I'm definitely picking up Dark Souls.
I might actually go all out and get whatever special edition thingamajiggie they come out with.
And psh, dex builds. S'all about that faith build dawg.
faith builds are pretty weak at the 100+ level range. the regen from blessed equipment is pretty nice but not nice enough when faith doesn't offer anything you can't get from something else. knockdown + wrath of god would also be pretty good if players weren't so ridiculously durable at that level range, too. so it's basically just The Mirdan Hammer Build. which is pretty strong, but not very flexible.
hands of god -are- cool though.
up there mostly what you'll see is strength(dbs, knight sword, great axe), dexterity(kilij, uchigatana, spiked shield), or magic focused builds.