Is it bad to die in Dark Souls?

Immortality comes at a price in the game, die too many times and you hollow. Hell lose your will to continue and you hollow! Once you've hollowed you're basically just a stumbling bag of bones devoid of your previous mannerisms, soul and Humanity…Praise the Pun!!
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Is dying bad in Dark Souls?

Souls are the only thing you lose on death, but even then you have a chance of getting them back. Being human is pretty much meaningless outside of NPC encounters too. If you happen to have a lot of souls on you, lucky that homeward bones are abundant and you can even buy rings of sacrifice late game.
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What happens if you die in Dark Souls?

But dying isn't really that bad.

So the only thing you really lose are any Souls you've collected – Souls being the main currency in the game. But even that's not so bad; if you can make it back to where you died, you'll find your lost Souls waiting patiently for your return!
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What is the punishment for dying in Dark Souls?

When a player dies, they lose all acquired souls and revert into Hollow/Unkindled form.
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Is death in Dark Souls permanent?

In real life we understand death as the complete cessation of consciousness and existence. We can call this "real death". But in Dark Souls, there is the concept of being undead. Undead cannot permanently die, but each death brings them closer to madness or being hollow.
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Does dying make you hollow in Dark Souls?

Immortality comes at a price in the game, die too many times and you hollow. Hell lose your will to continue and you hollow! Once you've hollowed you're basically just a stumbling bag of bones devoid of your previous mannerisms, soul and Humanity…Praise the Pun!!
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Does Dark Souls have a good ending?

Dark Souls is rarely very clear with what its story means and how it should be interpreted. Given the martyr-like journey the player takes as the Chosen Undead, the true "good ending" is determined by what they feel is the right thing to do.
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Can you get banned in Dark Souls?

So to recap, if you tamper with the game in online mode, you'll probably get banned and if you tamper with it on offline in a way that leaves a trace in your save file, and then proceed to go online with that save, you will also get banned (But might be fine if you delete your problematic character(s) and play on a ...
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Is Dark Souls hard or punishing?

its both actually. i gaurante you will have to refight some bosses more then twice. and if you die not only do you lose humanity wich brings stats down a bit but you also drop your soul that has all your money (A.K.A. souls) and you lose all the humanity in your humanity counter.
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How many kills does it take to get humanity in Dark Souls?

1st humanity - 28 kills. 2nd humanity - 29 kills. 3rd humanity - 31 kills. 4th humanity - 35 kills.
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Do I lose humanity when I die ds1?

"Note that when you die, your used humanity is dropped in the same spot as your souls.
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Why does my character look dead in Dark Souls?

Hollowing is caused by the Dark Sigil brand and turns player characters into zombie-like creatures after it reaches a certain level or counter—15, to be specific. This Hollowing increases after subsequent deaths.
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Is it bad to die in Demon souls?

You lose your souls, which is like currency, but if you can make it back to where you died before dying again, you can pick up the souls you lost. You also start at the beginning of the level, and if you died in body form you will be a phantom and world tendency will have become darker for that world.
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Is it better to be human in Dark Souls?

No real advantage to being human, besides being able to summon other players. And no, being human doesn't raise drop rate, having soft humanity increases stats and drop rate. holding soft humanity gives advantages, not being human.
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Are people immortal in Dark Souls?

It is the fire that causes death. Everyone is hung up on "The Curse" that afflicts humanity with immortality and amnesia when The Fire wanes.
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Does Dark Souls save itself?

Look for the fire icon. That's the autosave symbol. The game saves your position when you quit, so it's not necessary to reach the next bonfire if you need to quit before that. The game is almost constantly saving, so if you mess up theres no going back.
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Should a 13 year old play Dark Souls?

Great game, a little hard for younger kids.

This game should be 12+ or 9+. The media takes violence too seriously. You are killing demons as an undead knight. I know that tat might leave a bitter taste in your mouth, but if your kid is set on getting this game and is 12 and older at least 9 then it should be fine.
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Is Dark Souls 1 harder than 3?

If anything, DSIII is much harder, at least in the back half. The first game front-loads its difficulty, peaking with Ornstein & Smough at approximately the halfway point, and from there it's all downhill- none of the bosses in its latter half are anywhere near as challenging, at least once you figure out their tricks.
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Which game is harder than Dark Souls?

Bloodborne is often touted as one of the hardest games of all time. For that matter, the entire Dark Souls series is bandied as some of the hardest games ever, but Bloodborne is often seen as particularly challenging thanks to its fast-paced combat.
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Is Dark Souls 3 ok for 13 year olds?

Dark souls 3 is as violent as the player wants it

yeah. Kids should get used to hard things so this is a game they should totally get if they want it. If you don't like your kid seeing too much blood or gore, there is an option in game to turn it off entirely or milden it.
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Is Dark Souls disturbing?

That being said, Dark Souls is also home to some of the most disturbing and off-putting creature and monster designs outside of the horror genre. Among these ghouls, demons, and things that go bump in the dark is a collection of especially freaky enemies.
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Can I refund Dark Souls?

Yup. Refunds can only be used if the game has been on your account for less than 14 days and/or you have under 2 hours played.
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What is the hardest Dark Souls ending?

1 The Usurpation Of Fire

This is it: the last possible ending, and the hardest one to achieve. If you spend the entire game as one of the Hollowed, go out of your way to be the worst kind of person, and also follow an arduous list of easily mistakable tasks, then you can replace the Soul of Cinder after you defeat him.
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What is the end goal of Dark Souls?

Once the player acquires the four Lord Soul fragments and offers them to the Lordvessel, they travel to the Kiln of the First Flame to battle Gwyn. After Gwyn has been defeated, the player has the choice of linking the flame to preserve the Age of Fire or letting it die out to instigate the Age of Dark.
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Who is the end boss of Dark Souls?

Gwyn, The Lord of Cinder, is the final boss of Dark Souls. He is the father of Gwynevere (the woman who gives you the Lord Vessel) and Gwyndolin (the optional boss in Anor Londo). This final boss is located at the Kiln of the First Flame.
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