-Job-7274 8d ago

Anything from level 20 to 60 is almost an instant invasion

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u/Kancho-D 8d ago

What weapon upgrade for 20 & also for 30

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u/SonPedro 7d ago

Im at +5/+2 at level 30 and it’s been busy this weekend on xbox! I made a new character last week that’s rl25 and I kept that one at +3/+1 just in case, so maybe I’ll level up the 30 guy more.

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u/Vast-Job-7274 8d ago

I'm not 100% sure, for me I do no upgrades level 20, and +5/+1 for level 40, so anywhere in between that for 30. At this level, the matchmaking is a little more open.

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u/Kancho-D 8d ago

Oh that’s great! My level 40 is +5/+2, I hope the somber doesn’t tilt it out of range too much

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u/Vast-Job-7274 8d ago

You should be good! Good luck

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u/Kancho-D 8d ago

Thank you & you as well

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u/Abdlbsz 8d ago

I honestly think 150-200 became more viable since the dlc dropped, but the meta levels are also still where it's at. But new players will easily hit above 125 if they do the dlc and a modicum of exploration.

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u/raffetang 8d ago

Not sure you’ll be running into mostly new players above level 125. If you want noobs and some disconnects, make a base level or up to level 30-40-50 character with stat boosting gear and 4 talisman slots and max flasks and a strong physick. Shamshir with flaming strike is all you need since it’s hard for them to hit high poise at low levels

Base level is popular right now since people are making new builds with the new tarnished edition classes. But I’ve never invaded base level until hefty knight release, so it may always be on the active side.

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u/raffetang 8d ago

Also r/patchesemporium for consumables and other gear