Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-63.153.23.3-20130729052232/@comment-4028522-20131012002338

Aftenshnoshnikr wrote: Why are mages so heavily despised? Because if you don't know how to counter it properly (a lot of people) then it can destroy you easily. Plus Dark Sorcery maybe does a little bit too much damage (although it can be avoided if you know what you're doing).

Einsteinium99 wrote: Quality builds have always been top-tier; I'm sure you're gonna be fine. Not really, specializing in one stat usually results in more damage than spreading it over two. It'd be more lucrative to either put up Str/Dex and combine that with some Int/Faith.