Hi Emris It's good to see that someone else still plays and couldn't give a fig for the online element! I don't usually play as a blader, but don't denigrate those who do, it's your game, you play how you want surely? I noticed when I did start playing around with a blade build that although I had a lock on from the FCS my swing missed as well. I think this happens because you are too far from the target. Check the Blade Range stat and anything below that you'll score a hit, but if you are further away you will miss. You can tell how far you are from the target by the number directly beneath your targeting reticule. I always dump points into the Energy Weapon slot if I use a blade (A blade he says, let's face it I only ever use Moonlight!) to be honest I don't know if it makes a difference as Moonlight generally nukes anything it comes into contact with anyway. I should try to experiment with a 'lesser' blade to see if that helps. As for your back mounted weapons, they are generally affected by the same things your arm mounted weapons are; lock on, energy weapon skill, etc. The Camera Ability function governs lock on range and speed so whilst it does affect the range at which blades lock on, they don't affect the blade length so you still need to be close for the blade to be effective. The longer range lock on should help with more accurate boosting to your target though. It's a shame that we had no DLC for this game, but seeing how Ace Combat 6's DLC could rob you of a month's wages for completely unnecessary stuff, it could be a good thing... Although new parts would always be welcome.
