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Blightzkrieg posted...

Why don't elevators just reset when you die

It has been over a decade

there's lots of reasons, but I think the main one is that elevators are part of the "hard state" of the dungeon/world. they do no move on their own, and you can rely on that. if you move it up, it stays up. they're one of the few parts of the world that you're having a permanent effect on. and this is important for consistency.

there might still be exceptions though. I vaguely recall the Anor Londo elevator/platform thing will sometimes move by itself as you approach it, but can't remember for sure.