Stat distribution focus?

[Pixel Phoenix]

So I'm wanting to build a Dex character, but I seem to have trouble figuring out how to distribute points properly. I'm not an expert Souls player, and only got into it some time last year. But I'm not sure if there's a general consensus on what to focus on first. I always try to push Dex to 40 ASAP, but often times I have to dump points in Vitality or Endurance just to make things easier. Am I doing something wrong?

[Maysiee]

Honestly depends on what weapon you are planning on using :)

[Maysiee]

Sorry, allow me to elaborate. Some weapos require INT/Dex, whereas some require STR/DEX. So depending on the weapon, youd put some points in INT, but most of them in DEX, or if the weapon requires certain STR, you would go STR/DEX but focus mainly on DEX. Sorry for the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ explanation :^)

[Pixel Phoenix]

Originally posted by Cibus:

Sorry, allow me to elaborate. Some weapos require INT/Dex, whereas some require STR/DEX. So depending on the weapon, youd put some points in INT, but most of them in DEX, or if the weapon requires certain STR, you would go STR/DEX but focus mainly on DEX. Sorry for the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ explanation :^)

No problem, I do appreciate you elaborating. Specifically, I'm statting for Katanas which are STR/DEX.

But my question is, is there a stat I should prioritize putting points into when building a Dex character? I mean should I start dumping points into Endurance, Vigor, or Vitality once I hit 20 Dex? I just don't think I'm building my character correctly. I tend to go straight for 40 when doing a Str based character, which hasn't been too difficult, but I feel like there's a better way to go about it with Dex.

[Maysiee]

Originally posted by SirSprite:

So I'm wanting to build a Dex character, but I seem to have trouble figuring out how to distribute points properly. I'm not an expert Souls player, and only got into it some time last year. But I'm not sure if there's a general consensus on what to focus on first. I always try to push Dex to 40 ASAP, but often times I have to dump points in Vitality or Endurance just to make things easier. Am I doing something wrong?

May I ask for a cheeky screenshot of your stats currently so I can get an idea of what level you are, etc? Sorry if thats too much trouble!

[Pixel Phoenix]

Originally posted by Cibus:

Originally posted by SirSprite:

So I'm wanting to build a Dex character, but I seem to have trouble figuring out how to distribute points properly. I'm not an expert Souls player, and only got into it some time last year. But I'm not sure if there's a general consensus on what to focus on first. I always try to push Dex to 40 ASAP, but often times I have to dump points in Vitality or Endurance just to make things easier. Am I doing something wrong?

May I ask for a cheeky screenshot of your stats currently so I can get an idea of what level you are, etc? Sorry if thats too much trouble!

I'll show you a calculator screenie, might be easier. Knight class, 4 into Vigor, 5 into Endurance, 20 into Dex so far.

Current stats:

http://imgur.com/Nu2P1vi

[Maysiee]

32 Dex is a bit too much for that level. Vigor is quite an important stat for higher bosses (found out the hard way). Id put 25 in Dex, and split the rest between Vigor and Endurance

[Pixel Phoenix]

Originally posted by Cibus:

32 Dex is a bit too much for that level. Vigor is quite an important stat for higher bosses (found out the hard way). Id put 25 in Dex, and split the rest between Vigor and Endurance

Alright, that's the impression I was getting too. I was thinking of dumping some points into Vigor next, maybe Endurance first.

[Verdant]

Vigor, endurance and vit are almost a requirement to surviving the end game pve in a respectable way. Most knight enemies can 2-3 shot a person at 32 vig.

[Pixel Phoenix]

Originally posted by Verdagent:

Vigor, endurance and vit are almost a requirement to surviving the end game pve in a respectable way. Most knight enemies can 2-3 shot a person at 32 vig.

Good to know. I'm messing around the with the calculator for what I'd like to aim for end game, some I've come up with:

27 Vig (1k health)
Att 10
End 40
Vit 20 (may not need much if I focus on rolling and not wearing heavy armor)
Str 27 (unsure about this one)
Dex 40 (katana damage scaling)
Int 9
Fth 30 (Lightning Blade? Could be useful)
Lck 7

Thoughts?

[Maysiee]

Originally posted by SirSprite:

Originally posted by Verdagent:

Vigor, endurance and vit are almost a requirement to surviving the end game pve in a respectable way. Most knight enemies can 2-3 shot a person at 32 vig.

Good to know. I'm messing around the with the calculator for what I'd like to aim for end game, some I've come up with:

27 Vig (1k health)
Att 10
End 40
Vit 20 (may not need much if I focus on rolling and not wearing heavy armor)
Str 27 (unsure about this one)
Dex 40 (katana damage scaling)
Int 9
Fth 30 (Lightning Blade? Could be useful)
Lck 7

Thoughts?

40 End is not needed. You would be better off going 40 Vigor if thats the case. Faith sucks, lemme tell ya that. I went a miracle build and totally regretted it.

[Pixel Phoenix]

On a Dex build? Hmm, I thought it'd be a nice idea. Shame Faith isn't really worthwhile. :/

[Maysiee]

Originally posted by SirSprite:

On a Dex build? Hmm, I thought it'd be a nice idea. Shame Faith isn't really worthwhile. :/

Yeah I went Paladin build (Dex/faith). Im not sure about later spells but Lightning Blade sucks, and most of the miracles I had took ages to cast and it did 200-300 damage.. totally not worth it.

[Pixel Phoenix]

Wow, good to know, thanks for the heads up. In that case I'll skip Faith and likely dump the other points into Vigor.

[Maysiee]

Originally posted by SirSprite:

Wow, good to know, thanks for the heads up. In that case I'll skip Faith and likely dump the other points into Vigor.

Good idea. Also if you arent going for a STR build then 27 STR is too much :) might wanna just dump some in DEX or VIT

[Ǵ̶͓̂͑lí̴̤̀̄́tcĥ̸]

Once you get to endgame content and do some pvp, you will really know how much vigour and endurance you'll need. To set an example using random numbers:

Say you have 300 HP and you're hardest enemy does 400 damage per attack. You want to be able to survive at least two attacks, so you would want to bring your HP to 800 right? Wrong. Even 401 HP is enough to allow you to survive 2 hits, so why would you waste the points on Vigour to go any higher when you could put it in something else? Unless you wanted to survive 3 hits, in which case you would need just 801 HP. Point is, this is the situation where you might find yourself with extra points that you may not know what to do with, because the rest of your stats are soft-capped (to avoid diminishing returns) - so these misc. points, you could then dump into Faith or whatever for a slight damage boost to your buffs or whatever (combined with the Ring(s) that raise the power of your choice if you want more).

Same with Endurance. Just put enough to get the number of attacks you need, with enough for a roll to escape. You only need 1 point of stamina to perform any action, no matter how much it uses initially, sop as long as you have 1 point of stamina at the end of your preferred combo to roll out, then stop there! Use the points elsewhere.

You can respec 5 times per run with a certain covenant, so don't be afraid to experiment.