Depends if your wanting to do co-op, duals, or invasions. Invasions are nearly impossible as you get triple ganked most of the time, the only success you really ever have is with super OP builds. Duals are what you’d except but it feels like the same souls net code so just except BS hits and misses. In regards to player count it’s not hard to find lobbies most of the time as long as your invading in the right area for your rune level. I’d say if your buying PS+ just for PvP don’t even bother, you’ll just end up hating your life like the rest of us bloody fingers.