I finished the complete offline mode with Sword and Shield. The reason was, that it was the only weapon I was good with. Sword and Shield are the weakest weapons. But like Rol said, they are not as weak as the stats imply. They have also other advantages. You can usually land more hits, you are more maneuverable, you can use items with drawn weapons.
After I finished offline mode I started using other weapons, like the Longsword. And now I have 2 weapon types I am good with. I also use the hammer sometimes. But only on slow monsters like elder dragons.
Yesterday I tried the Lagi arena challenge again. And this time I even made it in qualify time. And all I got was one Lagi Coin and a normal armor sphere. (For not meeting the qualify time I got 3 Lagi Coins ... I somehow think the game wants to fool me.)
Especially for the Arena stuff it is usefull to become good with more than one weapon. I just wish I could use more than the LS and S'n'S. Than some of this challenges should be easier.
