Summoning is one of the ways to make bosses like Gael feel like Vordt in difficulty
Elites only summon friends
And they don’t summon help either. They just bash their head against the wall.
People will beat the game to NG+7 at base soul level then summon noobs to troll them
They’ll farm a game in NG then swap over to easy and troll noobs while also thinking
Not to mention they’re elites. They’ll out skill them anyways and won’t need the extra equipment