are firecrackers cheating?

[twiggy]

its not really fair that these things work on so many enemies compared to all the other prosthetics and basically give you free damage or healing opportunities as long as your spirit emblem supply lasts.

[Regufyz]

oh belive me they will stop working as well later on in Mid-Game. They are a great help early game tho

[IwanttohavtheDamBurger]

firecrackers dont cheat...people do...what a stupid question

[twiggy]

Originally posted by IwanttohavtheDamBurger:

firecrackers dont cheat...people do...what a stupid question

what im asking is that if you want to claim you actually beat the game fairly or be proud of actual skill then should you not use them?

[IwanttohavtheDamBurger]

Originally posted by twiggy:

Originally posted by IwanttohavtheDamBurger:

firecrackers dont cheat...people do...what a stupid question

what im asking is that if you want to claim you actually beat the game fairly or be proud of actual skill then should you not use them?

firecrackers are part of the arsenal and gameplay....how is using something that the game gives you cheating...yeah if you want to challenge yourself by not using the prosthertics then fine..but its called challenging not cheating

[twiggy]

Originally posted by IwanttohavtheDamBurger:

Originally posted by twiggy:

what im asking is that if you want to claim you actually beat the game fairly or be proud of actual skill then should you not use them?

firecrackers are part of the arsenal and gameplay....how is using something that the game gives you cheating...yeah if you want to challenge yourself by not using the prosthertics then fine..but its called challenging not cheating

idk it jusut feels cheesy that you can basically stun bosses and stuff for 1 spirit emblem cost prosthetic abilitiy. it felt cheesy to firecracker a boss and charge up a full power double ichimonji on them while theyre still stunned, either for just damage or to bail myself out of building up dangerous levels of posture damage etc

[IwanttohavtheDamBurger]

Originally posted by twiggy:

Originally posted by IwanttohavtheDamBurger:

firecrackers are part of the arsenal and gameplay....how is using something that the game gives you cheating...yeah if you want to challenge yourself by not using the prosthertics then fine..but its called challenging not cheating

idk it jusut feels cheesy that you can basically stun bosses and stuff for 1 spirit emblem cost prosthetic abilitiy. it felt cheesy to firecracker a boss and charge up a full power double ichimonji on them while theyre still stunned, either for just damage or to bail myself out of building up dangerous levels of posture damage etc

thats a mechanic the game gives you..legally...it gives players who are not used to FS games a way to balance the difficulty..if you dont want to use it..dont use it...its not as if its pvp and someone is spamming firecrackers at you

[Piramidion]

You're supposed to use your prosthetics, especially on bosses. If a certain prosthetic works for a certain boss, just use it, unless you want an additional challenge, but I wouldn't recommend it (the challenge, I mean) for the first playthrough. Just use everything the game provides you with.

[Alexoferith]

As Regufz has said, it is a tool to help you progress. Against some of the big bosses who you have to defeat in order to progress and achieve the endings, you won't even have time to use it. Sorry, you really have to time it right to use it. And the most usefulness of firecrackers against some of the main bosses is to allow you to have time to heal!!!
As IwanttohavtheDamBurger pointed out, until you have mastered the skill of perfect parrying/deflection, you will need any tool that is there to progress. Think about it. If using it constitutes cheating or gaining the upper hand, why the developers design and put it in the game. And why the Dev devised the system that you can only use 10 during a fight when you can hold hundreds in your inventory... well, technically speaking (you don't actually carry hundreds of firecracker but hundreds of spirit enblems).
You may have watched some videos showing player(s) not using any tool but just the sword and skill to kill bosses. They can deflect perfectly every single time so they don't need any tools. They only use tool(s) and skills when time is an issue, like going for world record or just showing off. As a conclusion, as IwanttohavtheDamBurger has said that it is a challenge when not using any tool and skill.

[Yojo0o]

All the prosthetics have powerful uses, firecrackers are just one of many.

[Æɴɪsᴏ]

No, it's in the game. And it was made with a purpose.

If you're a firecracker abuser, more power to you. But I personally like to mix'n match prosthetics since it's more fun.

[Krag]

Using prosthetics on bosses isn't cheating, it's intended and the game rewards you for making smart use of them

[David Benioff]

Originally posted by twiggy:

Originally posted by IwanttohavtheDamBurger:

firecrackers dont cheat...people do...what a stupid question

what im asking is that if you want to claim you actually beat the game fairly or be proud of actual skill then should you not use them?

That's like asking if using a longsword in ds3 is cheating, rapier in ds2 is cheating, etc. They're part of the game.

[ice]

lmao no, except for beast enemies they're just fistfuls of ash for emblems, and there start to be much much better things to spend your emblems on

[Shalashaska]

firecrackers sometimes feel like a cheat , and also the thrust spear is the most op of all , i try to avoid using them but they are fun!

[placecardcookie]

Part of the game, dude. If it's available to you, it's a part of design. the hardcore's do "hands tied" runs though like no fire crackers or demon bell etc