Final Fantasy XIII better than Final Fantasy XII?

[lestatdark]

Khuutra said:

lestatdark said:

Khuutra said:
Is the Yagyu Darkblade really better for that? I would have figured the Masamune if your strength was high enough.

My wife used the "no HP + Masamune + Genji Glove = murdered Yiazmat" setup

Masamune is good too, but in order to output the same damage that the Yagryu's did, you need to be close to the top strength available. I did both Yiazmat and Zodiark at level 80, so the difference was significative. 

Yagryu's being Ninja Swords, had the innate Dark-elemental from which Yiazmat was vulnerable to, so it ensured me constant maximum damage for all my party members.  

That's true, and I remember that ninja blades have inherently higher combo rates (though not as high as the Masamune), but does the Genji Glove enhance combo rates for ninja blades?

Yep, the combo rate for masamune was higher than Yagyu's. Ninja blades were fixed at 22%, but Masamune had a 40% rate that was upped to 70% when you equipped the Genji Gloves. They also rose the combo rate of Yagyu's, to the equivalent of the normal combo rate of Masamune. Also, Haste played a significant role in upping your combo rate.

So, with Masamune + Genji Gloves + Haste = almost always do high count combos (12); Yagyu's + Genji Gloves + Haste = Do moderatly high combo rates (8-10). Other party members were stuck with only Yagyu's and Haste, but I always did at least over 4 hits per combo, which rounded a sweet 40K damage to Yiazmat.