Quote Originally Posted by nut View Post
The sword isn't a big upgrade, it's just a little better than an SRs weapon at max skill level--
What are you smoking? It's Assault double-skill SSR, that makes it a thousand times better than any SR (so far, until we start getting double-skill SRs).

Before FLB, the Sword is notably better than the Lance. After FLB... well, uh, obviously a non-FLB weapon won't stand a chance.