There seems to be a disconcertingly large number of players with not much multiplayer experience who are confused about the absence of the invaders' names + HP bars above their character models. They also believe that the name + HP bar of the HOST is always above the HOST's character model from the invader's perspective, and thus visible to the invader at all times. Neither is the case. Let me explain how this works: To the host, the name + HP bar of the invader isn't always present. The name of the invader will only show above his character when he takes damage, and will go away after a while of not taking damage. Additionally, the name of the invader will also appear when locked on to him, and won't be there when not locked on to him. The same rules apply to the perspective of the invader - He will not see the name and HP bar of the host above the host's model unless locked on to him, or if the host takes damage. Thus in this video, where the invaders just run past without locking on, and where I am not taking damage, my name and HP bar are not visible and thus they do not notice me. That is also why in a couple of cases, I deliberately engage in combat so as to alert the invaders to my location, as they can see the HP bars of enemy mobs taking tick damage, as well as my own. It's only the names + HP bars of allies that are always visible. So the host will always see the name + HP bar of their furled finger summon. Additionally, you can be invaded while playing solo, if you activate the Taunter's Tongue item, which you receive after beating the dark spirit/red invader Mad Tongue Alberich in the Roundtable Hold - the one that appears when you jump off the balcony into that large room. I do explain this in the PSA at the beginning of the video, but I guess people just skip past it :/. This video really isn't fake. Try out the disguises yourself. You will have a roughly 50/50 success rate and get more than enough footage to make a video about it.

@Pururut

4 ай бұрын

in defense of skippers, a lot of youtubers put advertisements or whatnot in the intro instead of any actual content, so most just immediately skip it

@SDGxNPC

3 ай бұрын

The irony of skipping past that particular PSA lol

@lodunost

3 ай бұрын

I use to find it fun when I couldn't find them person. Try to make it a game of marco polo. Make a noise an see if the others make a noise. I did this looking for someone for what seemed like ever back when the game first dropped. An they let out a HEY. An we did that all the way up until I found them. Then I bowed out. It was epic.

@Shay_Cormak

Ай бұрын

It's been a while since I've seen your channel but I'm glad you didn't quit, stay Groovy

@handtomouth4690

11 күн бұрын

​@@Pururutwould be nice to at least see if it's an ad or not.

I can't. I just can't believe how on earth the Stormhawk disguise worked on THAT many people I can't 🤣

@radovend2023

9 ай бұрын

It worked on a lot more, even by the rampart tower grace area. You'll see in part 2 ;). However, it also failed a lot, but naturally I'm not going to include the failures in the video. I'd say it had about a 70% success rate at tricking invaders.

@davidotoole9328

9 ай бұрын

Like Sherlock homes said to Watson: "You see, but you do not observer." Especially with the dead bird on the floor. They're so focused and catching sight of one thing that their brains fill in the rest the picture with a very low refresh rate.

@greaterhat5726

9 ай бұрын

People are too focused on trying to find a group of 2 or 3 with moonveil or ROB lol

@radovend2023

9 ай бұрын

@@davidotoole9328 invaders actually can't see the corpses of enemies that died in your world before they invaded.

@ableponce8599

9 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same 🤣

I went into this thinking "there's no way in hell this man is gonna fool anyone with this jank bird suit" And immediately began eating my words.

@kenjutsukata1o1

Ай бұрын

Same, was wondering how it could fool anyone until 12:50, since I thought for a moment that an actual warhawk was being shown XD goes to show that if you weren't paying close attention to it there's a good chance you'd never notice.

I never expected the stormhawk disguise to work so well. the old saying "Gamers never look up" holds true time and time again.

@NottSaying

9 ай бұрын

Gamers never look up, he he he Fortnite

@NickC_222

8 ай бұрын

People in general just tend not to look up when they're focused on the area around them. It may be a kind of inattentional blindness.

@heistingcrusader_ad3223

7 ай бұрын

​@@NottSayingno build mode

@magmat0585

6 ай бұрын

humans don't look up. We're used to threats only coming at us from our level, we don't generally think of stuff coming from above

@devinpledger2251

6 ай бұрын

thats where a 2nd bird is usually so people that know the area see nothing out of the normal actually that was a good one

I cannot fucking believe that you deadass cosplayed a bird and it worked. I also really appreciate the silly quips that you put over the characters they are the reason why I’m always on the lookout for your vids

@arynasabalenka3173

9 ай бұрын

The bird actually looks quite convincing i think from far away

@yurilopes420

8 ай бұрын

"godrick, thy house is in shameful state" sent me

@Nehfarius

6 ай бұрын

@@yurilopes420 "Well, 'tis not untrue. Castle Stormveil hath seen better days indeed, now but a squalid reflection of its feckless lord."

@Monkeydluffy-zj7wi

6 ай бұрын

This is fake dumbass when you get invaded they can see your name😮

@rafavazquez322

5 ай бұрын

tarnished deadass went "damn bit*h you live like this??" 😂

It's hilarious how people see something resembling a shape and color of a thing they think it is and they take it as absolute yes. That stormhawk cosplay is a work of genius. It's inseanly stupid, but it's genius 😂

@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487

9 ай бұрын

It's the epitome of "if it's stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid."

@milleniumadam8643

8 ай бұрын

there is a fine line between "utter stupidity, unbearably crazy, truly terrible, and absolute genius"

The dude who gifted you a lords rune and then back stepped off the ledge is a true hero and and gentleman lmfao

@Jjquak

5 ай бұрын

He truly lived up to his name ‘polite 1st’ 😁

@Helxas

4 ай бұрын

Man gave him TWENTY Lord's Runes

@benja1378

2 ай бұрын

How do you know it was a dude? Do only men play Elden Ring? - sincerely a non-binary player

@Helxas

2 ай бұрын

@@benja1378 As a gender-fluid gamer, calm down and enjoy the wholesome video

@ghoulbuster1

2 ай бұрын

Bro had to ruin it with politics

It saddens me that whenever they catch on, most go straight to fighting and they dont clap for the excellent disguise.

@MamaTrixxieAsmr

8 ай бұрын

It’s disheartening how many graceless, bloodthirsty, likely Maidenless tarnished immediately turn their blade upon the first thing they can hit instead of showing any amount of respect or amusement I’d definitely clap lol Also I dunno why I chose a verbose phrasing tho

@eminkilicaslan8945

7 ай бұрын

34:46 Bro clapped, and got clapped

@josephhausser3096

7 ай бұрын

​@@eminkilicaslan8945yah that was nasty lol I would've known when he put it on the edge, never trust a sheister

@jimbobob4334

6 ай бұрын

It saddens me people think this is genuine

@ETBrooD

5 ай бұрын

@@jimbobob4334The reason why this deception works is because it plays to the invaders' expectations. They think what they see is exactly what's supposed to be there, while they're distracted by their hunt for the host.

"Thine posterior is a thing of witchcraft" "There is flattery in friendship" 10/10 writing. Never knew that someone could be so formally friendzoned XD

Something about the dude transforming into a ballista and rolling off the cliff just.... made my day 🥲🤣

10:25 what a chill guy, such a breath of fresh air compared to normal elden ring pvp.

@Prox__xE

6 ай бұрын

Haha I act like this lol

@user1-ej3gj

6 ай бұрын

He's definitely a veteran of souls community

@Iamnamedthemuffin

4 ай бұрын

Doubly so, I saw the Lionel helm, crucible axe, and nagakiba, but seeing him use actual, legitimate combat tricks, proper spacing, and a weapon art that wasn’t spinning slash made breathe a sigh of relief

@remor698

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, that player went about their response to the disguise in such a stylish manner that you'd think this was scripted. Those kinds of interactions are so rare, but always fun to see.

@lyrics2challenged

3 ай бұрын

@@remor698 when they were standing there, menacingly, I knew lol. Good sport.

the lionel armor guy turning into a prop and sliding off the edge was hilarious

@keziahavila4827

28 күн бұрын

Flamethrower slowly slides over to the edge before falling, then screaming and reverting back to a man for a split second before disappearing

I am SHOCKED on how well the Stormhawk strategy worked on THAT MANY PEOPLE. I love to think that a few of them sit down to watch this video only to see themselves appear and run right past you lmao

It's nice to see that there are still people who have fun in this game, instead of the other part of the community...

@PersonGuy968

8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately many people left the PvP after people spammed RoB and BHS, and never came back, even after they got nerfed. That made a terrible first impression.

@THELOATHSOME_DUNGKILLER

8 ай бұрын

@@PersonGuy968 yes, that too, but what I mean is that nowadays, when I invade I only find people ganking with dual spear, hound step, and spells, and when I let the invaders invade me they play with disgusting builds and If they see that they lose they resort to the serpenthunter glitch, almost no one plays to have fun, just to win

@PersonGuy968

8 ай бұрын

@@THELOATHSOME_DUNGKILLER Don't mind if I ask, but what does the glitch consist of?

@THELOATHSOME_DUNGKILLER

8 ай бұрын

@@PersonGuy968 Basically it's an instakill glitch that is done in one second and has a range of 40 meters. If you search on KZread, it shows up, the glitch has been around for more than a year and they still haven't fix it.

@NamePending878

8 ай бұрын

​@@PersonGuy968basically you do a weird swap thing with ghizas wheel and the serpent hunter to make the spin ash of war of the wheel apply to the spear so the spear just has a massive cone of constant and high damage with huge range. Idk how it works but the end result is certain death

“Village idiot has died” comedy gold 😂

@Nehfarius

6 ай бұрын

Truly, a man who lived up to his moniker.

The Ye Olden Tongue™ really won me over, as a language nerd. I was ALREADY rolling from the bird cosplay fooling like 8 people in a row

I love how most of the guys who fell for the exile disguise just said, "Nice job, you win."

23:40 was a stroke of genius. Loving this content! I often do stealth invasions, and it's amazing how well you can hide in plain sight.

@abetteryou2025

4 ай бұрын

thats a old darks souls trick

@mrspiral13

4 ай бұрын

I spat my water

@rhysofsneezingdragon1758

4 ай бұрын

​@@abetteryou2025 It works every time. I think we've all fallen for the "lain out items to distract from danger" trick at least once.

Honestly, besides the quibs being pure comedy, the use of language is really impressive.

PSA to all invaders, keep an AOE ash of war like gravitas, for when ye compass vanishes, so that thee may snuff out those sneaking tarnished.

There are a lot of good lines in the commentary you added. I think my favorite was the "You are but half a man, fight as thine better half" one

I cant believe I just watched an hour of these hilarious shenanigans.

@radovend2023

7 ай бұрын

Better than Netflix

18:06 i want to say this can't be real, but then I remember I sat on top of a fallen tree in Liurnia right beside a gank squad with the host appearance tali, just within 1-4 meters of the other players. Some people just aren't observant

@radovend2023

9 ай бұрын

That player noticed me at that point but pretended not to. They swapped out weapons and spells

52 minutes of pure entertainment. You T-posing as a bird was the laugh I needed today.

Mad respect to the person who sees the disguise, and then waits to engage in a duel

The Shakespearean throughout is pure gold

The gesture used for the Stormhawk disguise is bloody genius!

I didn't expect a video like this to have such great writing... Or any writing. Lovely, gives a reason for the video to be paced as it is instead of a quick compilation

@radovend2023

8 ай бұрын

Well it is disguise trolling, which means I have to show people running past me and not recognizing me to show that the disguise is effective. That's why the pace is slower.

These are so fun to watch and the added dialogue is hilarious. Beyond clever chicanery

I love these. Brings me back to my old hide and seek days in Dark Souls. My favorite perch was at Dragon Barracks Bonfire above the right side stairs. You double back and just sit in the corner as a box and NOBODY sees you. The singular time I was discovered was because a message of mine got rated as the invader was walking toward me to go down the stairs as the effect went off. They clapped, we dueled, it was glorious. XD

22:10 The transformation into a disguise and then jumping off the cliff. Priceless. Hope he has a great day.

What’s tragic is that the only reason they find you 90% of the time is bc they are spamming lock on.

this is absolutely amazing. the seemingly small discrepancy between being a host or an invader when blending in as the enemy makes such a difference.

I genuinely have had some of the MOST fun in soulsborne ring series by doing exactly this. I have been eating up your content like a buffet lol I love it. But tbh.. im am SO suprised to see how little people remember to lock spam when running around, at least after the first run thru, you'd think they'd get sus enough to try lmao.

@radovend2023

9 ай бұрын

Thanks. I just wish I had more time to make videos

@user-bi5eu6mw6z

3 ай бұрын

Used to be a big fan of this KZreadr called "Lost my Sanity" who did exactly this in DS3

I think the Stormhawk might be the gutsiest disguise yet!

I did this as well when the game came out. I wanted to summon for the commander dude in the snowfield fortress but it failed and I got invaded at the same time. I wore the crucible knight Armor and just just sat using the sit gesture next to the boss fog gate on this pedestal looking thing. The guy was running back and forth literally standing next to me trying to interact with the fog wall then ran through the whole level in every direction. I went to make some food and came back 10 minutes later thinking he was gone. So I tired summoning again and got a mage and some other guy. Then he came running back to the fog wall out of nowhere only to get blasted by comet azure by the mage guy. Funniest thing I've experienced in ER PvP.

The stormhawk cosplay was simply genius.

The musical choices and ocassional troll faces made this feel like I was back in 2011 lmao Also, gotta love the people that actually takes it well.

I was not expecting the stormhawk disguise to work that well. Insane content man!

20:30 what a damn legend

raising the arms to simulate the wings is a masterstroke. You can't see it but I actually kneeled in front of my screen at that

I feel stupid because I know if I played Elden ring I would genuinely think that the living pot was an NPC that supposed to be there

Genius. I nearly burst blood-vessels laughing so hard. Eruditely written. Ingeniously perverse. A delight I will share far and wide.

How can people hate invaders they’re so gosh darn cute

Thank you to everyone for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. I just want to say that I wish I could upload more videos more regularly, but real life work just keeps me too busy and I go away from home a lot. I have footage for many more different types of videos, but finding the time to edit them into a final product is very difficult. Hopefully now over the holiday season I will be able to edit some more.

@redmist6630

4 ай бұрын

the sneaky snitch lol

@bigbass4811

4 ай бұрын

Awesome video and if you ever need help editing footage I would gladly help

@artisan2906

4 ай бұрын

make sure to rest! irl stuff takes precedence!

Holy crap this is so good! The Exile part where the guy turns into a balista and jumps was hilarious XD

9:56 dude dropped the wisest shit ever written and thought we wouldn’t notice

The creeper cosplay countering the exiled cosplay was so funny :D Especially since you did not try to outmaneuver it. Everybody just went with the script :D

Those dialogues you add to the invaders is what truly makes this unique. 10/10, you got a sub for that novel spin.

It went from a disguise very simple and easy to create to A BIRD

Oh my god, the stormhawk thing blows my mind

The green goblin rolling up and IMMEDIATELY chugging a ruptured tear flask while staring at you had me ROLLING, man. It's probably the most commical thing I've seen in this game 😂😂

Defeated by hubris, cosplay and jaunty tunes….fie upon’t! XD I’m glad you came back to make more of these ^_^

this is what i call entertaining game content. playing something uncommon and make other players surprised, not just like any other day of battle and win/lose

the mimic tear veil + sudoku from the invader move destroyed me. *puts on idion crown* i need to go, my people need me.

The cliff side dagger drops are hilarious

This is what makes İnvasion content fun

That parry to Misericorde riposte awoke the old invader in me. Loved the whole video big time. I just can't believe you worked so hard on this.

My bad habit of constantly spamming the lock on button finally would serve a purpose.

13:42 invader checking the lvl by using up his FP just goes to show how everyone's got too much of it :)

These are great videos, and the comedic bravado added by your captions honestly made this 10x more enjoyable. I hope your channel grows.

Honestly I just love the captions. "Where art thou? Do not prolong thy misery" Truly the most deceptive Tarnished upon this earth

The added dialogue was a really good idea. Keeps it from feeling too repetitive. Also very funny by itself.

I think a lot of them are noticing you as the exile, they're targeting you but they're seeing that you're not the host and taking advantage of the fact that you're keeping the bit up to look for the host. EDIT: Though I'll add that if this is the case, why they don't check the exile RIGHT ACROSS from you is a mystery. Maybe I'm wrong...

Ah, brings me back to the good ol' days of Dark Souls 3

You had me dying the first seconds when i understood what you did 🤣 you're doing a great job !

Distraction and Theatricality, powerful tools against the uninitiated.

The entire video was funny af, but that last one with the double kill was PERFECT!

When that guy turned into a prop and slid off the edge 😂😂😂😂 im literally in tears 🤣🤣🤣

These are so unbelievably God damned good; please keep it up!

Some of the thought bubbles in old-timey Shakespearean English were quite well done and amusing.

Omg this brings me back to playing ds2. I used to dress up as hollow soldiers and alonne knights and mess with invaders for hours

Stormhawk was brilliant 😆

The stormhawk disguise is brilliant! I love your videos ❤

The best part of outlandish hiding things like the Stormhawk one is when they finally notice you after ages, come to a complete stop and you just know they're facepalming in despair.

This is one of the most entertaining ER invasion video I've seen. Good humor and almost a hour long! Excellent job.

Kevin Macleod with the hard carry for the music.

@radovend2023

9 ай бұрын

Yes. I might look for video game music in the future since that is often safe to use

This is one of the most brilliant things I’ve ever seen in the gaming world. I’ve been dying watching this. Marvelous

Honourable sepuku upon defeat has to be my favourite bit

New video on my favourite PvP channel! Time to grab some popcorn.

i cant believe the storm hawk one worked! so god damn funny, i am saving this one. also that part where you kill that guy with the explosion, is gold 7:30 also what if one combined that with the bubble tear, would they survive? that would be one heck of a way to kill some one! and live of corse

@radovend2023

9 ай бұрын

If i had more HP i would have lived, but I chose not to heal. I prefer for us both to die, that way the poor invader can get a rune arc at least and feel good about themselves. I can tell when an invader is experienced or when they are a new player, and I always feel bad about new players invading since they probably never win. So I let them win, sort of, with a double KO

The dialogue is amazing

Bubble Man was an absolutely incredible way to end out the video

The 'Ye Olde' speak is so damn funny. Nice work, man.

This video was amazing, and the commentary was absolutely brilliant. Subbed!

Very light hearted! Great stuff!😊

The Loot trap followed by a hip thrust of death has made my life better

The best part was the old english dialogue, the classical music a close second

This was amazing!!! Well done, mad lad! I needed this. Subbed

If this happened to me I‘d give up on invading because it can’t get better than this!

this added dialogue is a thing of beauty, some of these lines had me rolling. great piece of work these videos!

I love you the dialogue you added it's hilarious also clever use of EldenBling as always

Such a wondrous stroke of occurrence that I would find myself upon one that doth mix olde English and Elden Ring both into a fine stew for me to enjoy.

Dude thank you for making this, better than all the tryhard stuff I see. Reminds me of the good ol days 🤣

0:27 dude so salty when he realized he got fooled.

That was honestly great, thoroughly entertained. If all invasions were grand games like this, I too would partake. Keep up the clever writing in the quips, it was delightful.

That ending was perfect i loved this video

@radovend2023

8 ай бұрын

You watched the whole video? That is impressive. Thank you very much! There is a part 2 as well you can check out.

This is just so unfailingly hilarious

I’m so glad someone made a video of this!!! I would do this from time to time!!! Great job OP!! Truly, greatness!

this is one of the best elden ring videos i have ever seen