Yes, or to quote Morrowind, "Reach Heaven Through Violence" (or cheese, or Co-Op, or bugs, or unbalanced items, or modding the game and reducing all the bosses to 1hp).
The only thing that matters in Souls games is that you're alive and they're dead. However you make that happen is your business.
And when player's say that they mean it. Find every advantage you can. Snipe enemies from inaccessible places. Use poison and stack debuffs. The first time through winning is all that matters. You can always impose limits and challenges on yourself in subsequent playthroughs.
It's a souls-game, the way it's "supposed to be played" is any way that allows you to progress.
Yes, or to quote Morrowind, "Reach Heaven Through Violence" (or cheese, or Co-Op, or bugs, or unbalanced items, or modding the game and reducing all the bosses to 1hp).
The only thing that matters in Souls games is that you're alive and they're dead. However you make that happen is your business.
And when player's say that they mean it. Find every advantage you can. Snipe enemies from inaccessible places. Use poison and stack debuffs. The first time through winning is all that matters. You can always impose limits and challenges on yourself in subsequent playthroughs.