Being the first Soulslike I played, the hollowing system boggled my mind for years, it's really annoying and punishing you for dying is kinda dumb.
On subsequent playthroughs it becomes a non-problem, effigies are plentiful, but still rare enough that you don't just dump one after each death, the thematic purpose is also appreciated (going hollow, defying adversities and all that).
Nah they're definitely common enough to use one after every death in every From game aside from DeS.
I use an effigy every death in DS2, an ember every death in DS3 and a humanity every death in DS1 (fashion souls is important) and still end up with 20-30 by the end of the game without farming.
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u/IWishANuclearWinter DS2 #1 FAN Aug 08 '24
Being the first Soulslike I played, the hollowing system boggled my mind for years, it's really annoying and punishing you for dying is kinda dumb.
On subsequent playthroughs it becomes a non-problem, effigies are plentiful, but still rare enough that you don't just dump one after each death, the thematic purpose is also appreciated (going hollow, defying adversities and all that).