Here is an idea for the Plauge/Pepperbox line! Starting at 3 star the plauge will deal pure shadow dmg. Starting at 3 star the pepperbox line would deal pure elemental dmg! The Normal/Great/Horrible would be the same as blitz's, but with the different dmg types. Reasons are:
1: Plauge and blitz are too good a combo in FSC, so its either reduce blitz's dmg (would annoy people, including me), change blitz's dmg (same as before), make it so plauge cant deal poison (why would plauge be usefull then), or change plauge's dmg to shadow (would be best option)
2: Poison is useless against any enemy but slimes.
3: We have 2 piercing autoguns.
4: Poison is a shadow dmg status.
5: We dont have an autogun specifically for JK/IQ.
6: Pepperbox deals fire, which deals elemental.
7: Pepperbox is too good against any enemy, making it so it can outclass blitz.
8: Why would an autogun deal pure normal dmg?
9: We dont have an autogun for RT/RRT.
New Brandish's: A shadow/poison dealing line, and a pure normal, great dmg dealing line!
Normal line: Brandish - Bronzeburst Brandish - Silverbrand - Gold Grinder.
Dmg: Pure normal, all way (great dmg of combuster to all enemies)
Charge: each star level has 1 more explosion then the others, extra explosion deals double the dmg of regular explosions.
Description: A Bronze/Silver/Gold blade forged from metals mined by the strangers. The blade it self is said to be infused with the power of the heavens themselves.
Poison line: Brandish - Vileburst Brandish - Blightbrand - Maisma Dispenser.
Dmg: Shadow/Normal (deals the same dmg as combuster, but the great/horrible/normal dmg are switched to match dmg)
Charge: Same as all other brandishs. Can inflict strong poison.
Description: 3 star: A brandish upgraded to disperse maisma over a large area. Warning: Many crops have been lost to this blade, dont use it around plants, or crops. 4 star: A brandish upgraded to disperse even more maisma. Dont keep it near your lunch. 5 star: A brandish upgraded to disperse whole clouds of maisma. Warning: Highly lethal to anything it touches, dont use it for medical purposes!
1. Blitz needs a damage reduction
2. ... what?
3. We have 4 elemental alchemers, 3 elemental brandishes, 2 normal troikas, 2 normal caliburs, 3 pierce flourishes, 2 shards per damage type. Your point is?
4. What? DVS deals normal, VV is technically elemental. Both are poison weapons. Only Biohazard is shadow. In the end, there's one poison weapon per damage type!
5. We don't have a... magnus specifically for RJP/IQ, or a regular blast bomb, or a flourish, or a polaris, or a hammer or a cutter or a winmillion either.
6. Flamberge deals fire with piercing damage. Firecracker is normal.
7. Pepperbox 'too good'? outclass blitz? hahaha, no.
8. Why not?
9. Similar to point #5
-Pure normal brandish? Get a calibur. And why does it have to be stronger with more explosions? wouldn't it 'outclass' the elemental brandishes? You were complaining about Pepperbox doing the same thing a few lines ago.... (your own #7)
-New poison/shadow brandish? What will happen to poor statusless acheron?