I feel like a cheater, but I tried my best to not cause any griefing. I'm also in my 40s and don't have the time to git gud when I just wanna play the story.

Dark souls 2 & 3 have mods that make it easier. DS2, I had crazy defense and rolling. Poor invaders would backstab me 5 times and only take me to 50% health. Then 3 basic quick hits would kill them.

DS3, I was around level 200 thanks to a xp multiplier mod and was able to steamroll bosses. Invaders still destroyed me, but that's fair. Frequently I let them and to my surprise, most invaders if you don't attack, won't attack back and will just goof off. I loved it.

I'm going to wait until Elden Ring is a bit more quieter before I play with mods. Again, not interested in griefing. Just want to adventure on my own terms.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You shouldn't play online with those mods. Sucks for other players to be up against someone they literally can't beat because of unfair advantages.