What are your favorite and least favorite weapons to use?

[Butcher]

Apart from Katanas and Halberds and maybe some Sword and Hook (rope dart) of course.

Personally, I really liked using the Tonfas and Tri-section Staves. They're fast and have unblockable EX moves. I also enjoyed the Siege Spear because it makes a good alt weapon, even without EX moves. And I loved the Duck Hooks, and how broken they are. Especially when you obtain its level 10.

Least favorite maybe the Dragon Column and the Shadow Fan. While I liked the unique touch and special counter of the bench, it's terribly underpowered. Also the Shadow Fan too, the moveset's too slow for a dash type weapon. Enemies can score 2-3 hits every time you finish an EX-attack with it. Think it would have been better if it was a whirlwind type, or have a few invincible frames in it.

[Chronos Notashi]

I'd have to say that my most favorite/best weapon in DW8:E would have to be the Curved Sword (Zhou Tai's weapon), though I'm pretty sure it won't be counted for this topic.

As for others, I did a co-op scenario with my brother (who mains Sword & Shield with his main character), and I decided to play as Sun Jian and Sun Ce whenever my personal character wasn't in the battle lineup, and to be honest, I REALLY enjoyed the Nine Rings Blade and Tonfas respectively. The former is VERY good at dealing with groups of mooks and capping bases (and doesn't slack off against officers, either), while the latter is decent at mook-clearing and is an excellent weapon against enemy officers. Best part is: both weapons can charge Musou and Rage at pretty good rates (with the 5* and 6* NRBs boosting Musou and Rage charge rates respectively), allowing for pretty effective Musou/Rage builds. The Twin Swords (Liu Bei) and Bow (Huang Zhong) aren't very far behind, though the latter relies on positioning due to the normal string keeping you in place while you're attacking.

As for least favorite, while I don't particularly hate any weapons that I've tried so far, and would likely still use them with some characters, I'd have to say that the Flame Bow (Zhu Ran) is one of the weapons I least like. For one, I don't like how its Strong Attacks rely so heavily on having a target marked. That somewhat helps with officers, but is a bit of an inconvenience when trying to deal with mooks. The saving grace for it is the ability to reposition between Normal Attacks. Also, while I haven't tried the Club (Xu Zhu) yet, the one time I tried it in Dynasty Warriors Online kinda told me right away how much I disliked its slow and easily-punishable moveset, and DW8:E likely won't change my mind much should I give it a try.

[Butcher]

Zhu Ran's Flame Bow though has an auto-block feature as you maneuver around with it. Kinda like Wang Yi's Trishulas, (which were by the way, HEAVILY nerfed in Empires). And since its a dash-type weapon, you can pretty much dance around the field with ease. Though the downside is, it's kinda underpowered at times. I actually prefer the Flame bow over the regular one.

The Club is like Huang Gai's Arm Blade (Boat) slow but it had a very wide area of attack when it comes to charge attacks and also has a grapple move. Its EX moves also useful. But the downside was, you would have to be on a certain distance to perform a complete attack. Not very good on low levels and on close quarters. I made a CAW which heavily relied on "Immovable" strat on a blob of officers and some recovery while maining the said weapon..

[Chronos Notashi]

Well, I did mention that Zhu Ran's weapon is pretty effective when it comes to fighting officers, since the slide between normal attacks and lock-on mechanic (and Dash) lets it easily manevuer around them to make up for any lack of damage (and Defense, since it makes a pretty good keep-away weapon). Also has a pretty nice "death from above" C5 with decent close-range mob-clearing power at the startup. My only real issue with it is its lack of mob-clearing capabilities outside of C5 (due to Normal Attack's thin linear hitbox and the reliance of lock-on for Strong Attacks), and the slight lack of combo potential that makes it somewhat difficult to build up Musou and Rage. The regular Bow, while not being that good against officers, has a Normal string with a much larger attack radius (and hits multiple times, allowing for fast Musou/Rage buildup, especially when using Unlimited Volley), and also has Dash (which somewhat makes up for the fact that you're stuck in place with the Normal string, as you can quickly cancel into a Dash if you need to quickly reposition). It also sports a nice close-range guard break with C1 that gives the bow an option for fighting enemy officers.

At the end of the day though, Flame Bow vs. Bow is more a matter of personal preference (which is honestly what this topic is about). Also note that I'm not taking their best/6* weapons into consideration, and looking at the base moveset + EX attacks (especially since Zhu Ran and Huang Zhong have the same base stats, and custom characters are a thing). However, I will note that both of them have pretty decent Musou Attacks and Rage Attacks (most notably Huang Zhong's Unlimited Volley and both Bow's Musou that can launch officers and destroy them while they're in the air).

As for Club, like I said, I haven't tried it yet. I might end up finding it pretty decent, and I may end up finding a weapon I dislike more. But after using DWO's Club, while I'll look at it as a different weapon from its DW5/DWO version, I won't hold my breath.