For as long as Souls games have existed, there have been players who are against summons, cooperative allies that can help you in a pinch. Yes, a lot of this is good old-fashioned memeing, but there are more than a handful of people who are genuinely opposed to the idea.
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For many, using summons is no harm, no foul. Given the genre's notorious difficulty, it's only right that you should use every tool that FromSoftware presents to you. At least, that's how it should be. It's not, though, and we spoke to those in the minority who are vehemently against the practice in FromSoft's latest hit, Elden Ring.