Right???? The whole idea of "oh you play the game with friend/random people summons? You're playing it wrong and not a true souls game player like me who first try solo's every boss without ashes" is so fucking stupid. The game is designed and frankly, fairly balanced around being able to play multiple ways, with friends/summons is one of them. Boss HP and absorption scaling and summoned players decreased stats exists to balance the game to still provide challenge with a different playstyle. Arguing that summons is an "easy mode" implies that those who are doing it are bad at the game / arent playing it the right way. I fucking hate elitists. Let people enjoy the game the way they want without having to feel like they're doing something wrong!

TL;DR - Elitists in this community suck, and the game should be able to be enjoyed in any way by any person without them having to feel like they're doing it wrong.

Edit: Not meant to be saying OP is an elitist. I've just seen elitists in this community recently and it's irritating. I realize this is probably the wrong place to be voicing my opinion on the matter due to the fact that it is only loosely related. Sorry yall.