Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
Shingen bow or Shingen lance, which is better and why?

PF on the bow seems good, but the elemental attack is on the lance
Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
If I were to have other ways to get burst like say, shingen's ex skill that gives 20 to the whole team, would that make a difference?

Also, would it affect exceed weapons and burst accessories?
The Lance.
1. 30% passive Elemental is no joke.
2. PF is useless if you don't Full Burst and Lance gives you a far better chance of reaching 100 Burst. You either attack twice or better yet, use Shingen's Encourage Inspiration for an instant Full Burst.
3. The Bow gives you 500% (up from 200%), so you're hard-capped for the Burst modifier instantly. Which is a good thing, but Exceed weapons are thus half-wasted, as their burst modifier no longer applies (only the cap increase). Same with Burst Accessories, but you don't want Burst Accessories to begin with.

The Bow can be useful, but what is required from you:
1. P2W Eidolon, when using double P2W Eidolons the loss of 30% Elemental doesn't hurt that much.
2. Some way for your Hime to guarantee Shingen to reach 100 Burst again. If instantly, great. For example Shingen's first skill + Encourage Inspiration + 10/20 Burst from a Hime. Remember that reaching -50% Def is very important, so you can't run Encourage Inspiration if your team doesn't cover A or B debuff.
3. While not a requirement, being a massive whale is recommended. Having a out-of-this-world Hime FLB Grid with the right Phantom weapon will let you Burst for your cap despite the lack of 30% Elemental. Furthermore, such Grids typically struggle for HP, so 30% from the Bow would be very welcome.

As you can see, just about everyone is just going to tell you to just use the Lance.
Quote Originally Posted by Rea View Post
Say, if I were to unlock a few things in Shingen's MP system (ATK UP lvl 3 and all that) and switch to Yukimura then energy inheritence to Shingen, would Yukimura possess those MP boosts as well?
Yes. If you're using Shingen's skillset, you'll also get the Energy Release boosts.

If you're using Shingen with Yukimura's skillset, you don't get the Energy Release boosts, I believe.
Quote Originally Posted by trew View Post
Hello,

I am about to buy a weapon for Herc, the axe mainly. The elemental effect is better than assault, right?
Better isn't exactly right. Elemental and Assault are equally good for damage.

However, this isn't about Elemental or Assault. This is about Elemental or HP. The Axe is offensive - and has the better effect to boot - so you get the Axe, no questions asked.