checking in... took a few months off from playing before the dlc, but now that I cleared all three with my original character, I'm running through a fresh new game with a no shields, no heavy armor and no magic/sorcery/hexing ever build, mainly using rapiers, katanas and a lot of throwing daggers...
I've got three Lord Souls down and left the Lost Sinner for last so that I could properly level Agility for better rolling. Really enjoying this style; I was relying heavily on Giant Club on my previous characters, so this is a dramatic change.
And I just ordered the DkS 2 Design Works book. Somewhat disappointed in myself that I hadn't pre-ordered it! Didn't even know it existed until a few days ago.