Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-25247371-20140813071145/@comment-24635935-20140830041841

To me, its about how much effort you put into playing the game. If someone goes around wearing full havel's, wielding a katana, and spamming crystal soul spears or WoTG, they aren't trying or earning anything. They are simply ending a fight. Someone who uses pure strength or dex, who dosen't rely on range or ridiculous aux effects, will have a difficult time. They have to try. They get mad at poor imbalances in Dark 1, and stray away from cheap play stlyes, or the bleedover effect takes over, and they use and abuse imbalances. People are people. You can't change them, but you can most definately influence them. I still use my basic "fair" build: no bullshit bleed, soul spear or WoTG, just basic sword/rapier shield light style. Occasionally I get fed up and use the cheap stuff, but I just end up feeling dirty in the end. People play how they want to play. I prefer to put in effort and try, rather than make the game mind blowingly easy for myself. It makes a win more rewarding.