Quote Originally Posted by codavis2 View Post
Why are Hercules and Shingen considered the best souls to use? Is it just cause of their damage?
There's a couple of reasons, but damage is the main one, yes. The "which Soul should I use?" thread should list Herc at the moment, and once I get to update it then it'll also list Shingen's good sides. Well, Shingen's good side is basically her new EX skill which guarantees a PF Full Burst every 7 turns with zero help from other Hime. Realistically much faster than that, though.

But this is a pretty good way to put it though:
Quote Originally Posted by Gludateton View Post
You need to rethink, what EX skill is for. It's there to fill a hole in your team (be it debuff, utility skill, whatever), not using ability that DMM players use. Use Shingen with SS and see whether it's better than Herc. Use Shingen with her EX skill and see whether it's better than any of those. Adapt to situation, think for yourself, don't force yourself to play how people tell you too.
In other words, running Herc PF or Shingen new EX might be the optimal way to play, but that assumes that you're running a team who are basically perfect by themselves. If you don't have that, chances are high that you need to run Herc with whatever EX completes your team, since Herc is just stupid good.