Is there any reason to reverse hollowing?

Being human (reverse hollowing) also allows other players and NPCs to invade you which is a critical part of the fun. You have to be human to invade others. It also unlocks special "adult only" scenes that you can't get when you are ugly. Reverse hollow makes u human, so u can summon other players.
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Is it worth reverse hollowing Dark Souls?

Hence, there isn't a good reason to reverse hollow on such levels, since you will lose it and be unable to get it back, if you are killed, unlike if you keep the humanity stored in your soul, where you can recapture it and a higher humanity level boosts some curse resistance and some special weapons.
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Do you need to reverse hollowing to summon?

You don't need to actually reverse hollow to get the item find benefits. Maxes out at 10 soft humanity for item find. No need to go human to get the benefit. I really only reverse hollow if I want to summon for a boss (not required, they add 50% hp to the boss anyway).
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Does reverse hollowing increase item discovery?

Note: you don't need to reverse hollowing for max item discovery, just have 10 humanity in the counter to the left of your health. Anything that increase you item discovery in other words yes.
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What is the point of humanity in Dark Souls?

Using Humanity

Humanity can be spent at bonfires to reverse Hollowing or to kindle bonfires. Reversal of hollowing allows players to summon other players and invade worlds; kindling increases the maximum amount of Estus Flask charges a bonfire provides.
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DARK SOULS - Humanity Explained (Reverse Hollow, Kindling, Holding Humanity...)

What is the benefit of restoring humanity in Dark Souls?

With Humanity you can:

Reverse hollowing, returning you to your Human form. Kindle bonfires which increases the total amount of estus flasks you are permitted to carry while saved to a specific bonfire. (If in Human form) Summon player allies to aid you in battle against the game's epic bosses.
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Should you restore humanity in Dark Souls?

Reverse Hollowing and restore your humanity, and you'll be able to summon other players into your game. They'll help you. The downside of restoring your humanity is that it makes you vulnerable to invasion. Other players can appear in your game uninvited and kill you.
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Why do I sometimes get 10 Estus flasks?

If there is a visible Firekeeper who controls the flame of a Bonfire, that fire as standard will give you ten Estus Flasks. All other standard Bonfires will give you 5.
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Is reverse hollowing permanent?

Reversing Hollowing

However, because they still possess Dark Sigils, they will resume Hollowing with each subsequent death, making the effect temporary. Thus, this "cure" is only cosmetic in nature, as well as losing access to the bonus Luck of Hollow-infused weapons.
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What happens if you reverse hollowing in Dark Souls 1?

Reversing hollowing means you stop looking like beef jerky, and can use online features like summoning and invasions (Also for some NPC stuff), also at the cost of a humanity.
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Can you reverse hollowing while cursed?

While Cursed, you'll have your total HP reduced by 50 percent, there will be a skull in the top-left corner of the screen where you'd usually see your Humanity counter, you won't be able to reverse Hollowing or Kindle Bonfires, and the Curse will persist even when you die and revive.
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What is the easiest way to get humanity in Dark Souls?

You can also try farming them from the final DLC area before Manus. The best humanity farming in the game is in the dlc close to the manus boss. The earliest best humanity farming spots are the rats down the ladder under hellkite dragon or the rats in the depths.
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How do you farm humanity in Dark Souls?

One easy method to farm humanity is to warp to the bonfire in The Depths. The surrounding areas contain undead rats. If you have the Covetous Gold Serpent Ring equipped, the chance of a rat dropping Humanity is relatively high. Having a high humanity count (up to 10) also increases your item discovery rate.
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What are the downsides of hollowing?

1 more con about being hollow is a hollow weapon can damage you more. The only negative effect is that your beautiful character you spent hours in the customization screen for will turn into a shriveled up prune.
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What happens if you cure hollowing?

2 Curing Hollowing Effects Some NPCs

In addition to paying the for the five levels Yoel granted when curing characters of the Dark Sigil, it also locks players out of the Hollowing questline. This makes Yuria of Londor leave and will remove a potential NPC ally called the Londor Pale Shade.
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Is there a downside to hollowing in Dark Souls 3?

Hollowing in Dark Souls III doesn't have any downsides besides appearance—even then, you can appear normal with the Untrue Dark Ring.
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How much hollowing does it take to draw out true strength?

Just die till you reach 99 hollow. You need like 16 or 17 Hollowing level to get all five levels.
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Is the ashen one Undead?

The Ashen One is an Unkindled, an Undead that failed to link the First Flame and became ash, that has been raised from their grave and is tasked with a journey to defeat all of the Lords of Cinder and return them to their thrones, since the link of the Flame is threatened and the Lords refuse to serve as its fuel once ...
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How do you get 5 Dark Sigils?

Every time you get your true strength drawn out, you will gain another Dark Sigil, up to a total of five. To get more Dark Sigils, you must accumulate Hollowing by dying. The first one can be gained by simply talking to Yoel, the second at 2 Hollowing, another at 6, 12, and finally 16 Hollowing.
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How did I get 20 Estus Flasks?

The Bonfires with a Fire Keeper present is kindled by default, providing 10 flasks. After acquiring the Rite of Kindling the bonfires can be kindled again for a total of 15 "swigs", and a third time for a maximum amount of 20.
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Do bonfires stay kindled?

They sure do. Make sure you go through and kindle the important ones up to 20, because NG+ is much harder. I would also advise you go around and kill all the NPCs as well, since your guilt is reset. Plenty of free humanity and fire keeper souls, just don't kill your covenant leader since your current one won't reset.
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Is kindling permanent?

Kindling is essentially a permanent change in the sensitivity of the brain to a stimulus. It therefore follows that the biological basis for kindling must be a permanent change. Permanent changes in neurotransmitter levels or receptor parameters have not been conclusively demonstrated in kindling.
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Should you always use humanity?

It's a good idea to use Humanity as you farm it from the rats in the Depths, as you can increase item discovery, get an NPC to invade (if you're human), build Curse Resist to deal with the Basilisks, AND be able to summon help for the boss in one entire area.
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What happens if you offer humanity to Kaathe?

The Dark Hand can be used to steal humanity from other players and certain NPC's. By stealing humanity from players and offering it to Kaathe, you increase your covenant level. When you get 10 (+1 level), you will obtain a Red Eye Orb, which can be used to invade other player's worlds.
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What happens if you keep dying in Dark Souls?

You lose souls that you've collected from defeating enemies & bosses. However, they can be recovered if you go to the spot where you previously died. If you die while getting to that spot, those souls are gone forever. You also lose patience & time when you keep dying to the same boss. :D.
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