Dark Souls II official thread of telling us your journey through Drangleic

[SvennoJ]

Wright said:

SvennoJ said:

All finished now, still don't feel like ng+, since I already did a lot of zones at ng+ and beyond. I have Aldia's keep at lvl 5 already. Bonfire ascetics is a nice idea but kinda ruin the purpose of ng+.

You should, though. Even after using Bonfire Ascetics, they do not unlock "Real" NG+ feel.

 

If you don't understand, try going into NG+ and beat Lost Sinner. You'll be unpleasantly surprised.

Doing boss fights over is at the bottom of my list for doing ng+. Exploring areas I have missed is at the top, yet I already made sure I didn't miss anything. Next is 'finishing' my character, which I did with bonfire ascetics. I quit the game with 64 int, 55 faith and 60 attunement, north of level 200, 100 hours played. I got all I wanted out of the game without ng+. I did notice some different enemy placements with bonfire ascetics and some differences with boss fights during co-op in ng+ games.
In Dark souls 1 I quit halfway through ng++ when my character was finished.