Talk:Drake Sword/@comment-67.170.92.91-20170604095004/@comment-4511886-20170604104920

Upgrading the Drake Sword was, is and will always be a huge mistake. It costs 10,000 souls to upgrade, takes the rarest upgrade material in the game, excluding slabs, and gets 20 damage per level. Hell, it's not even that good compared to the other Dragon Weapons, all of which are quite strong for varying reasons. You'd get more damage for your souls by upgrading any other weapon, including even the Broken Straight Sword. Additionally, those souls go straight down the drain the moment you swap weapons, which you will have to do if you don't want to waste time because you're using inferior gear. And that's not even mentioning the fact that you'll have to majorly pump up your strength and dexterity if you want those new weapons to properly catch up to your enemies.

You're also not getting a feel for the game by using it, because the Drake Sword actually does the exact opposite. You'll be so used to stomping everything in the early game that once you get to areas where such weapons are no longer readily available, you'll have to overcome a huge spike in difficulty that would've been a steady rise had you used a weapon balanced for the point you are at in the game. This also pairs with the natural spike in difficulty many see around the point that the Drake Sword wears off, even if they're not using it, simply due to the game cranking up the difficulty.