So poured quite a few hours into this and now at level 115 and just got to the Mountaintop of the Giants.
Build is basically a Sword Sage. Have the Sword of Night and Flame (level 9), secondary weapons are Moonveil (level 7) and the Black Knife (level 6).
I also have the Prince of Death Staff which I use for Loretta's Greatbow and Ancient Death Rancor.
Despite the nerf the Sword of Night and Flame still deals substantial damage as long as I can get the boss concentrating on my Mimic.
Following patch 1.03 I tried to respec and go for a blood/arcane build centering on weapons like Uchigatana and Eleonora's Poleblade, however, the build didn't feel right (and I was very squishy) so I respecked back to a sorcery build.
I've invested heavily in intelligence and added additional items (like the Twin Sage Glintstone Crown) to really buff out the magic damage I can inflict.
Suffice to say this build is OP as I killed Margit, Godrick and Morgott (to name a few) on the first try. Morgott didn't even affect my HP in our fight. I also had limited issues with Starscourge Radahn and Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon.
Some of the lesser bosses, however, where there is limited room to manoeuvre (say at the end of a dungeon) I really struggled with. The Fallingstar Beast, for instance, killed me many times before I lucked out with him. Ditto with the Black Knife Assassin (although that was a lot earlier in the piece).
Still wouldn't say I enjoy the game (in the conventional sense) but it is challenging at times and I'm willing to play it to the end and see if it is more enjoyable with a subsequent play through (limiting the farming for runes).
I will say that assistance from Youtube videos is imperative.
There is virtually no hand holding and the way to proceed is not always apparent, even after what appears to be a thorough investigation of areas and characters.
Build is basically a Sword Sage. Have the Sword of Night and Flame (level 9), secondary weapons are Moonveil (level 7) and the Black Knife (level 6).
I also have the Prince of Death Staff which I use for Loretta's Greatbow and Ancient Death Rancor.
Despite the nerf the Sword of Night and Flame still deals substantial damage as long as I can get the boss concentrating on my Mimic.
Following patch 1.03 I tried to respec and go for a blood/arcane build centering on weapons like Uchigatana and Eleonora's Poleblade, however, the build didn't feel right (and I was very squishy) so I respecked back to a sorcery build.
I've invested heavily in intelligence and added additional items (like the Twin Sage Glintstone Crown) to really buff out the magic damage I can inflict.
Suffice to say this build is OP as I killed Margit, Godrick and Morgott (to name a few) on the first try. Morgott didn't even affect my HP in our fight. I also had limited issues with Starscourge Radahn and Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon.
Some of the lesser bosses, however, where there is limited room to manoeuvre (say at the end of a dungeon) I really struggled with. The Fallingstar Beast, for instance, killed me many times before I lucked out with him. Ditto with the Black Knife Assassin (although that was a lot earlier in the piece).
Still wouldn't say I enjoy the game (in the conventional sense) but it is challenging at times and I'm willing to play it to the end and see if it is more enjoyable with a subsequent play through (limiting the farming for runes).
I will say that assistance from Youtube videos is imperative.
There is virtually no hand holding and the way to proceed is not always apparent, even after what appears to be a thorough investigation of areas and characters.
