Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-63.153.23.3-20130729052232/@comment-5264386-20130926031416

To expand upon Heretical's belief, I'd say that the community in Dark Souls is more of a spectrum than a clear-cut divide. This is because, yes, you have the "Honour Bros" and the "Naturalists", but you also have a grey area in-between these two groups.

For example, whenever possible, I bow to my opponent to signify that I won't heal throughout the duel, however, I'll use whatever equipment, items and spells I happen to have equipped (although I avoid using Dark Magic and WotG like the plague), and if the opportunity presents itself, I'll go for the backstab/parry and riposte. To me, this has always seemed 'honourable', since I'm not spamming healing items or 'fishing' for critical attacks, although I acknowledge some might argue that it's more of a naturalistic playstyle.

Although we can argue that the DaS community has two naturally opposing and distinctive groups, we mustn't forget that there are many players who are somewhere in the middle and don't necessarily fit into the stereotype of "Honour Bro" or "Naturalist".