User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Freedom Unite Armor Sets/@comment-1653324-20120624033648/@comment-1653324-20120625144000

I forgot the helm needed a Rathalos rare carve. Moving on.

Dax, Hermitaur Z doesn't have Defense +40 as a skill. The weapons (GS, Lance, GL, etc) have the defense bonus. And they're all mediocre as offensive tools (the GL has 621 raw and white sharpness)

As much as I love bows, most of them are looked down upon at G rank. Gunner Fatalis Z (Sharpness +1 becomes Capacity Up). That 4th level can go a long way, Adrenaline with Gunners becomes feasible on all monsters because scratch damage is never an issue (though dying because of trying to find an opening for Cool drinks is a bit laughable). I agree that DRS -1 can be ignored, or sometimes become useful, in conjunction with Adrenaline.

Still the Blademaster version is still my favorite, though I'm wondering why there are only few who also like it.