I basically see two ways for fromsoft to evole. Either embrace going full out with action mechanics and turn player character into a fucking Artorias as well (what they partially did with nightrein but it's still based on an outdated dogshit combat system), or go back to the slower deliberate combat and make it more tactical and demanding by removing dodge iframes, making weapon types matter, returning puzzle elements to the boss fights and so on.

Unfortunately there's a bunch of fantastic arpgs that shit on Fromsoft in terms of combat mechanics and it will be very hard for them to catch on. Lies of P's dlc came out 2 weeks after nightrein and has all the coolest things about nightrein (non-shit bows, pilebunker, rocket boost) integrated right into the weapon movesets in a far cooler fashion.

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The fingers primary concern is to control things. I don't think they necessarily have a goal in mind as long as they're the top dogs with their hands in every cookie jar.
I still think that's a big reason why Marika broke the ring. She's being worn like one on the hands of the Fingers.