@ZeeHero9271 If it's fun for you then that's good, though doesn't change what you stated is subjective and not objective. Sure, if you don't care about actual weapon results/potentials, but it's always good to at least acknowledge capabilities from both weapons and also what potential each can get to.

Katana can be simple to use and easier to learn because you're stuck to one single combo for effective dps, which is why it's also more popular since it's so beginner friendly (other than the fact that you get the weeb status). In contrast to Bow. which requires you to learn more nuances/maintenance and also put more effort into learning the weapon and its PA, not to mention it's gear dependent.

@MiyenHalo It's always the case if you're not locking on to a mob, especially if they have multiple target-able parts like Luda Sorceror. You will have to manual aim or lock-on to have better chance at hitting weakspots. If you're not locking on and the target cursor focuses on another part, then that's just on you. You have to get used to locking on a part and also being at the right angle or you'll just get suffer from not hitting weakspots.

For things like Rockbears or enemies that tend to move around a lot will just have you to telegraph your attacks so they can hit weakspots and also placement is the most important. There's also enemies like Ringhada who requires you to manual aim to hit his weakspots too.

Hu sub is the go-to because it has the most consistent damage multipliers on top of survivability. It is a general/basic build until successors are release. This sub only requires you to JA to gain all the possible multipliers you can get from it (if you have the skills learned).

Su is another option, mainly used for bossing due to point assist (which can be cancerous because you have to keep reapplying it). The sub provides raw stats like more PP, ATK, and DEF which is good. More pp = more combo sustain. This sub has passive dmg but your biggest gain comes from point assist.

Ra sub is also for bossing for the most part, but for other contents Hu serves a better purpose for general use and there's also Su that's also a safer bossing sub option since Ra offers no defensive support. This sub requires you to be able to get weak point hits otherwise you're better off using Su.

Fi as sub for Br may seem nice at first but you're sacrificing too much for conditional multipliers, you're also very prone to dying due to HP conditionals as one mistake and you're apart of floor gang. This sub is more for those who are experienced with the weapon and also know how to avoid getting hit because you're a glass cannon. The multipliers are all conditional, which means you will constantly have to keep watch of your status at all times to get the most out of it.

@ZeeHero9271 Br Bow outclasses Br katana when it comes to pure bossing, especially ones like Loser if you're comparing both weapons. When it comes to other things like mobbing and things like MPA FF/UQ farming because mobs will die fast and bow is a slow weapon when it comes to those things.

The only thing katana may have something bow does not would be katana combat, which enables you to just burst with no repercussion. Only thing that holds bow back would be being able to manage your pp and also knowing the nuances of the weapon.

Bow is relatively safe if you know what you're doing, you can dash dance with bow to avoid getting hit and once you can get Bomber Type-0 from crafting, that skill is great to use to dodge attacks that have longer frames than your dash.

The reason why crit ring will be use for almost all classes is due to the passive crit rate% and also crit dmg% (up to +20% crit rate/+3% crit dmg%).

Once we have values for katana gear release to be the same as JP's (+50% crit), then we can utilize SSA like S4: Mysterious Strike (-50% crit rate/+6% crit dmg) since Br's total crit rate is more than the cap if you have some crit skills build into it.

@MiyenHalo Homing Bullets only affects charged normal attacks and it works similar to the homing mechanics of Master Shot, just not to that extent. But it helps you hit target more than if you were without it when using bow. The issue of missing your attacks is the same issue Master Shot faces, which that a monster can slightly veer off and cause the homing attack to miss.

@Dracoco1214 My tall (toin) hat is telling me the source is...he who speaketh of the coming future!.

@DDDDLife Seeing as Xbox Live being implemented into the EN version, it will cause problems since in-game features is tied to Xbox services and things voice chat system that was never a thing in JP version, existing. With how some system is set up like how we currently need xbox account to even get into the game or log into the site, we'll definitely see some issues when it comes to cross platforms.

I never really know why SEGA didn't go with players using a SEGA account so that there will be universal standard and platform accounts like Xbox or PS are used to create/link to their SEGA account to access the game. Or work in the matter like FFXIV's type of cross-play.

I also have a feeling there is a possibility PS might have a separate server in general unless things change.

@MasterDarkwingz Your mentioning of having to upgrade your hard drive is a personal matter, as nothing is forcing you to do that. It's a matter of knowing what's causing the dupe (which is mentioned earlier) and removing said files. Also, not using MS store installing until the issue is fixed on Microsoft's side.

Another thing is there's no phantom files, your windowsapp is set to hidden on default as it's the folder working in conjuction with MS store. Like @Dracoco1214 explained, you just need to enable view on hidden files, give yourself authorization and manually removing said folder.

@MasterDarkwingz Well, that's a personal issue you have since upgrading it is all on you. Besides, SEGA NA is trying to fix these issues, just no actual announcement seeing how people on these threads or people in general are quick to twist words and skew it to mean something else.

Also, just so you know Microsoft is only providing the servers, and getting timed exclusivity (hence ms store and xbox live play). This issue isn't easily fixed on SEGA's part due to the fact that the issues causing it are factors outside the game which is outside SEGA's jurisdiction.

I knew the PS5 design looked familiar, just couldn't figure out WHERE.

TALL HAT BRIGADE!