Problems/Bug with Seed of a Giant Tree

[[FaT] Welch's Fruit Snacks]

So I got invaded while I was fighting some of the big giant dudes/cleaver saw things in the ringed city. And the invader just starts attacking me while I'm fighting this thing. I managed to get away and hide and used seed of a giant tree since I was low hp n stuff and couldn't really fight him. But instead of them attacking him they didn't do anything to him at all. He got to run around like a normal invader and I only had the seed buff for a minute or two before it disappeared? Is this a normal thing that happens. I've never had this happen before but its happened three times today and I don't know why. I'm not trying to rest at a bonfire or even finding new bonfires. The seed is just not working to begin with or is being cast and the buff only lasting a few minutes if not less than that. Anyone else had this problem?

[Hanki]

Yes, it is a "bug" ;3

[Kleerex]

Only ember up before fog gate, that's my best advice to you and other PvE players.

[Azertah]

The seed is simply working as intended, i'd recommend reading the recent patch notes since they heavily nerfed the seed's duration.

[Deverti]

they got nerfed in the latest patch, thats normal now

[[FaT] Welch's Fruit Snacks]

Originally posted by Reloaded:

Only ember up before fog gate, that's my best advice to you and other PvE players.

I'm not exactly a pve player. I like to pvp. I just dont like getting invaded and almost backstabbed when im fighting one or more creatures. Atleast the person could have been nice and let me clear the enemies before attempting to fight me. Backstabbing someone when they're fighting a large enemy is just being rude.

[Kleerex]

They didn't nerf it, they completely ruined it.

[Hanki]

It's not being rude, they are there to kill you, it's a invasion, not a duel
There are many ways to deal with a invader, dont clear enemies if he is close, never follow him to mobs you dont need to kill, etc

[Zeretrelle]

it's not a duel. It's invasion. They can use every dirty trick they know same as you.

[Deverti]

here we go again..

[QuetzalCuttle]

Basicaly you can't just seed the world and the enemies kill the invader anymore. Now the seed is more of a distraction tool.
The Way of blue is supposed to fill that role now.
Anyway it's not like theres anything to stop you summoning 3 phantoms.

[淵 La+ Darknesss]

Originally posted by Pls no bully:

Originally posted by Reloaded:

Only ember up before fog gate, that's my best advice to you and other PvE players.

I'm not exactly a pve player. I like to pvp. I just dont like getting invaded and almost backstabbed when im fighting one or more creatures. Atleast the person could have been nice and let me clear the enemies before attempting to fight me. Backstabbing someone when they're fighting a large enemy is just being rude.

Welcome to dark souls

[Kleerex]

Originally posted by Trickster:

Basicaly you can't just seed the world and the enemies kill the invader anymore. Now the seed is more of a distraction tool.
The Way of blue is supposed to fill that role now.
Anyway it's not like theres anything to stop you summoning 3 phantoms.

Oh, right, three phantoms. You'd like them use Dried Fingers so that you could invade them along with another phantom and hope they don't have Way of Blue equipped.

There's no reason to go through level embered because most people will put their signs in front of fog gate anyway. Let invaders get wrecked by other people while you deal with mobs and reach the boss safely.

[Hanki]

Originally posted by Reloaded:

You'd like them use Dried Fingers so that you could invade them along with another phantom and hope they don't have Way of Blue equipped.

Blue tongues are the best trophies to get
It means you killed a guy who had to wait, probably hours, to be summoned just to die and dont get his reward