Why don't I just upgrade my Drake Sword if it's my most powerful weapon?

I would to the dark souls wiki for that. In order from best to worst: S, A, B, C, D, E, -.

I'm not sure why people don't like the Great Scythe. The range is ridiculous, it does have wide sweeping attacks, it can dead angle like a boss, and it does pretty good damage. Granted, it's a little unwieldy, but if you know how to use it you won't ever stop moving and allow someone to hit you.

tristtan wrote:How do you know how each particular weapon scales with your stats???

When looking at the stats of your weapon you'll see letter classes.

A-E. This tells you how well it scales, as well when a weapon gets upgraded the scale goes with it. So a B in dex can become an S for certain weapons. While an E will only raise to a C, and some just don't get enough to pump them up a full scale level. Obviously A-C, good scaling. D-E, almost no scaling.

In terms of the lifehunt scythe, it plays a very big advantage to the wielder who A: Will have high endurance for more bleed resistance, or B: The bloodbite ring. It does leave you more open than most greatswords, but like weapons such as the zweihander, it's really powerful each hit.

The only issue I see with it, is that you surely must have enough poise so you won't be staggered if they close in.