But I think the most important thing is that you learn how to read the enemy moves, you know when to block and when you can hit back.
It also helps that you learn to love vitality (or at least I do), I always try to have at least 30 at this point on any of my characters and the ring of favor and protection, combined together you can actually take 2 or 3 hits and survive in the right armor. Also about the people with the big weapons and stuff, I started out exactly how you're playing hiding behind the shield and poking (I would be willing to bet 80% of us started out that way), but eventually you get comfortable with whats going on, the big weapons hit like trucks.
What said: stat points are helpful, but if you have the items to upgrade an item, go for that over leveling every time, the gains from upgrading equipment is significantly higher.
From Software really hooked it up!!! On a side note, Demon Souls (which I've tried because of my new love Dark Souls) is incredible too! I can't believe it took me so long to come around! To make a long story short, I've discovered what a great game Dark Souls is and I wish I could somehow impress that upon as many gamers as possible. The hardest part is simply getting over the mindset left behind from every other 3rd-person "hack-and-slash" game and realizing that Dark Souls is about slowly moving forward and treating every new encounter with a degree of caution. Dark Souls, which is (in)famous for its difficulty, is surprisingly fair and only of average difficulty. In fact, it's anything but clunky! It's damn near perfect. What I initially found "clunky" was simply a style of game play that I had never experienced before.
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