( Side note before you read: I am not making you use this guide, it is up to you to decide, I just want to share the best setup I have used for over 400+ hours spent on Dark souls, I have used a similar one since playing Dark souls 1, I have used it for speedruns and no bonfire/ no death runs, and I personally enjoy it and I think that playing with a keyboard only is better than with a mouse. Thank you for understanding.)
So you set off on your adventure and 2 minutes into the game, 3 old ladies are already making fun of you, you get invaded by twink characters, and you die over and over again until you lose your sanity, or simply, git gud.
This guide will show you how to really git gud playing only with a keyboard, and using nothing else.