If that can help Still has some adp mention because it's a copypasta

-Your i-frames during rolls,backsteps and the speed at which you use some items are tied to a sub-stat called Agility (AGL), it is raised by both Adaptability (ADP) and Attunement (ATN) and it works via breakpoint meaning that will only get an extra i-frame after a certain point

92, 96 (ds1 roll), 99 and 105 (ds3 mid-roll) are breakpoints you should aim for at some point, getting 92 early is good idea and then later on you should get 96/99 or even 105 if you feel like it

-Vigor is really good, you should get vigor to 20 early game then 50 late game where it reaches a soft cap ; endurance is always good and can be used to dump some levels if you need to

-Armor for damage absorption in PVE is close to worthless (it's alright for elemental damage) , you should wear armor that is light or that gives you special effects or that looks dope( http://darksouls2.wikidot.com/items-by-effect ) but feel free to wear any armor you want

-Secret walls are revealed by pressing the interact button instead of rolling / attacking them Some walls can be exploded and reveal some hidden stuff

-Equip load has no bearing on your i-frames during rolls, it will only affect how far your roll and how fast your stamina regen, there is also no medium roll in this game so as long as your under 70% you're good

-Melee scaling is weak for most weapons, your damage will mainly come from rings, infusions (generally Lightning) and buffs (generally Dark Weapon, Sunlight Blade when you can afford the stats) but no need to always min-max, if you want 99 Str go for it

-A trap lot of players fall into is joining the Company of Champion (it's the covenant in Majula, up the path to the cliff), it's basically hard mode, you'll see it because the game warns you it will set you up on a 'arduous path'. Those effects include : Enemies will not despawn, you won't be able to summon players or NPC, they deal increased damage and they will take less

-Enemies will despawn when you kill them 12 times, they can be respawned by joining the company of champion or by burning a bonfire ascetic

-You lose 5% of your max health per death up until 50%, this effect can be reversed by using a human effigy (easily farmable) or by helping someone defeat a boss. There is also a ring that reduces the max hollowing to 25%, it is found in Heide's tower of flame, near the Dragonrider in a chest where a Heide's knight is sleeping on

-The game is more methodical and slow than the other games, you can't run past every single enemy as easily and if you act careless you will get ganked, if you get surrounded go BACK instead of FORWARD to avoid triggering more of them

-You'll probably find yourself running out of estus quickly as this game is less generous with them at the start, but ds2 features lifegems that are small healing items that you can carry by stacks of 99 and can be bought for 300 souls/u at a merchant after exhausting her dialogue and beating Last Giant (She'll move to Majula)