Eh, I'm still trying to decide which is easier out of this guy and Demon of Song...
Dragonrider is technically easier but you've got less weapon options, but Demon of Song has only damaged me once out of 4 different characters and only because I didn't even know it had a projectile... still never had to heal.
The enemies outside are more dangerous than Dragonrider though... but then I suppose the enemies outside Demon of Song are in a completely different league, so...
Can't decide...
Yeah seems Lightn/Dark are the way forward, soon as I figure out what miracles I want I'm respeccing into true Sunbro.
In my experience infusion just makes everything weaker. Poison turned out to be essential for my dual-Dagger character late game, but other than that...
Perhaps that's just because I always make some investment in STR or DEX, so it's never an improvement.
I have a character that started as a Cleric and he ended up with a very high INT stat, yet the Magic Mace you find somewhere remains weaker than the Mace he started with, neither upgraded.
Edit: Strangely, Blue Flame's scaling and damage is
improved if you make it poison or bleed.
Still getting used to the weapon... it's a shame it's all the way down in Undead Crypt, you don't get any practice in PvE... I guess this is the first character I'll bother doing NG+ with.
I hear it's more than just numbers this time.