Quote Originally Posted by Viridiana View Post
Except that I'm fully confident a rank one PGL would get the same stats from a Jade Hora as from a Weathered Hora. I want to say around rank seven, the Jade Hora would actually be better. Literally the only downside to wearing gear above your rank at the moment is repair costs.

And yes, I know stats are broken. It isn't relevant to the discussion, though.
You're talking weapons which is a requirement for the class itself. So, the point you are making isn't really relevant to the discussion either. You can't ever go weaponless.