Nah, I've already finished the game once with a melee build, the whole point of a sorc build is the challenge of having no melee options. I'm sure a pure hex or pyro build is feasible too. Faith is the only one that probably isn't.
I really like the gutter. It's one of the easiest area too actually, if you take your time and don't run around in the dark in panic.
I have 64 INT and 40 ATT. No points into END, VIT, AGR. But yeah same problem with too many levels with no where to go so I'm mostly doing FAI for the cast speed and hex options and VGR.
Yes, of all the changes they made to the combat, this is one they forgot/didn't/couldn't impliment. Now you even have hexes where they specifically made INT/FTH builds viable, so it's much more likely people will have more than one spell type attuned.
I still haven't unlocked all those doors there because it would wipe me out of lockstones, I don't remember using one to get to the boss though(?) the door is a little off to the side on the first floor easy to walk past.
Black Gulch is classic circle-strafe Souls boss, by the time it attacks you're out of the way. Get in a hit or two and keep going. iirc, it has an AoE with a build up, so look out for that. You can also summon
There are all sorts of issues with Bone Dusts.
It's annoying, for sure.
don't try to avoid it, just embrace the gentle caress of a fiery death.
With The Lost Sinner it pays to offensively roll towards her during some of her animations. I've had some issues landing a hit on her after some basic circle strafing + blocking with how nimble she is, so not rolling sideways or backwards did the trick for me. Offensive rolling was also quite beneficial for me against the Smelter Demon, whenever you encounter it. The boss in Black Gulch is very slow and lumbering though: just wait for any of his attacks and clobber him a few times until he recovers. All there is to it. Do look out for his charging AoE attack once he reaches 25% health or so.
