Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-76.179.129.56-20140522041611/@comment-3492791-20140522204702

Dark Jeto wrote: My guess is to counter-balance the Warmth Pyromancy, which heals everyone, even enemies. It'd be dumb if that was the reason, but I do know that the Lifedrain Patch hurts the caster if they walk in it. Perhaps it hurts white phantoms due to a coding issue. I'd imagine that those spells are that way to detour reckless use of them. Very powerful when used at the right time, but a hindrance when used without thought, similar to Power Within. It could just be that the devs were too naive or narrow minded to consider the griefing potential.