u/PomegranateNo9349

For me its that the ember mechanic is the same thing as DeS and DS2 takeing health away from the player after death instead of a neat health bonus.

The reason for this is because un unemberd hp is drastically lower than all other soulsborne games with 99 vig being lower than 50 vit in ds1 and DeS (body form) and ds2 with 30 vig (slight variance depending on other stats). And how the difference in hp from ember to no ember is the same percentage as soulform and full hollowing with their respective reduced hp reduction