What exactly is humanity in Dark Souls?

humanity is that large number in the top left hand corner, it's what you use to become human, which has it's benefits, like getting other people to coop into your game for lasting results, rather than going into other people's games for just souls and more humanity.
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What is humanity for 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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What is the point of being human in ds1?

In human form, you can summon other players for your aid, summon people for duels, use your red sign soapstone, and be able to invade.
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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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How do you not lose humanity in Dark Souls?

-A ring of sacrifice, activates at the time of death to prevent the dying character from losing human status, any held humanity/ souls, or losing an active bloodstain, at the cost of the ring. Special note: A ring of sacrifice will not save you in the case of being cursed.
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How much humanity does it take to reverse hollowing?

Provided you have +1 in your Humanity total, resting at a bonfire will allow you to reverse the effects of Hollow, transforming you from Undead into Human. But what is the point of doing this? Does it have any purpose other than transforming you from a charred husk into a normal looking guy or gal?
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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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Does dying matter in Dark Souls?

What do you lose when you die 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.
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Are we the villain in Dark Souls?

Gwyn is often categorized as Dark Souls' central bad guy, but looking more closely it seems the true villain might in fact be the player themselves. The unique, often ambiguous story telling in Dark Souls can make players question who exactly is the central villain in the game.
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Do you get better loot as a human in Dark Souls 1?

You still have a bonus +200 item drop rate even if you're hollow. The more humanity you have in human form, the better chance of getting drops.
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Why are you undead in Dark Souls?

The Undead Curse was a consequence of Lord Gwyn artificially extending the Age of Fire, which prevented the Age of Dark from occurring, naturally. Gwyn's meddling caused the dead to awaken at bonfires, and to eventually become hollow. This is why the Dark Lord ending is known as the True Ending.
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Are the gods human Dark Souls?

The term 'God' in the Dark Souls universe tends to refer to the race whom claimed their souls from the First Flame. They were humanoid, but typically a fair bit taller than a Human. Gwyn, Nito, the Witch of Izalith and the Pygmy claimed the strongest souls of all, the Lord Souls, so they are the most powerful.
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What is reverse hollowing in Dark Souls?

Reversing hollowing makes you human (i.e. non-wrinkly-dead looking) and you can summon phantoms in that form. Cists one humanity. Kindling a bonfire costs another humanity and can only be done in human form.
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Does anyone sell humanity in Dark Souls?

If you want humanity, Patches sells it, Marvelous Chester sells it, the female Undead Merchant sells it and Pisacas and Rats Drop them like crazy with the GCSR and the SOA. Also the Dark Hand is a good option for those mainly around Firelink Shrine.
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Does humanity increase damage Dark Souls?

Chaos weapons/pyromancy will increase in damage with humanity (up to 10). I've heard some chaos spells might not scale right, but weapons definitely do. You can't make an omelette without crushing dozens of eggs beneath your steel boot and then publicly disemboweling the chickens that laid them as a warning.
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Is kindling permanent Dark Souls?

The Bonfire you have Kindled will remain so for the rest of the game unless the Fire Keeper who governs over that Bonfire is slain, in which case you will have to restore them to life first.
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Who is the saddest character in Dark Souls?

You Cried: The 10 Most Tragic Dark Souls Characters, Officially...
  • 8 Lord's Blade Ciaran. ...
  • 7 Solaire of Astora. ...
  • 6 Siegmeyer & Sieglinde of Catarina. ...
  • 5 Reah of Thorolund. ...
  • 4 Lucatiel of Mirrah. ...
  • 3 Anastacia of Astora. ...
  • 2 Daughter of Chaos (The Fair Lady) ...
  • 1 Great Grey Wolf Sif And Artorias.
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What did Gwyn do to humanity?

Gwyn used the power of his soul to place a seal of fire over early humans, namely, the Ringed Knights, trapping in their dark sigils that leak humanity, by possibly burning the humanity once it leaked out.
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What is the most annoying enemy in Dark Souls?

The 10 Most Annoying Enemies In Soulsborne Games
  1. 1 Basilisks – All Souls.
  2. 2 Anor Londo Archers – Dark Souls 1 And 3. ...
  3. 3 Revenants – Elden Ring. ...
  4. 4 Brainsuckers – Bloodborne. ...
  5. 5 Lesser Wormfaces – Elden Ring. ...
  6. 6 Frozen Reindeer – Dark Souls 2. ...
  7. 7 Bonewheel Skeletons – Dark Souls Trilogy. ...
  8. 8 Mimic Chests – Dark Souls Trilogy. ...
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Is there a good ending in Dark Souls?

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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Is there a bad ending in Dark Souls?

There are two; the normal ending and the “bad” ending. Link The Fire and Age Of Dark, respectively. The first one is just you playing the game normally; ring the bells,summon Frampt, get the Lordvessel and place it, collect the Lord Souls, put em in the Lordvessel, get to Gwyn, kill him, link the Fire.
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Does Dark Souls have a true ending?

As a disclaimer, there is no official "True Ending" in any of the Dark Souls games, as it is left mostly ambiguous intentionally like much of the rest of the game. Furthermore, the timeline of the Dark Souls games as well as how (or if) they are all actually are connected is unclear.
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What percentage of people beat Dark Souls?

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(answered) What percentage of players Beat the Game? Answered: Apparently the completion rate is 36%. Is there any way to find out how many players actually complete the game as a percentage of players?
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Is it possible to get 100% in Dark Souls?

To achieve 100% in Dark Souls we will have to complete two full playthroughs & a half playthrough of the game all on the same character (NG++). Certain Rare Weapons can only be made using multiple copies of the same Boss Soul, which we only get one of per playthrough.
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