jawafour wrote:The Watching Artist wrote:(percentage break down)
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Right, I'll be returning to Yharnam in a moment. I was kinda thinking "Perhaps I could wander around this starting area and keep re-battling the monsters so that (a) I get used to the controls and (b) I level up a bit." Is this sensible thinking?
The Watching Artist wrote:...BB also luckily comes with a special bonus of about 500% increased farming.
Would my plan tie in with this "farming" suggestion?
I don't think you ever really need to farm on this game as the echoes you get from normal play are generally more than enough for you to get by. However, bumping up a few extra levels won't hurt and getting used to the controls and game mechanics is a good idea.
In terms of levelling up, there's a lot of stats you can mostly ignore on a first play through. From memory you want to focus on:
VIT - increases your health bar
END - increases your stamina bar
STR/SKL - these increase the damage you do. The one you want to upgrade more depends on what weapon you're using and whether it's affected more by your STR stat or your SKL stat. You can find this on your weapon stats where it will have a grade for each stat.
EDIT: What TWA says is right, you can't actually level up until you either encounter a boss, a find and use an item called Madman's Knowledge.