Elden Ring Player Avoids Invader by Impersonating NPC

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Elden Ring, like the other titles by developer FromSoftware that came before it, is a game with difficult combat, rich lore, and an intriguing design. Invasions are one elements of the Dark Souls franchise and Elden Ring that have proven to be the bane of some player's experience with the game. They are an aspect of Elden Ring's limited multiplayer elements, which allow one player to enter another's game with the intent of killing said player.

This can lead to some frustrating moments for the player being invaded, as the invader can come at any time, meaning that even during a boss fight in the open world, an invader can create another dangerous enemy to defeat. Invasions can lead to some funny, creepy, and annoying moments for players, and unlike the messages that appear when an Elden Ring player chooses to go online, invasions cannot simply be ignored when they occur.

Elden Ring Player Has Extremely Creepy First Invasion Experience

One Elden Ring player, though, decided to end their invasion experience without a duel to the death, instead making their invader believe they were simply another enemy in the game. Reddit user xdc_lis dressed themselves up as a regular enemy in the Church of Elleh area of the game before rushing over to a patrolling enemy and killing them. The player then took the enemy's patrol route, walking around as an NPC would before they received the notification that they are being invaded.

The invader quickly looked around for the player, running past their target a few times. The invader then disappeared, still searching, before eventually returning to their world, gifting the impersonator the Runes usually associated with defeating an invader. Many players wondered how xdc_lis got away without being