*SPOILERS* The door that only opens while not wearing armor

[BaLuX]

SPOILERS AHEAD


So, I went to the bottom of the Subterranean Shunning Grounds, and entered the Frenzied Flame Proscription area.

After doing some platforming accompanied by the sound of violins, I reached the bottom.

I see that devilish door, I think "great phat lewt inside". I didn't know how to open the door, but the messages left by other players made it clear that in order to open the door you have to wear no armor.

So I remove all armor and open the door. My character immediately proceeds forward and gets hugged by Three Fingers, inheriting the frozen flame. While I understand that my character misses Fia's hugs, shouldn't there be an option to choose if I want to inherit the frenzied flame like that???

Jokes aside, it is a lame move by FromSoft. I mean you are not given the option to choose when to inherit the frenzy flame.

P.S. After researching, I know I can remove the flame, but I just got annoyed by the fact that Melina left me for a choice that was not clear.

[Old Man Gamer (OMG)]

You are warned multiple times of this action. Do you speak to your quest NPCs? Even Melina warns you about doing this.

[Luxia]

Ah yes, you knew exactly what you're getting into and now you're upset the game didn't put you through ten different confirm/cancel dialogs.

For note, Melina tells you not to seek the three fingers at sites of grace near them. Multiple times.

[CB]

so you looked up everything to get through the door but neglected to look up the repercussions. fair.

[Old Man Gamer (OMG)]

Originally posted by Raddenson11:

Ah yes, you knew exactly what you're getting into and now you're upset the game didn't put you through ten different confirm/cancel dialogs.

For note, Melina tells you not to seek the three fingers at sites of grace near them. Multiple times.

This exactly.

[grandma_moses]

Yeah, you said everything on this issue. It could have done with a choice before you get it, but as you can remove it at anytime it's at most a minor inconvenience. NPCs tell you about it, but it's not exactly clear that that is what happens right after opening the door.

You'd expect a talk prompt before the Three Fingers, basically, as your choice to interact with them would be made then and there - as was said, you wouldn't know that the Fingers are right behind the door, they could just as well be three rooms down, sitting on a throne or whatever.

On the positive side, it's something that happens to everyone once at most.

[BaLuX]

You are right.

But to be frank, I didn't sit at the bonfires at all, I just "activated" them without sitting. So I wasn't warned at all.

But I still think it would be better to see where I was getting into. I really had no idea.

[RyuKazé]

Self inflicted wound.

[BaLuX]

Originally posted by grandma_moses:

You'd expect a talk prompt before the Three Fingers, basically, as your choice to interact with them would be made then and there - as was said, you wouldn't know that the Fingers are right behind the door, they could just as well be three rooms down, sitting on a throne or whatever.

Well put.

At least this incident reminded me something important: That I should remember to backup my saves (To avoid save corruption that is... totally unrelated to this).

Shame on me for neglecting it.