So with a holiday weekend coming up and a halfday Saturday for me, I'm planning on some Dark Souls 2 play. I will be in TS shortly after lunch time this Saturday to start off my marathon of play and will be playing all weekend/holiday long because apparently, I'm nuts.
I spent a bit of time practicing PVP in the event we get jumped by an invader so I've got a few tips that will help us but I will dispense that knowledge on TS. The PVP invasions have died down a bit since they mostly spend time trying to grief players in the expansions. Most of the invaders you run into leading up to the expansions are mostly just NPC invader encounters that are part of the game. I don't let these invasions deter me from playing any more since its how the game is. They don't seem to be able to invade you nonstop like they used to. Just know that you aren't safe outside of Majula(humanity or undead).