Haven't played in a while but I used the same build as u for a while in ds2 and ds1, don't yell at me, giant Armor with Havel shield and gwyn sword. I used it a lot in PvP and was nearly unstoppable, but I got stuck on ng+ 5 four kings with it tho, I used it all the time in PvE and even soloed o+s in ng+3 and 4 without one death aswell. I was and am proud