Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to the first episode of Dark Souls 2 Dissected! This episode takes a close look at how the matchmaking mechanics evolved into Soul Memory, and how these mechanics were figured out.

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00:00 - Intro
1:22 - The History of Invasion Balancing
5:09 - What Is Soul Memory?
7:22 - The Flaws of Soul Memory
11:52 - How Hackers Caused a Mechanic to Get Patched
13:38 - How Soul Memory Was Solved
27:43 - Inside Help
30:28 - Testing Holdouts & Loose Ends
34:57 - The PvP Arenas
37:22 - Modified Save Files
38:50 - Closing Words & Credits