Hello, just getting into BBX and made my first purchase of Dran Sword 3-60F the other day. I've noticed that with asymmetrical ratchets there's two ways you can orient it. For example with Dran Sword and 3-60, you can either insert the ratchet to where the protrusions cover the metal bits on the bottom of the blade or where the protrusions are between those metal points. Is there a difference in performance with how the ratchet is oriented, such as burst resistance or attack power?
[Answered] Importance of Ratchet Orientation?
Generally speaking this is a concept called "balance tuning". If you're using an Attack type like DranSword, you'll want the main contact points of the Blade to line up with the protrusions on the Ratchet.
For Stamina types and Defense types, it's moreso about distributing the weight of the entire combo evenly.
For Stamina types and Defense types, it's moreso about distributing the weight of the entire combo evenly.
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Good explanation KIO. pulled the words straight off my keyboard.