Try the other thrusting swords maybe? Estoc has range and has a slashing hard attack which is very good. Ricards is all thrusting with shorter range but it is very fast. They are good weapons but you need a lot of patience with them and most fights are you whiting away at your opponents health(unless you buff them)
Yeah I figured I'd go for either Estoc or Ricards my only problem is that without trying them out at their best I can't really determine which my best option is. And that is a pretty big investment, I suppose I'll just work on leveling them both up while I go about my business then I'll see which one I prefer.
As a side note; the Balder Side Sword is my favorite Dark Souls weapon right now, the thing is so bad ass allowing you to be quick enough to get in behind enemy shields to whittle away at them, when used with plenty of stamina and plenty of speed the sword is unstoppable.
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Shotel maybe? Rapier is better if you make it Chaos, the scaling isn't good so you will get more damage out of it, and you will also get fire chip damage to finish off weak players. I like having a Chaos Rapier +5 so I can backstab ppl that are healing or casting a spell, and it's great for keeping pressure on players and chipping them down until they die.
I might try that out actually, my build is based around scaling for the most part but it might be good to have a weapon to keep pressure on, usually I just run around like a fly until people die. I find the Rapier isn't mobile enough for that.