Finally got a good DEX weapon (Uchigatana). Was sporting a +2 Falchion all the way up to now saving titanite shards/chunks for this - the damage was so bad I had to skip Gargoyles. Got Uchigatana up to +10 now, and upped my armor to +5 with spare titanites. Using Alva armor, which has a good weight/armor ratio and looks fantastic
Now I have a score to settle with a few bosses I skipped
Mostly points in DEX and END, some in INT and ATN for Great Soul Arrow. Definitely harder to play than the STR based build I ran with in Dark Souls. I do think that ranged makes some encounters VERY easy that would be pretty hard for pure melee.
Oh also, I've yet to be invaded. Not sure what the deal is there. I'm a Blue Sentinel and have also yet to be summoned to help with an invasion.