Genocide

Still at God Eater, and I finally got the bird feather sword I wanted. I swear, a lot of this game I'm spending grinding away... farming Araragami for their random drops.

Vajura and Shuu have been on the top of my hit list. You'd think they'd be nearly extinct by now...

I main Short and Sniper with regular shields, and I'm going for the bird sword (Paralyzing version) and... the Railgun when I can get it. I'm switching shields from the Decoy Shield to the support shield.

What I've found out about the weapons, though, is that the Short seems to be the riskiest of all three weapons. I mean, you've got Dash Cancel and Jump Cancel, but start up your attack when your enemy starts up theirs... and depending on the attack, it can be hard to get away even with those. Generally, I try to sidestep around my opponents with Dash Cancel, which keeps me safer, but given how close I am, sometimes one dash doesn't cut it. I've found I can pretty much attack in the air pretty effectively with Double Jump, though. You can Jump Cancel during your air combo to extend your combos, or to get away... or you could use your strong attack to dive away if you realize you're in trouble after you Double Jumped.

I seem to take less damage when using the other two, but I also think I attack a lot less frequently. The Long Sword's strong attack lets me evade while attacking, and I tend to play more strategically with the Buster... but sometimes the Aragami moves away too quick for me to really do anything.