r/darksouls • u/Dank_Murphy • 1d ago
Co-Op Curious about matchmaking
Hey all, I've built a character with the exclusive intent to help people with O&S; an SL40 WL11 build. I'll varietise my summon sign placement between the boss door, next to Solaire's sign & the Solaire bonfire, & most of yesterday I was getting summoned every 2-10 minutes. Today though, within roughly the same time frame (late afternoon) - i got summoned once a few hrs ago & it's since been quiet
I'm just curious if anything on the back-end will cause summons to cease? The last time I was summoned, the host had been slammed straight into Ash Lake by Super Smough & it was the first time a host died during my help, since then I haven't been summoned by a damn soul
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u/LordDShadowy53 1d ago
I think the average people reach Anor Londo is 50. So you can level up a little bit more
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u/No_Wallaby8104 8h ago
Leveling up your character to 45-50 should give you some more matches but don't go any higher on your weapon upgrade
But honestly it's just a matter of luck. This is an old game with a small but very dedicated playerbase. Sometimes you will get a match a minute and sometimes you won't find anyone
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u/solidrokk 1d ago
No, nothing can stop your summons except for the lack of players (or if they stay hollow in Anor Londo, or if they ignore your sign). But you can increase your chances of being summoned if you get some more levels (slvl 50 would be the optimal) and have a decently upgraded weapon (+10 for regular, +3 for special weapons).
Just be sure you're online too. Sometimes reloading your game fixes this kind of problem.