What is the benefit of reverse hollowing?

Reversal of hollowing allows players to summon other players and invade worlds; kindling increases the maximum amount of Estus Flask charges a bonfire provides. Humanity is also needed to level up in the Chaos Servant and Darkwraith Covenants.
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What is the point of reversing hollowing?

Reverse hollow makes u human, so u can summon other players. u must be human to kindle. kindling gives u 5 more estus. Being human (reverse hollowing) also allows other players and NPCs to invade you which is a critical part of the fun.
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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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What does kindling and reverse hollowing do?

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. You can only use humanity for these actions in its liquid form.
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How much humanity do you need 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.
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What is the downside of hollowing?

Hollowing has no negative effects on gameplay. However, it is required for certain NPC questlines and provides a bonus to luck when wielding Hollow weapons with a hollowing level of at least 15. Hollowing can be temporarily cured by paying the Statue of Velka to reverse hollowing, or by consuming a Purging Stone.
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What is the point of humanity ds1?

With Humanity you can:

Summon player allies to aid you in battle against the game's epic bosses. Upgrade your current standing with the various covenants you join permitting you access to hidden routes, items and spells.
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Does kindling ever go away 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. It is good practice to make sure you have enough Humanity stored and only Kindle bonfires where it is stategically necessary.
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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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How many times can you kindle a bonfire Dark Souls?

At the start of the game you can only kindle once, to get 10 Estus, but after you defeat a certain boss later on you can kindle 2 more times for a total of 20 Estus flask uses.
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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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Is kindling a bonfire permanent?

Each act of kindling adds a permanent +5 maximum Estus recharge for a single bonfire. The effect is permanent on that bonfire, such that it persists through all future playthroughs with the same character. Bonfires, by default, will fill up to five charges of Estus; the first kindling brings that to ten.
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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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How do you get soft humanity in Dark Souls?

There is a hidden soul "table" that awards soft humanity to the player once he/she accumulates a certain amount of souls from killed enemies, but only if the area boss is still alive.
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What happens when you kindle a bonfire in Dark Souls?

When you kindle a fire, the number of Estus Flasks you get for that particular bonfire increases by 5. if you've noticed bonfires with covenant givers or fire keepers give you 10 estus flask, while other bonfires give you 5 flasks. is you're in human form you can kindle those bonfires that gives you 5 flasks to 10.
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Does humanity increase damage in 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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What is the highest possible Item Discovery rate in ds1?

The item discovery stat on your character sheet refers to the ratio of your current item find rate to the base one in percentages. 100(aka the default) is 100% drop rate. 410(the absolute maximum achievable in the game) means you find items at 4.1 times the normal rate.
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Where is the best place to 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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How do you get 20 Estus Flasks in Dark Souls?

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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How do you get 10 Estus Flasks in Dark Souls?

You need to kindle bonfire to get 10 or more estus. And you need humanity for it. Most bonfires are unkindled, and they only give five. If you kindle a fire using humanity it gives +5 estus permanently when you rest at it, great way to make an area easier.
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Is there a secret ending in Dark Souls?

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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Why do rats drop humanity in Dark Souls?

Rats EAT dead bodies. So you kill them, and you find the humanity they ate.
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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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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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