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When I first played Dark Souls I, i had no idea what kindling the bonfires did and only ever had 5 estus unless I ran all the way back to firelink to get 10. So I did all of Sen's Fortress with 10 estus by running all the way from firelink, up the elevator and down the stairs to the tower where Andre is every time I died. Which was a lot. I found out what kindling was because the first time I noticed the "right of kindling" loading screen when I died fighting the Iron Golem boss at the end. I was so mad.
Ha get revenge on the game, do a no bonfires run!
For some reason I thought that summoning helpers would reduce the rewards for beating bosses, so I soloed almost the entire game. It wasn’t until the black dragon in the DLC that I caved and summoned help. Later in Dark Souls 2 I found out this is not the case and it just increases the boss health.
I also soloed all of Demon’s Souls for a similar reason. I thought I could avoid invaders that way (its sort of true, but in that one using the item which allows summons also allows invasions). I had found out about world tendencies too and would avoid using those items thinking it would maintain an easier world tendency. Only after beating the game did I look this shit up and find out how it really works.
That's funny, mine was about Dark Souls too. They really could do a better job of explaining mechanics, but then again, it's what makes it feel so mysterious and magical too.