Well they're nerfing the pyromancy so that might just balance off. Maybe I'm reading too much into it..

They should make finding online players easier, I'd up the 10% Soul Level cap to 25% that would help loads.

Also does the 10% soul level cap count for coop play (white soapstone) because if it does I would take that off completely.

They should just use the system in Demon's Souls. 10% SL + 10 for lower and upper limit. Even now, you have 2 -3 times more activity online on Demon's Souls than in Dark Souls for Co-op and PVP.

Isn't that the system that's being used now?

It seems that there's tons of hidden factors that are involved when it comes to co-op'ing, I don't think it's the level range that's hindering it. Sometimes, I'm able to summon/be summoned by a friend pretty fast. Other times, it takes rediculously long.

On a random note, abit slow to post here but lightning is getting a -5% damage nerf. I think that's pretty good considering that fire weps were inferior in every way, mostly considering the fact that fire defense is much more common.

Another vid on the patch mostly goin over what's already known:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HITanD8IxU

You can see the new stats for the Moonlight sword at 1:55.......about 480 total damage. Pretty nice'ish.

Nope, for normal white soapstone (including sunlight, princess guard and way of the white covenants) co-op, that's the limit. Other covenants have different factors. Red Eye Soapstone and Cracked Red Eye Stone also are restricted to the 10% limit.

Forest Hunters have no upper limit for invasions, but their lower limit is 10% of the forest hunter who invades. 
Darkmoon has the 10% limit for the Blue Eye Stone invasions and no level restrictions for the ring invasions
Darkwraith has no lower limit, but their upper limit is 10% of the Darkwraith member who uses the Red Eye Stone
Gravelords can only affect players within the 10% range, lower and upper
Dragons are restricted to the 10% range as well, plus they're also restricted to function as a PVP Red Soapstone, but for Dragon Scales as prize.

If they would add the +/- 10 to the SL restrictions, online would have a hell lot of more activity, especially at lower levels (>50) Just go online in Demon's Souls and you'll see lots of blue signs, get invaded every couple of minutes or be able to be summoned fast, almost constantly. That's because a SL 20 can summon/invade players between SL 8 - 32, while on Dark Souls, with the 10% restriction, those levels are limited to 18 - 22.

A bit of bad news : /

http://preparetodie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=17488&sid=841e4e114ef8a9ef68e439316a8ca4b1

In short:

The 1.04 patch that japan already has only made the online/matchmaking worse than it is now. Even if we did get 1.04, we'd have more balancing of items/etc but an even more broken online system.

It could be a while until NA gets any patch at all =/

Yea I've been looking out for the patch whole weekend, looks like i'll have to wait some more.

Crap ='(

BTW, how do I know the version the game currently has?

Grrr I am getting destroyed by 4 kings in NG+........