I will willingly sacrifice an effective thing in a game simply because I do not enjoy the way it looks. I do this in many games. Whether it is physically(well, for games it is virtually) or symbolically, if something is ugly I will not use it most of the time. In Dark Souls I use the Great Lord Greatsword instead of the Man-Serpent Greatsword because the Man-serpent one looks just awful. Even in Call of Duty I mainly just use guns that look great. I see this as one of my biggest flaws despite how willingly I do it. And now, I have gone so far as to make a character completely based on killing people while looking amazing.
http://mmdks.com/28x4
It is now my favorite character. The porcelain mask just looks too great. Along with the maiden robes I feel like a bloody goddess of fiery death(and one hard-to-kill goddess at that). If I could get over it I know I could be a very great player. With this I get normally 7 kills for each death(Random invasions in Anor Londo and the Dukes Archives). Anyone else have this problem? Or am I just insane :| ?
Edit: Side note, has anyone played without their HUD on? Makes everything so much more intense. You need to try it.