Hi all, I'm taking my time through the game, I'm currently just about to enter Drangleic Castle. I had decided to try a dark melee/hex kind of character (as I'd previously never tried hexes at all on the Xbox 360), but I'm finding that my damage output isn't great - pretty noticeable when trying to kill the dwarf chaps who guard the main door to the castle. I'm currently level 97 with VGR 15 END 15 VIT 6 ATN 20 STR 16 DEX 16 ADP 6 INT 28 FTH 28 I'm using Hexer's Hood with Lion Mage everything else (mostly) and have two main melee weapons - a Dark Shotel (+4) and a Dark Mace (+1). I understand that my weapons should be levelled up a bit more, but I wanted to see if my build is viable for PvE (not too bothered with PvP much) and the DLC areas before I commit many souls to levelling my gear further. I do use Hexes as well (with a Sunset Staff and Witchtree Bellvine) but I want to dish out a bit more melee damage if possible. I'm not well-read on various builds or advantages/disadvantages of weapons so any advice is welcome! Thanks.