Id say dont worry an incredible amount about your stats. They help sure but the main thing that will get you through the game is your ability. At the level of Strength and Dexterity you are at now you should be fine to beat the rest of the game with. I'd recommend if you really want to keep levelling up to dump points into Endurance (so you can dodge, and block more) and Health to tank a few more hits.
The Claymore is a fine weapon to use in the game, really nice horizontal swing on the R1 attack, and the R2 attack does a really nice thrust attack that deals piercing damage, making it good for enemies that have high resistance to regular damage. The Elite Knight set is also a very good medium armor set to use, I think it gives the best protection to weight ratio in the medium armor class.
Once you beat Sen's Fortress, I'd strongly recommend finding the Very large Ember (You will need to drain the New Londo Ruins to get to it) and upgrade your Claymore to +15. Then maybe bump strength up to say 30 for some extra scaling damage and you should be good to go for the rest of the game.
Sean Hollyman said:
Digi7 said:
Sean Hollyman said:
The Random Critic said:
Give or take a few points, Your stats are balance enough to use every big items in the game...
However, you're 8 points till the dex basically stops scaling. So I would recommend a dex weapon.
If I had to play the same character, I would personally use the Bauldar swag sword/Uchigatana/Painted Guardian blade, probably because I haven't tried it yet.
You can also pick up Greatsword of Artorias, but that would require both int and faith to be at about 20. (and probably much higher if you want it to scale) Damn cool weapon though, probably gonna be my weapon next time I play DS.
I'm kind of attached to my Claymore, it looks and feels good to use. Makes me feel like a badass knight.
If you're going quality (40 for strength, 40 for dex) you'll rack up quite a nice amount of damage with it. It's also one of the best greatswords in the game, so you made a good choice
Any recommendations on upgrading it? It's +10 but is there anything I can do with it?
Id say stick with the Claymore if its move set is what your comfortable with, knowing the range and speed of your attacks is vital in Dark Souls. You can make your Claymore enchanted with Lightning, Fire, Chaos, Divine, Occult, or Magic but I wouldnt recommend it.
Lightning, Fire and Chaos remove
all stat scaling on a weapon, so it would remove all the damage bonuses you're getting from your Strength and Dex. Theyre good upgrade trees, but are meant more for people who are going to be going through the game with lower stats. If you're planning to bump up your strength more in the future then a +15 Claymore is your best bet. Divine, Occult and Magic all scale with Faith or Intelligence and reduce any bonus you get from Strength or Dexterity, so once again, not very useful. Theres also the Crystal upgrade tree but that will make your weapon have like 15 durability points and you wont be able to repair it... So yeah not super recommended.
That being said, there is an area in the game where I would highly recommend you find a backup weapon and enchant it with Divine just to make your life so much easier.
michael87cn said:
Claymore is okay, but the main benefit of STR weapons is stunning enemies. I would recommend using the Great Club or Zweihander. These two weapons have much larger reach than the Claymore, and can stun most enemies in the game.
However, some boss fights are harder with STR weapons, as they usually swing slowly. Four Kings for example, you may want to use a DEX weapon.
Just a note, you've put stats into STR and DEX, which isn't recommended but isn't exactly bad. You're free to use most weapons in the game, which is more fun, but you aren't as powerful as you could be. If you had focused on STR and INT, or DEX and INT, instead of STR and DEX, you could buff your weapons with crystal magic weapon for a big damage boost, however this isn't necessary in New Game. You can get by just fine without spell buffs. If you find your damage lacking, maybe buy some charcoal resin or farm some pine resin.
Good luck, have fun and remember to block and dodge.
Four Kings isnt that bad with slow weapons, dodge right when they swing then just two hand your Claymore/Zweihander/BFG etc and just go to town while they recover, you can kill one King in maybe about 5 or 6 hits, which isnt too hard to do. Use some Gold Pine Resin if you want them to go down in three. Plus you can just keep hitting a King during its death animation and that damage will be taken away from the overall boss healthbar.
The Random Critic said:
Give or take a few points, Your stats are balance enough to use every big items in the game...
However, you're 8 points till the dex basically stops scaling. So I would recommend a dex weapon.
If I had to play the same character, I would personally use the Bauldar swag sword/Uchigatana/Painted Guardian blade, probably because I haven't tried it yet.
You can also pick up Greatsword of Artorias, but that would require both int and faith to be at about 20. (and probably much higher if you want it to scale) Damn cool weapon though, probably gonna be my weapon next time I play DS.
Greatsword of Artorias doesnt get as much Strength and Dex Scaling though, you need to invest 4 stats to make it as powerful. Though that is my plan for a New Game+ maybe because I just want to be Artorias dammit
