trying to branch out from Greatsword and having a hard time, nothing is really clicking with me. I dont really want to use the ranged weapons, I did that a bit in World and never really jelled wth it (Bow was cool tho), most of my time in World was spent with Lance and Gunlance, and then the last few hours around when I stopped I was using Longsword.
This one I started off with Longsword, but im having a real hard time landing the spirit combo in this one compared to World for some reason, and the lack of helmbreaker is a real kick in the groin for the weapon for me, not only did it look awesome, but I felt it gave the whole "build meter" process a purpose, you build spirit meter for damage until red and then spend meter for the big finish, rinse and repeat. Without the big finish, the whole thing feels weird to me. Granted I havent gone back and tried Aeriel or Valor with it, as my first few hours with the game were mostly spent in guild/striker which was the closest to World.
I also tried a bit of Lance and Gunlance and neither felt as good as World for me. I dunno, maybe Im just after new things this time around, I fell in love with Greatsword which I hated in World and barely touched, so who knows whats going on lol. With that being said, I never got around to trying Switch Axe and Charge Blade in World, so maybe they will click with me here.Im watching some tutorial videos but its one thing to see the combos, its another to understand the flow of the weapon. For example, Switch Axe: is the idea to use axe mode to build meter, and then when its full just use sword mode until its empty, and then repeat the process? What about that elemental discharge, when do you use that?
Charge Blade looks even weirder (kinda why I never got around to trying it in World), I do like the simplicity of the Greatsword, but I dont mind something a bit more complex, as long as it "clicks".