General Dark Souls

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To quote my comment from another thread.  
Recently got into Dark Souls 3 after getting it during the Summer Sale, and have been having a lot of fun with it.
Does anyone know a good build for a knight-class?
 
I managed to get through to farron keep on my first playthrough, only to realize i’d probably gone horribly wrong, build-wise, and started over on a new character.
The★Rickmeister
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@Meanlucario  
I’m never usually interested in PVP in basically any game I play.  
I’ve heard to level vigor first, almost exclusively, to around mid-twenties, before moving onto damage-based stats.  
Is this true?
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@The★Rickmeister  
20 vig is a great bemchmark, since enemies do hit hard in this game. I suggest going for vig/end and some vit until at least the first two are at 20, but work on str and dex if you find a weapon/shield you want to use that you lack the stats for.
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@Meanlucario  
If it’s armour-wise, I’m looking for something with a decent enough defence/weight/maneuverability ratio.  
As for weapons/shields, I found the Irithyll Straight Sword and Grass and Dragon Crest shields on my previous run.  
Are they any good?
Meanlucario
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@The★Rickmeister  
You’ll find armor sets very often, so that won’t be an issue.
 
The Grass Crest is better on your back due to the stamina regen, though there are much worst shields to use. The Dragon Crest is the anti-fire shield, though it’s outclassed by the Black Knight Shield. The latter is a drop item, though, so unless you feel like farming black knights, I suggest using what you have.
 
The Irithyll Straight Sword I don’t know much about, other than the frost it does (which is situational) and that it requires twinkling titanite to upgrade.
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@Meanlucario  
The infused and reinforced longsword I started with (+1 or +2 , I think), was doing a fair amount of damage by itself, so I rarely switched over.  
I’ve just looked on the wiki, and it turns out it’s apaprently recommended to go through the cathedral after you defeat the crystal sage, and then do Farron Keep, due to an item that lowers poison damage.
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@The★Rickmeister  
I rarely bother with that ring myself. Too many goodies in the swamp that makes things easier for me. Poison is inconvenient at worst in 3, so the ring isn’t worth going for just for that. After Sage is an important area, so I tend to go there after getting a key bonfire in the swamp. Also, red NPC invaders don’t appear if you’re offline for some reason. No idea why.
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@The★Rickmeister  
Yep. You can’t repair it, unlike DS2. However, I recommend wearing it if you plan on recovering a large stack of souls, since dying with it on does not create a new bloodstain, meaning if you fail, your souls are still there.
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