In the past 24 hours I've made three new characters and gotten them all up to at least blighttown.
I can not for the life of me find a good build that just makes sense. I wish I could just write it off as a diverse and well-implemented enough inventory of choices that they're all good, but no, my pvp experience has shown pretty exactingly that 99% of winners bash you in the face with the biggest sword they can find.
Originally I was going str/faith with the idea being TWoP, then WotG and Sword dance while smashing their faces. The possible weapons and items didn't seem to provide any real obvious good choices. The natural faith scaling weapons are pretty crap and all resources tend to say the same for even +5 occult.
So not wanting to sink SLs into stats I wasn't sure about I role my other option, str / int. This one was even more basic in theory. Originally the idea was solely enough str to get Moonlight, cap int boost and push defenses. Again I got distracted on the path as I heard a lot more praise for builds focusing on magic weapon / shield with more emphasis on str.
That build evolved into my most recent: dex / int with velka's rapier or Crystal Magic Weapon, plus all the soul arrow spam I can handle. Definitely requires more finesse, but I'm not convinced the payoff would be worth it.
Still just experimenting, don't care a ton about making mistakes now because this is all going towards what I'll be rolling for P.C. release. Anyone else been doing the same and have their own ideas to share?