Played for about an hour last night. Got myself a catalyst and some soul arrows and heavy soul arrows. I need to up my intelligence though and get some more attunement slots because right now I'm using about half my supply of a spell to kill a knight and only being able to equip one spell at a time makes that a really big pain. Two-handing my spear was too slow for me to want to risk more than one hit. I may try my Drake sword instead next time then finish them with spells. Just the same, spells kill them easily and net me 600 souls with a nearby bonfire to recharge so it's not a terrible place to farm at the moment.