Is Dragonrot the penalty for dying or resurrection?

[TeaAndBiscuits]

I've seen conflicting answers online. Do you accumulate Dragon rot on a hard death (death after res) or do you accumulate it by resurrecting?

[Efesell]

Only dying.

[TeaAndBiscuits]

Originally posted by Efesell:

Only dying.

Dying after resurrecting or dying in general?

[Goilveig]

Originally posted by ReaperG69:

Originally posted by Efesell:

Only dying.

Dying after resurrecting or dying in general?

Anytime you respawn at a statue. Using the resurrection skill to come back to life where you are does not count towards this.

If you die and respawn at the statue, it doesn't matter if you previously used your resurrections or not - the dragonrot penalty is the same.

[TeaAndBiscuits]

Originally posted by Goilveig:

Originally posted by ReaperG69:

Dying after resurrecting or dying in general?

Anytime you respawn at a statue. Using the resurrection skill to come back to life where you are does not count towards this.

If you die and respawn at the statue, it doesn't matter if you previously used your resurrections or not - the dragonrot penalty is the same.

[West Taiwan]

Just dying.

I don't think it's a big deal. I've done most of the game without paying too much attention to it and stacking dragons tears.

Although I also haven't died that much, so there could be consequences I'm unaware of.

[gimli_fireforge]

if it from dying only why does the npc that teaches u about dragon rot literally say its from repeated use of the power of resurrection. that would imply dragon rot procs from the act of resing not dying.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O2XlgpX2P8

[Ghazghkull]

Originally posted by gimli_fireforge:

if it from dying only why does the npc that teaches u about dragon rot literally say its from repeated use of the power of resurrection. that would imply dragon rot procs from the act of resing not dying.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O2XlgpX2P8

i agree the game says its from using your power.... i would like to see the source everyone else is using to say its any death

[Catpuppy]

Been watching Maximillian_DOOD play for comparison, and, he played for a good while without using the resurrection, and during that period he hardly ever got rot even though he died. Then he started using resurrection, still dying, and getting a lot of rot. But I'm not sure, it's circumstantial.

[InstableMonster]

The explanation is vague but basically when you use rez, you use your own life force. Dying and rezing at a statue uses other people life force and spread dragonrot.

[Alex]

I didnt take the wolf's blood (or what it was called) to resurrect. I chose to start over just because i remembered this about dragon rot. It seems logical its from using a special power and continue from where you died. Even in the trailer before the game was released they said something about it being some form of punishment from cheating death. Going back to where you rested is properly dying while using "magic" to continue is cheating death and thus negative consequences happen.

At least this seems the most logical to me. I might be wrong.

[Lunar Shower]

I'm almost certain its from simply dying, as I've been using Ressurection the entire game, I'm right outside the Demon of Hatred and only have gotten one stack for the Jail mob the entire time I've played. Not sure what else necessarily leads to it, but I think dying repeatedly to the same enemy, or in the same zone or within a certain amount of time will cause it.

Still, could be due to resurrection and would be the way to balance it out some more, though I will say that you can't get dragonrot from simply ressing the entire game if you never FULLY die, at least the only way I've seen people get rot is by dying and then respawning at an idol. So if anything if you die after rezzing is probably what leads to it, rather then just using the resurrection itself. We'll find out in time I'm sure either way.

EDIT: In general though, its not something you should worry about too much. It doesn't actually cause any real problems in terms of the game itself, worst being that it will halt npc questlines if they catch dragonrot, no NPCs can die from it as far as I'm aware. The only people mention it killing die regardless of catching dragonrot or not.

[gimli_fireforge]

i understand that having game mechanics that arent explained and having to figure things out for urself is a core part of From Software games, but i gotta say, im not a fan when it means potentially screwing over side quests.

[Lunar Shower]

Originally posted by gimli_fireforge:

i understand that having game mechanics that arent explained and having to figure things out for urself is a core part of From Software games, but i gotta say, im not a fan when it means potentially screwing over side quests.

Eh, it doesn't really screw them over, just puts them on halt. You can still complete them as normal once you cure the rot.

[gimli_fireforge]

Originally posted by Lunar Shower:

Originally posted by gimli_fireforge:

i understand that having game mechanics that arent explained and having to figure things out for urself is a core part of From Software games, but i gotta say, im not a fan when it means potentially screwing over side quests.

Eh, it doesn't really screw them over, just puts them on halt. You can still complete them as normal once you cure the rot.

yes but its a limited resource and if u happen to let dragon rot build up too much cause ur saving ur cure then npcs can die from it. i dunno over all i just feel like its a poorly designed mechanic that is even more poorly explained when its kinda important to know how it works.

[VarBear]

Resurrection nodes fuel the Dragons blood power. When you run out of them or just don't use it, it takes the life force from NPC's, giving them dragonrot. Emma explains this indirectly.

As to why you can't use said nodes to resurrect at an idol instead of where you are: probably unexplained lore lul.