Quitting the dlc due to spiral rise

So fucking tired of this area. The knights on the way up around this place have like 12 hit true combos that hit from across the map and have infinite poise, the fucking birds that are hard to hit and cast spells, the fact that I have to fucking go all the way back around the tower to go up because you can’t get to the elevator from the site of grace.

Beyond that this dlc just pissed me off.

-The arcane quest lines that are hard to follow even with a guide (I swear the horn guy disappeared from my game) which you get locked out of for playing the game blind and exploring.

-Having to look up a guide to find the next area because they make the maps obscure as fuck. I swear, getting a gesture on the other side of the map then performing in front of a random statue to unlock an area without much guidance is random as hell. No way you figure that out in a reasonable time without looking at the wiki.

-The weak ass DLC weapons. The only weapon I’ve found that beats out any base game gear is the anvil hammer and the bloodfiend arm (which I refused to use anymore after Rennala because it makes the game trivial it is so OP). The putrescence cleaver is pretty good too, probably my favorite dlc weapon, the frost is useless though since it builds slowly.

I feel like my time is just not respected. Have not had a lot of fun in this dlc, and I have beaten every boss up to this point in a few tries. I have had to look at the wiki more times in this dlc than every other souls game and the main campaign combined.