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I agree with the fine mustachioed gentleman above me. I hate holding a phone while playing and will frequently use the chat to catch up with people while playing sections of a game I have already experienced.

I love being able to throw on a pair of headphones and seclude myself for a more immersive single player experience; but once I get to the point of farming shards, I'd much rather be able to chat with a friend while doing so.

Side question: I didn't play Demon's Souls at all, but is the invasion system somehow vulnerable in a manner that voice chat would lead to organized griefing? Would that even be a legitimate concern on the developer's part? (I know the presented reason is that it was a stylistic choice, but am wondering if it would in fact affect gameplay.)

Judging simply from the sound effect from it hitting the wall, it seems like the standard forward attack hits 3 or 4 times in extremely quick succession as it unfurls. If there's any way to upgrade it to be a "Barbed" whip or something similar, it seems like it'd be a great weapon for applying bleed damage, or something else that requires a proc. Mind you, this is just speculation.

In any case, I'd take form over function in a game any day; if it looks cool while enchanted, I'll be swinging it.

I am actually a bit intrigued by this. The DS games were a good deal of fun.