Are the other player ghosts running around live?

[SpaceGoat]

Am I watching other players running around live? Or are they pre-recorded ghosts? If they are live, can they see me too whilst I can see them?

[Vritra]

They are real time other players but it's not two way. You can see them but they can't see you. Also, if you hang out in an area too long in one space you can get ghosts of yourself

[Lord Bob]

Those are the phantoms of other players that are playing just like you more or less in real time.

I tested this a while ago with a friend of mine in Dark Souls 2. It took a while for him to show up in my world as a phantom, but it was him, build and all.

They should be able to see you, although I am a little clueless as to how this mechanic works in depth. Meaning when your phantom is shown in another players world etc.

[Dark Angel]

They can also be ghosts from a distant past. I can still see my friends ghosts, even they didn't play during last weeks. Also right now I'm playing on an alt account and can see my chars from main account running around, some of them few months old.

[SpaceGoat]

So it's not real time time then. It's pre-recorded ghosts from people that played within recent months?

That's less fun. I was hoping those were other players who were right there right now.

[Dark Angel]

İlk olarak SpaceGoat tarafından gönderildi:

So it's not real time time then. It's pre-recorded ghosts from people that played within recent months?

That's less fun. I was hoping those were other players who were right there right now.

I think it's a mix of both.

[Lord Bob]

İlk olarak SpaceGoat tarafından gönderildi:

So it's not real time time then. It's pre-recorded ghosts from people that played within recent months?

That's less fun. I was hoping those were other players who were right there right now.

More or less in real time, but definitely from players who recently have been in the same spot/area. As I said, I tested this a while back.

İlk olarak Dark Angel tarafından gönderildi:

They can also be ghosts from a distant past. I can still see my friends ghosts, even they didn't play during last weeks. Also right now I'm playing on an alt account and can see my chars from main account running around, some of them few months old.

How could you tell it was a phantom of your character that you saw?

İlk olarak Dark Angel tarafından gönderildi:

I think it's a mix of both.

That's what I think as well.

[Lenox]

İlk olarak Vervain tarafından gönderildi:

Also, if you hang out in an area too long in one space you can get ghosts of yourself

I've played these games for a long time and don't think I knew this.

[Darth Invader]

There's about a 30 second delay. I was doing some testing on 2 different computers and accounts at the same time, so I could summon myself to test a few things. I put a sign down, summoned myself, appeared like normal a few seconds later, and then about 20 seconds after that, I saw the ghost of me putting the sign down. It was definitely me, because you can see what I'm wearing, plus it was in a place nobody would ever put a sign down at. Used to have a video of it, but of course it got deleted.

[Narm]

I'm pretty sure the delay is variable. I suspect that it's possible that you and another person both can see each other's phantoms with a slight delay, almost making it seem live, but very rarely.

I've definitely had situations where it seemed like a phantom could see me. A few times I've taken a swipe at a passing phantom, and they turned around and took a swipe at me. Or waving at a phantom and having it wave back. Could be coincidence though, because I also take random swipes while walking around just in the off chance that people think my phantom can see them. I also will repeat stupid actions to make a silly phantom, like spamming crouch while sprinting or attacking walls repeatedly in high traffic areas.

Also, loosely related, but if you open the menu explanation under help (or whichever option actually pauses the game), wait a bit, then unpause, you'll see a bunch of phantoms at the same time. Fun to do at the dueling arena.