You should be fine at that soul memory. The only things I could suggest would be to try finding fights at Belfry Lunar as it's a hot spot area around that soul memory, or, grind a little bit to get to around 1.5m soul memory. The PVP meta is around 1.5m soul memory, so you'll find way more fights around that mark. One of the most useful links you'll use on DS is this: http://darksouls2.wiki.fextralife.com/Summon+Range+Calculator I used that an awful lot. Once you're about 1.5m soul memory, hit the bridge at Iron keep and you'll be fighting constantly lol. I hope you find what I've said somewhat useful, and best of luck.

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