S-Rank Choice

[ak618]

i think they should have srank frying pan

[Shadamoo]

Claws suck if you arent a HUnewearl! I suggest androids get anything with Zalure. They need a good source of lowering defense on enemies!

[HUchamp]

Zalure on mechs is incredily useless, and there is no Shifta special for S-Ranks, just Jellen and Zalure.

what was i smokin? i meant to say Zalure Sword and Jellen Mechs.. thats what would choose..

[NetNomad]

I think a Jellen Partisan would be cool... considering that you tend to get hit a lot when you're using a partisan on groups of enemies (like in the ruins). I've gotten to like Jellen more recently because I don't get knocked down so often.

Question though... what's the difference between an S-Rank Mechgun and Psychogun? Or a Partisan and a Scythe? Is it just the looks, or are their stats really different?

[Hrith]

what was i smokin? i meant to say Zalure Sword and Jellen Mechs.. thats what would choose..

Jellen is equally useless on Mechs

Question though... what's the difference between an S-Rank Mechgun and Psychogun? Or a Partisan and a Scythe? Is it just the looks, or are their stats really different?

Partisan is more powerful than Scythe, but only 4 classes can equip Partisan while 11 can use Scythe.
S-Rank Psychogun have the exact same stats as S-Rank Mechgun, but S-Rank Psychogun cannot have a custom special, therefore only good if you had no intention of putting a special.

[HUchamp]

hmm.. yes... indeed... ahh.. i still dont understand why you wouldnt want Zalure or Jellen Mechs. is it cuz you couldnt get away cuz of the slow animation? well if so a Jellen Rifel would be good.. right?

[Hrith]

no, the reason is that Jellen and Zalure specials NEVER miss, and one hit is enough to J or Z a monster, and the least a Mechgun can hit is 3 times, which is a waste of 2 hits.

I think it's a lot better to put J or Z on a multi target weapon such as Slicer, Shotgun or Needle.

One close range multi target weapons such as Partisan, Sword and Scythe, I recommend only Jellen it you want a stat reducing special because you're very likely to get hit in close range combat (especially Mine, VR Spaceship, GDV and Seabed), thus the use of Jellen.

[Nicktendonick]

You got a point kefka, But JZ S-rank can miss. I've seen it myself when i used my S-rank slicer w/ Zalure (in ult). What's more, the enemy doen't flinch when you JZ them with a S-rank, so using a close-combat wep with JZ is a bad idea, you open yourself to a world of pain.

Also, Spirit/beserk wasn't really effecive. I missed 90% of the time and ended up only hitting once. A combo would have done more. (used in ult.) I think S-rank mechguns aren't that good anyway. Stick to a vulcan/gatting with hit% and a good sepcial like spirit, berserk (if berserk, stick to Vice w/ hit%), Hp steal, Tp steal, charge, king, demon, Ect. and then boost the PB of the mechs (i say boost Na, Mc, and Dark) so when you really use them they're effective.

For sword, stick to Zanba/Red sword. To me, the really good S-ranks (for Hu) are handgun (Zalure) and slicer/J-cutter (Zalure or Beserk/Spirit). I use Gun and slicer w/ Zalure. So get either S-rank handgun or Slicer/J-cutter

EDIT: And on your questions ak618
1) don't got an claw s-rank, but it's probably ok, but powerful claws (nei's, rika's, Hop, dragon's) are probably better.
2)well, it's been said already in the topic, i don't need to say it again.
3) Remember that ninga star wep?(think it's called furry cutter) They made a S-rank of it. I think it's the same stats, no real difference from slicer.

And last, all S-ranks have a crazy amount of ATP,ATA,MST needed to use the wep. 800 ATP for all sword-type items, 180 (or more) for all guns, and 800 MST for all cane-type weapons. Unless you're hacked (or use pure pow,ata,mst mags) don't execpt to use any S-rank for a while. I use 2 God/arms just to use the S-rank Handgun.

[Hrith]

You got a point Kefka, But J/Z S-rank can miss.

Because you missed the target altogether, the special cannot miss.

What's more, the enemy doen't flinch when you J/Z them with a S-rank, so using a close-combat wep with J/Z is a bad idea, you open yourself to a world of pain.

Jellen might be useful in that case, hence Jellen on Sword/Partisan.

And then boost the PB of the mechs (i say boost Na, Mc, and Dark) so when you really use them they're effective.

You've probably noticed that most people try to be legit here, so using PDs to boost a weapon is right out, it's hard enough to gather enough PDs to add a special to S-Ranks. Besides, boosting mechguns is incredibly useless, % only affect the weapon's ATP and mechs are very weak, so it's pointless.
Keep your PDs for adding specials to S-Ranks or buying stuff like Blue-Black Stone, etc.

S-Rank Sword is an excellent sword, way better than Red Sword, which sucks, anyway.
Zanba is good, but is quite rare.

[cOoLdUdE]

S ranks are too hard to get