I was invaded in Darkroot Garden once when I was playing with a friend. This guy managed to invade me the first time and kill me, but was using some very unfair and suspicious tactics while doing so.

The second time he invaded I managed to backstab him, and it would appear that I was going to kick him off the ledge into the water, but instead we both went THROUGH the fucking ground and died. I wasn't able to retrieve my souls since they were stuck in the ground. I lost about 30,000 souls.

Now that's just unfortunate and weird.
I've fell through plenty of ledges I thought were solid but were actually just ghost textures.
I once lost 1.3 million souls because I fell off a ledge and got killed by NPCs on my way back to pick up my stuff.

Was this also in Darkroot Garden?

Falling through ledges? All over the Darkroot Garden; never trust a ledge in Darkroot.
Loosing 1.3 million souls? Anor Londo, Silver Knight wielding greatbows.

I have never experienced losing that many souls because I usually create new files instead of just continuing my original file. I truly did hate the silver knights, especially the ones before the second bonfire, but I've learned to appreciate the challenge.

I play on console, you're not permitted to create new save files. You get one file for one character and that's it. I appreciate the challenge too and wasn't very angry at the loss of my souls since the character I was on is level 170, 1.3 million souls at that point is pocket change.

When you say on console, do you mean 360? I play on PS3 and have created multiple save files before (I think I have 3 active, 1 for myself, and 2 to play with friends).

I may just continue my old file and get the DLC to hold me over until II comes out. Have you tried out the DLC?

I play on PS3. I've barely gotten into the DLC yet because the Bloathead Mages are a bitch and a half to deal with alone. They all use Abyssal magic which is basically regular magic, given a black and grey paintjob, and multiply the damage nearly 3 fold. Might as well be unblockable because even if you do manage to block the projectiles they do massive damage. Other than the big difficulty spike the DLC is pretty fun so far and the new loot is amazing.

Awesome. I'm always up for a challenge, so I'll give it a try sometime soon. Thanks for the info.

It's been a while since I've played. If I can remember correctly, the highest level for one of my files is in it's 90s I think and I just need to beat the Four Kings and Gwyn. I've gone up to 120, but I deleted that file a long time ago.

I live in Eastern North American time zone. My PSN name is SmashingProdigy if you want to add me. I'll most likely get destroyed if invaded, so I don't doubt it!

My PvP character is level 61 so if I level up a bit more we can do PvP and co-op. I'll tell you I'm from FJ in my friends request.

I think I also have a character around that level. And thanks! I'll be sure to check it next time I'm online!

You play any other online games as well?

BF3, Black Ops 2, and a bunch of other games. I have a NAT type 3 though, so I can only connect to people with NAT type 1 or 3.

I hate cheaters in general.