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 there any reason to reverse hollowing?

There are certain points in the game where you want to be human (reverse hollowing) so you can be invaded by an NPC enemy. You kill that enemy and get nice loot. This will happen several times throughout the game. There are also times when you can summon an NPC or/and human players to help you fight bosses.
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How does reverse hollowing work?

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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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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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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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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What is the easiest way to get humanity in Dark Souls?

An easy way to farm humanity is to kill sewer rats in the Depths. (Does not require the Gaping Dragon to be alive) After you kill the Capra Demon and get the key to the Depths, make your way through until you encounter the bonfire. From the bonfire, continue through the Depths killing every single rat you see.
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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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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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What are the benefits of humanity in Dark Souls?

As well as being used to reverse hollowing, humanity can also be used to kindle bonfires while sat at one. You need to be human already, with an extra “held” humanity (it's best to use two before sitting, if you plan on reversing hollowing and kindling a bonfire at the same time) in order to kindle a bonfire.
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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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How do you get all 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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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 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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Is kindling a bonfire permanent?

Kindling is permanent, but it only strengthens the kindled Bonfire; other fires are unaffected.
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Can you fast travel in Dark Souls?

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You can unlock fast travel after you have beaten the boss in Anor Londo. Right now you're far away from it. To get back from Blighttown to Firelink Shrine you can use the wooden wheel , that works as an elevator and will bring you back quite fast.
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What is the most powerful weapon in ds1 remastered?

The Dragon King Greataxe is arguably the most powerful, at least in terms of single-hit damage potential. It can be obtained from the Gaping Dragon.
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What is the hardest trophy in ds1?

Because it requires players to beat an incredibly difficult game multiple times, beat all its bosses multiple times, and farm for hours, the Knight's Honor achievement is easily the most difficult in all of the original Dark Souls game.
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Is resistance or vitality better ds1?

You will want to put your points in to vitality. Resistance is largely considered the useless stat in this game for almost every build unless you are doing a gimmicky pure tank build or something strange like that. Originally posted by Tharamesh: You will want to put your points in to vitality.
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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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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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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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What is the drop rate of rats in humanity?

the wiki says rats have a 5% base drop rate.
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Where is the best humanity farming spot in ds1?

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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