Talk:Fire (upgrade path)/@comment-114.76.210.41-20180803134521

Problem with the Fire path is that it is pragmatically inept. Its one advantage over the lightning path is that it can be obtained before Anor Londo, but even then it's a chore to upgrade a fire weapon.

First need to fight through the Catacombs to Vamos (likely without a holy weapon to deal with reassembling spooky skeletons, assuming before Anor Londo), and since you probably can't warp yet, you have to walk all they way back to Firelink. The path needs green titanite shards, red titanite chunks, then a red titanite slab, and for the full upgrade you need to go through the Demon Ruins for the large flame ember.

Meanwhile, lightning upgrade path does more overall damage, with enemies also less resistant to lightning in general, doesn't require any embers, only needs titanite chunks and slabs to upgrade which can be farmed in one location (New Londo), the required blacksmith is encountered naturally, and overall requires much less out-of-the-way running around.

Which sucks 'cause fire weapons look cool.