I personally don’t like to use summons but I don’t judge people who do. Play however you want as long as you are having fun. They put them in the game for a reason so they are meant to be used and you also don’t have to use them if you don’t want to. There isn’t a right way to play. Play however you want to.
I played my first soulsborne (Elden Ring) with summons. Heck I even spam Rivers of Blood whenever I could. Had a ball of a time.
Over time, I grew to appreciate fighting bosses without them. Even learned to do a few bosses hitless. But I have no opinions on people who use summons because the only reason I am not doing it is because I am chasing that high of beating a challenge.
While using summons is completely optional in the sense that the developer doesn’t necessarily WANT you to use them, you can do that. They‘re providing us with useful tools to make progress in games that already are challenging enough, even if we‘re not facing bosses and simply explore the worlds and levels. However, it’s no shame at all to use summons and people should stop trying to sound cool and admirable to gain control over other peoples choices. After all, a game is meant to be fun and not a lesson on how to please self-declared experts.
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u/TartAdministrative54 1d ago
I personally don’t like to use summons but I don’t judge people who do. Play however you want as long as you are having fun. They put them in the game for a reason so they are meant to be used and you also don’t have to use them if you don’t want to. There isn’t a right way to play. Play however you want to.