>>86840279DS Lore isnt meant to be put in a timeline for you to categorize and go through. Its like Yugioh Card lore.
You are supposed to go "oh so this guy and that guy fought and then he died there so that's why that armor is like that! neat!" but the more you join the dots the less it makes sense outside of those cool vignettes.
ER having a straightforward story that connects is great and it works there, but DS1-3 is more of a "here's this cool explanation for why your lance does that"
