What's wrong with using Spirit Summons?

[Bigboss PC Faster]

?

[BKo]

When I use them, the fights become unfun, so I stopped. The only way their existence continues to affect me is when some of the fights now feel balanced around their existence, and yes, I would rather they disappear in the next game.

[Loopy]

Nothing, it just significantly reduces the fun in the game as bosses were not designed for summoning. It's a tool for help for people who cannot do it alone. That's okay, but it's not the integral crucial mechanic the summoners pretend it is. Bosses were always meant to be fought 1v1, it's THE trademark of a FS game.

[Arngrim]

Nothing. It´s a game and you play it like you want to.

[ReadyNick]

Using summons who focus on healing and rarely attack are decent, you don't feel so cheated.

[Mehermagerk]

I like them a lot of my friends would never have beat the game without them honestly they always never liked previous souls games or i had too hold there hand threw every boss as a summon now i don't.

[John Titor]

Originally posted by Loopy:

Nothing, it just significantly reduces the fun in the game as bosses were not designed for summoning. It's a tool for help for people who cannot do it alone. That's okay, but it's not the integral crucial mechanic the summoners pretend it is. Bosses were always meant to be fought 1v1, it's THE trademark of a FS game.

You're the sweatiest sweat who ever sweated sweat. Even Brut can't handle those pitstains.

[paincanbefun]

nothing

being a tryhard is a good way to play IF and only if your rules apply to yourself and no one else

no shields was the previous tryhard standard. it really is more fun, but it really is freaking obnoxious when people are like "gee, why are you using that shield when you could just not get hit instead? [shocked pikachu]"

[Loopy]

Originally posted by Mehermagerk:

I like them a lot of my friends would never beat the game without them honestly they always never like previous souls games.

Summoners in a nut shell

[hemorrhage911]

If you use spirit summons, you're automatically telling me you want to bypass the challenge just to progress the game. This is on Fromsoftware for adding this feature and balancing some of the fights around them, but once I hear someone tell me they summoned my interest in talking to them about their experience becomes less interesting.

[hemorrhage911]

If you want to have a bit of fun with summons, use them in small dungeons that are gank fights or at enemy camps. That's about the only time I've ever used them after I noticed how many bosses just go full ♥♥♥♥♥♥ AI wise when two targets are present.

[Loopy]

Originally posted by John Titor:

Originally posted by Loopy:

Nothing, it just significantly reduces the fun in the game as bosses were not designed for summoning. It's a tool for help for people who cannot do it alone. That's okay, but it's not the integral crucial mechanic the summoners pretend it is. Bosses were always meant to be fought 1v1, it's THE trademark of a FS game.

You're the sweatiest sweat who ever sweated sweat. Even Brut can't handle those pitstains.

This must've sounded so cool in your head

[John Titor]

Originally posted by Loopy:

Originally posted by John Titor:

You're the sweatiest sweat who ever sweated sweat. Even Brut can't handle those pitstains.

This must've sounded so cool in your head

I'm honored you'd take time out of your busy sweating schedule to respond to me. Thank you.

[GONDAL]

I don't think bosses are made to be fought any one way.

If anything, summons are just another fun way to take out a boss. If someone prefers one method or challenge, that's cool, but it's incredibly myopic to judge others for utilizing game mechanics presented to them.

[paincanbefun]

Originally posted by John Titor:

Even Brut can't handle those pitstains.

what about a whole can of axe?

[Loopy]

Originally posted by John Titor:

Originally posted by Loopy:

This must've sounded so cool in your head

I'm honored you'd take time out of your busy sweating schedule to respond to me. Thank you.

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