I still play this game I don't seem to get tired of it. If you killed the blacksmith Andre you can no longer +10 weapons or armor until your next play though but you can still upgrade weapons there are lots of weapons and armor that can’t be +10(for example the stone great sword) so just play that game using them until new game plus. I myself killed Andre by accident the first time I played and it did not hinder my game play. even if you kill all the black 3 killable black smiths in game you can still upgrade gear yourself or using the none killable blacksmith in a cage (Rickert of Vinheim Off the side of a dead-end stair in the beginning of New Londo Ruins, in a cage)