Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-25247371-20140813071145/@comment-24912592-20140830134212

Nah, I think it's part of the original question. Darkwraiths are certainly treated differently than Dragons, because they mess up your game more often. And people just told how they react case-specific.

Cosmic, as with every generalization, there are exceptions and I tried to stress that out enough. However, since the covenants offer different benefits, you can expect some typical behaviours from those generalized people. For example, you can expect a Gravelord to hide a bit more than a Darkwraith. It is as irrational as trying to differentiate between New Yorkers and Taxans, but your environment definitely has an impact on your character.

Darksign, which question did I leave unchecked? (0.0)?

As for me, I still think the "honorables" have moral high ground above the "outlaws". Because we are passive. That's a big difference! If I bow and expect you to do the same, but you just stand down, no harm is done to you. But if you bumrush me while I'm bowing, I get harmed indeed. So the golden rule is violated here. You know, you might argue this is not cheating because it doesn't break rules, but so is disconnecting. I'm, by the way, not disconnecting as often as you think, but I certainly do it in the Archives. Because it's in the game. Just like lagstabs people always go for. In this case, and I think that's what really annoys Xero, you Darkwraiths actually experience a bit of the grief the host feels when you play dirty against them. And mind you, you're already angry about the little time. The defeated host has much more to worry about than that. See, here's the golden rule again I'd like everyone to follow. The last extreme step is to mod. You know, you don't get negatively sanctioned for modding in this game. So it appears no rule is broken. Following this thought, and I'm repeating myself, how would you feel if I constantly screwed your game with unfair means? That's why I wish everyone would just respect the opponent's desire for his views on fair play.

Now, what is a proper etiquette? I agree, that is a very subjective topic that will never be truly solved. The community had to agree on a general list of rules, but that's quite difficult. After all, bowing before a fight and not healing have become quite common etiquettes, so not all is impossible. Personally, I try to stick to the golden rule as long as possible. For example, I give you the time for buffs. I have come to not buff my weapon, but if I see you buffing, it becomes fair to me using DMB. Same with WoG. See, I'm trying to keep the field even. Of course, that's the easy example. It gets more complicated with mechanics that are built-in or are decided before the fight. For example, I had very few duels where my opponent used Sunlight Blade, and I answered with Darkmoon. My opponent then used Great Magic Barrier... That's a bit unfair seeing how it greatly reduces my magic damage, but there is no lightning equivalent. Throw in the oppponent's WoG spam and you get the idea. So I decide to negate that situation. I will outdodge you until GMB ends, and should lag give you a few hits, I will heal with Divine Blessings (until GMB runs out, of course, not further). Yes, I had plenty of them delivered to me. Am I ashamed? A bit, but desperate measures... And after all, Blessings are in the game. You should always expect an opponent to use them. See the problem here? You exploited a flaw in the balancing, and I retaliated by exploiting another flaw myself, and the fight is inevitably going a direction neither player really likes. So stick to the golden rule, keep the duel fair and even, and the outlaws may not get everything they want, but they receive no damage and don't do it to other people's game experience.

Whoo, quite a bit of a text. I think I'm finished, have said everything I wanted to. Let me know if something is unclear!

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