Ok so I understand the mechanic of the name engraved ring; to help players connect over a wider spectrum of Soul Memory. But I was wondering if it hinders players who aren't wearing the ring? Eg, if I was wearing the ring, and mt friend wasn't, and we were within Soul Memory range of each other (without the ring) could he still connect to me?
Does the Name Engraved Ring help or hinder general Coop
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The boat changes the sex/gender of your character. If you enter it as male, you come out as female and vice versa. It doesn't change anything else about your character, so any hair/makeup/tattoos/body style/etc remain as before.
Since so much of your body shape is obscured by armor, the change isn't very obvious. Additionally, there are absolutely no known gameplay differences between playing as male vs. female, in the base game. If you have the DLCs though, there are certain armor sets that will give you hidden benefits if you're a certain gender.
I have created this image that I print out and mark off as I progress through different characters in order to keep track of progress. It is a work in progress.
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The ring is designed for organised co op. My interpretation is that it is a fix/improvement to the original co op system as if friends wanted to play together in Dark Souls 1, it could take several minutes for the summon sign to show up if at all, not to mention the floor usually being crowded with signs in popular areas.
From my personal experience with the ring it completely blocks all co operation apart from with people in the same group as the wearer. All I could see when I was playing with my friend was his sign and maybe 1 other in rare occasions even in popular areas.
Another point to consider is that it also blocks all NPC signs, so if you are looking for 'general' co op and level progression where you would want to include NPC's, I wouldn't recommend it.