Hi, I am just curious since I have not been able to find this information on the wiki or on the forums yet:
For lockdown, does the level of your weapon matter? I have seen people with Level 10 Weapons kill me, and it says I was killed by for example, "Level 1 Gran Faust". I Am just curious if you do more damage AND if the charge time reduction medium from having a level 10 weapon carry into lockdown. Thank you for your replies in advance!
The kill screen weapon display is incorrect. You can view your actual Lockdown stats by going into your equipment screen during the game. Clicking on the tab on the left will show you all your active bonuses, including those from your class shield.
That being said, there are some weapons where level matters more than others, purely due to damage mechanics.
Usually it's a good idea to max out your Flourish. Alchemers and bombs should also be maxed out since they are mainly used for their charge attacks. IMO, leveling up other weapons won't make much of a difference. Of course, if you have the crystals lying around, it certainly won't hurt to do so.
For armor, you should always go for level 5. Unless you got UVs, going beyond level 5 isn't going to help. Even if you have defense UVs, going beyond level 5 will only help a little at best.