I think i can play defensively. Instead of trying to add in an attack that could make me vulnerable, I could prepare to dodge. I think I see how playing defensively would make me potentially miss out on some damage. My usual habit in the souls series is to dodge and attack when the boss is done with a combo. Maybe I don’t have to keep doing that habit for now to monitor the situation.
Can I stand really far away to play defensively? I think yeah cuz the boss won’t really have many chances to kill me. The problem with that is that I won’t really see many close range attacks to study. It’s like you’re fighting a whole different boss at that point.
I think I could position myself like I would if I were to attack the boss. I think I know sometimes when I won’t take damage and other times when I’m unsure. For the times I’m unsure I could replace hitting the boss with observing him.