Dark Souls II

[TrollHunter]

So, I made some huge alterations to the build after I realized that it had become more of a high-int buff build. A lot of the high end sorceries aren't really my style, but I do simply adore using the MLGS. So... I mixed things up.
My build now
35hp
20end
5vit
20attn
18str
35dex
22int
10faith

Now, this gives the build a lot more utility. I used some skeptics/simpletons spices to allow me to still use my spells like Heal/dark weapon/CMW/soul greatsword and used the saved points to get my hp end and dex up.

The 35 dex is NICE though and allows me a lot more flexibility with my build. I'm now thinking of messing around with power-stance spears... which, judging from the moveset, seems absurdly annoying and effective.

I'm starting to now experiment with pyro in this game... and my god is it enjoyable. I love the changes made to pyro and it's a very nice backup to my more close-in fighting style. Important to note though, I did all of this tinkering while my internet was down. I still need to test it out in a proper PvP environment. Hopefully this wasn't a stupid move on my part.

New equipment setups
Armor:
Mask of Judgement
Lucatiels Armor
Lucatiels Gloves
Varangian Pants
(New favorite armor BY FAR. I hated killing Luca but smurfing hell it was worth it. Will post a picture soon)

Weapons I use
Longsword
pyro flame
Sorcerer's Catalyst (Gotta do a bit of ADVENTURING to find my new endgame staff since the staff of amana requires 35 int)
Uchi
Mail Breaker (definitely planning on upgrading this)
MLGS (Dubstep Sword will never die)
Shotel
Magic Magic Shield (still, of course, absolutely awesome in every possible way)

As for progress through NG+...progress, SO EXCITING YEAH?!
Killed the rotten, screw that guy. Every hit brought me down to like 20% health, and I have a bad habit of dodging his attacks way too early. No changes to his NG+ self though, at least from what I saw.

Killed the scorpion chick first try. Not a hard fight for me anymore, and my +9 uchi really ripped through her pretty quick. I got hit once in the entire fight, and that was due to me being silly.

Freaking out because now caster/spider valley is in NG+2, and that place sucked enough in NG+1. At least I can get another paledrake soul... BECAUSE I TOTALLY NEED THAT. Powerstance MLGS hype confirmed.

Bosses to kill before shrine of winter:

Ruined Sentinels (screw these smurftards)
*Lost Sinner (Screw his new friends that spam pyro at you in NG+)
*Dukes Dear Freja (Screw that boss)
Gargoyles (GOD, WHO GAVE THESE GUYS THE COVETOUS GOLD RING +2? Now I cant just skip them like I would very much like to do.)
Smelter Demon (Fun fight, will get to him soon. Screw his 2-shotting me and my not having a 100% fire reduction shield though)
*Old Iron King (ezpz, will get to him soon)
Flexile Sentry (So.. he has 2 new friends. They have cool ass armor, killing them is the only way to get said armor. If I kill the boss they're gone forever. Even just killing one is a nightmare, let alone killing both and feathering out. This boss might be alive for a good while)

So yeah, this NG+ run is gonna take a while.