Talk:Homeward (Dark Souls II)/@comment-4511886-20140808082430/@comment-72.87.155.240-20141207235957

The only time I can imagine homeward being beneficial without resting at a bonfire is during a cornering situation, such as in the undead crypt should too many ghost be summoned in from the bells. If the player turns down one of the short dead end hallways, they could fairly easily get screwed over. Using homeward fast enough could save the players life in such a situation, and allow them the opportunity to lure members of the swarm out and handle the problem more effectively when they return.

That's the only situation I can see it working for though.Otherwise I just keep it to cut the return time on farming runs or as an emergency escape when I'm nowhere near far enough through an area and low on durability/spells/estus. Its more of a convenience miracle than something with real tactical value in my opinion.