[quote=Turtlicious]
That's going to be hell, you're not going to get Soapstone help which you really need, and you won't be able to summon people who will just wreck fights for you.
[/quote]

I just started playing last week, no online stuff, and I've been able to handle everything just fine. There are NPC guys you can summon for help on a lot of bosses, and they've been plenty of help for the... actually, just one boss that I couldn't tackle solo (area boss for Anor Londo, and I almost got it on my one solo attempt after a couple assisted ones, then summoned the guy and wrecked it hard that time), the other ones that I summoned NPCs for I ended up dying on those attempts and ended up beating them by myself.

It's really just a matter of learning attack patterns, playing cautiously, and picking your gear for the encounter rather than just sticking to one set for everything.