Key word there is you have a plan through retention . Nothing they offer currently is an overpay to me personally . <| sep |> The curse in ds 1 and 2 are very different . Within ds 2 , vendrick was supposed to link the fire . Except be didn ' t . The curse is a much more ancient thing in the ds 2 world , it has likely been persisting way longer than ds 1 s world which leads to different circumstances with world transitions . Sure it feels forced , but people still rave about all the ds 1 lore post lord vessel and that was even more rushed than ds 2 . Who are you to say that they didn ' t take the memory theme in mind when creating the transitions ? Sure it was lazy , but it fits . <| sep |> I guess there isn ' t any way to tell what the sales will be in the future , or even predict them , until someone gets their crystal ball out .