Only 3 more weeks! woot
I've been starting new saves with different builds just to get ready. I usually use light armor with dex or quality weapons (katanas, BSS, halberd, claymore or great scythe), plus spells or pyro. But my new saves have been heavy builds with heavy melee weapons (great axe, zweihander, large club, dragon axe), and no magic or pyro. I haven't been using short cuts to get amped weapons either. I'm trying to remember what it was like to struggle through the game so I'm not too horrible for DS 2.