S-rank items

[Hrith]

btw wat level do u start at when in ruins challnge mode?

if you mean character level, then it's from 17 to 21, depending on stage 7, 8 or 9 and your class, Hunters start at a higher level than Forces and Forces than Rangers.
If you meant stage, Ivan already replied

and is there any easy way to get s-rank weapons offline?

You cannot get S-Rank weapons offline, I already said that.

[kfitz]

Yes you can.

[Ivan]

No you can't. You can only get misc. items such as Akkikos Wok and Crazy Tune.

[Shadamoo]

Ok, I am going to go online to get good at C Mode for an S rank weapon. But first, is the S-Rank Harisen a katana? Im going to get this weapon just to play on the name (my girls surname is pronounced Harisen), and I looking for a good Katana, because the Frying Pan I have sucks ass compared to other weapons.
B4 you ask, Sange and Yasha dont count, im gonna combine them.

[Ivan]

Yes, and Oritiagito. (Find 1975 agito and take it to the tekker by the bank in seek my master)

[Lionheart]

The S-rank Katana is from Episode 2 Cmode only, it is an awesome weapon though, I enjoy mine quite a lot. You should shoot for it first because, in a lot of ways, Ep2 Cmode is a lot easier. The maps are always the same, there are less stages to get through, it's more enjoyable (just because Ep2 is much better in general). The major downside to Ep2 Cmode is the fact that more than one attribute of monster are on each level so if you have 100% AB Pallasch on the Seabed, it'll only do you a lot of good up until area 24 when you go to the lower levels and more dark and machine monsters show up.

[Ivan]

Er, could you compare the Oritiagito and S rank katana? Which one's better?

[psychoticdemon]

ummm one question how do you name s-rank weapons?

[Ivan]

When you complete challenge mode and you select your rank, you name them then I think. Theres no puncuation and a limit and 8 letters for you name.

[Lionheart]

You don't pick your rank, it is assigned. If you qualify for an S-rank, the Guild Mistress will say "Select your prize", then a list of the different types of weapons appear, for example it would look like:
Saber
Sword
Blade
Partisan
etc
then you pick one, you are allowed (as Kefka and Ivan said) to have an 8 letter name with no Symbols. That name goes before the type of weapon it is, for example, my Sword is called the Lionhart Sword. You cannot take the type of weapon out of the name so bear that in mind. The Orotiagito is better than the Srank Katana by about 100ATP I believe. The Srank Katana can be grinded to 250 so by the end it gives you +650 ATP. The Orotiagtio gives you between 750-800 ATP (sorry if the numbers are off, I'm doing this off the top of my head but those are the general areas) however, the S-rank Katana is easier to get and you could put any special you want on it (I have Hell's which makes it incredibly useful).