Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-16047389-20140416200536/@comment-16047389-20140417205637

I think that the rings are practically a necessity due to certain elements. The main one being that it is now possible to farm up a zone to the point where they no longer spawn enemies, and then lose all the souls you've collected.

Here's an example. Right now, I'm running around with 2.5 million souls. Not Soul Memory, souls. If I were to die without the ring, that's 2.5 million souls down the drain. Why am I running around with so many souls without spending them? Two reasons. One, I want to stay in the 150 level bracket as it seems to be the most active PvP bracket in NG+, and there aren't any items I can buy or upgrade, as I have picked out my armor and fully upgraded it, and I still need to find 10 more Petrified Dragon Bones to fully upgrade my Defender's Greatsword. The second reason, is that I am currently testing out the Ruler's Sword to see just how far the damage will scale.