Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-17834624-20140814132507/@comment-24912592-20140815055954

Who kicks you around?

The Four Kings? They are best fought aggressively, so they can't swarm you. Power Within helps a lot, as does a heavy piece of armor. Yes, you can use Pyromancy. Get one from Laurentius at Firelink, or Eingyi. Your movement doesn't matter that much against the Four Kings, put on the Havel set.

Or are you having problems in general? First, your endurance should be the first stat to be maxed. That means for now, 40 points into it. 45 in strength is already too high, but it's not a huge deal. Your weapon is fine for the first playthrough. So I'm guessing you should increase your defense. Are you using a shield? Artoria's Greathsield, Havel's Shield and the Tower Shield help a lot in the beginning. Havel is out of the question for you (why did you feed it, anyway?  =/ ), maybe Artorias, too. But you can always buy the Tower Shield from the Crestfallen Merchant!

Armor doesn't do terribly much in PvE. However, the Elite Knight set is pretty good and lighter than heavy sets. The Giant's set can be bought and is incredible upgraded. Havel is good right away. Black Iron is good, too. I would advise to keep your total weight at 50%, so you still have the mid-roll. Havel's Ring and the awesome Ring of Favor and Protection are two items that will help you a lot.

As for your magic, get that Pyromancy Flame! !!! The developers built Pyromancy into the game as a fail-safe: except for Lost Izalith, Pyromancy can get you through everything! And a bow in reserve, with poison arrows, often allows for taking on enemies you normally would really struggle against.