Greatswords...

[Raythiel]

2-handed weapons have less damage output than a single axe. Someone makes this make sense please. I love greatswords, but they are quite bad in this game. They don't deal enough damage to make it worth sacrificing the dual-wield stacked abilities...

[ThreeKingdoms]

Do you find there’s value in part breaking?

[Raythiel]

Originally posted by ThreeKingdoms:

Do you find there’s value in part breaking?

I mean, as much as that matters, we practically have unlimited breaker boost. I also affixed some item drop rate/quality abilities on my other parts. With the usual axe+whip, everything has been a cakewalk, even in Newtype difficulty. two-handed weapons on the other hand(s)...

[Necro Cheesecake]

They were better in GB3

[Dalinar917]

Honestly I run my greatsword like this and don't struggle at all:

Attack Power: Close Range Weapon
Attack Power: Right Close Range Weapon
Attack Power: Left Close Range Weapon
Attack Power: Greatsword

Having the right passives on your weapon helps a bit OP, especially since greatswords count as both a left and right hand weapon. Oh and I run with a hyper trance EX skill that boosts attack speed a bit, so something like TransAM works well.

Another thing too, you may want to run charge speed reduction passives on your mobile suit, makes the charge attack power up lightning quick.

[Tenshu]

Originally posted by Dalinar917:

Attack Power: Right Close Range Weapon
Attack Power: Left Close Range Weapon

These don't actually do anything to a Greatsword's stats afaik. Stat sheet remained the same, damage was the same in the test area.
Reducing the charge time however does help them keep up and how to combo into it. A real big con to it unless it's a bug is that for all the part breaking power Greatsword has, it can't ground break, which hurts it immensely.

Edit: Biting the bullet to make sure, I synth'd in Lv.30 Right and Left Close Range Weapon power and... yeah you're wasting two slots on your Greatsword bud...

[Knight of Storms]

Originally posted by Tenshu:

Originally posted by Dalinar917:

Attack Power: Right Close Range Weapon
Attack Power: Left Close Range Weapon

These don't actually do anything to a Greatsword's stats afaik. Stat sheet remained the same, damage was the same in the test area.
Reducing the charge time however does help them keep up and how to combo into it. A real big con to it unless it's a bug is that for all the part breaking power Greatsword has, it can't ground break, which hurts it immensely.

Edit: Biting the bullet to make sure, I synth'd in Lv.30 Right and Left Close Range Weapon power and... yeah you're wasting two slots on your Greatsword bud...

I've seen other post the same info. Greatswords seriously lacking.

[jerrypocalypse]

I don't understand the whole idea that the large sword/greatsword is lacking. I've been using both the sword-mace and one of the swords that uses the "greatsword" moveset (forget the name, some kind of buster sword) on two of my builds, and they both wreck things just fine.

[Silver Nightbane]

Originally posted by jerrypocalypse:

I don't understand the whole idea that the large sword/greatsword is lacking. I've been using both the sword-mace and one of the swords that uses the "greatsword" moveset (forget the name, some kind of buster sword) on two of my builds, and they both wreck things just fine.

I'm guessing you mean Sword Mace and Demolition Knife?

Honestly the only "Large Sword" weapon worth it's salt right now that actually does something is Extra Large Mace, because part of it's moveset is from the Lance.

Like I was pretty excited to use Tryon 3's swords and find out it's nothing really that special outside of looking very unique.

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by Silver Nightbane:

Originally posted by jerrypocalypse:

I don't understand the whole idea that the large sword/greatsword is lacking. I've been using both the sword-mace and one of the swords that uses the "greatsword" moveset (forget the name, some kind of buster sword) on two of my builds, and they both wreck things just fine.

I'm guessing you mean Sword Mace and Demolition Knife?

Honestly the only "Large Sword" weapon worth it's salt right now that actually does something is Extra Large Mace, because part of it's moveset is from the Lance.

Like I was pretty excited to use Tryon 3's swords and find out it's nothing really that special outside of looking very unique.

Not the demolition knife. But the one I'm talking about does have a separate moveset from the sword-mace. Neither are the extra large mace moveset. And they both still do absolutely fine