Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-213.126.76.170-20140319211924/@comment-24682999-20140405043216

Nobody said that this game is fair. PVP is a core part of the game. And a fight is, by default, unfair because people aren't all at the same skill level. Healing mid-fight is just as viable of a strategy as hiding behind a shield.

Best advice I can give is to practice, and get better at it.

When it comes down to it, you do what you have to do to win. Have fun with your "honor." The guy who kills you will remember you fought "honorably" when he's dancing on your corpse.