The Official Dark Souls Thread - .....It Begins

[lestatdark]

Slimebeast said:
Doesn't the game get very easy if you are soul level 52 and have weapons with +400 attack power (like lestatdark)compared to say level 30 and a +200 weapon? Monsters don't level at all with the character right?

It does makes enemies go down faster, but remember that I'm sacrificing Health for Offensive ability (Strength and Endurance). Pretty much every enemy on Anor Londo and Painted World of Aramis could OHKO or close to it, as I'm carrying very light armour. A single mistake in blocking, dodging or parrying means the death of my character, even by weak enemies such as the dredglings.

In theory you could be as low as level 22 and have a +400 attack power weapon as well, since you could have had a Black Knight Sword drop right from the start of the game (from the Black Knight in the Undead Burg). and do a farming suicide runs for the Crystal Lizards for Twinkling Titanites, forging the BK Sword to +5. I've got several +400 weapons and a 560 attack power one (the Dragon Greatsword +5) which I cannot use because it requires 50 Strength and weighs 24.0. That's why I'm still making my character stronger in the offensive department instead of putting points in health.

Plus, the weapons that I have now are more of a means for preparing for the NG+ playthrough. From my experience with Demon's Souls, enemies will gain a lot of HP, much more defenses and much more attack, so even if I have a +400 weapon, it will be like having a +200 one on NG+. The Northern Regalia on Demon's Souls (which had an attack rating of 540 if your character tendency was either pure black or pure white) barely scratched enemies like False King Allant, Old King Doran, the Skeletons on 4-2, the Penetrator and even NPC's such as Garl Vinland (he had a massive health bar and defenses on NG++ and I was only taking 50 out of him with that weapon). 

@Crystalchild - That's very odd, because that's what the mini-guide also says, regarding to how ressurect Anastacia.