Have only done some quick mental math and a basic evaluation so far, but pending availability of DEF down effects gsword rankings should look like this:
The PDT gsword is simply good for capping out your PDT/hybrid, since it's currently unable to do so without it, atleast from the available gear i've seen.
Doing RUN/SAM, is there a decent WS combo i can use to MB Lunge with?
Currently in a Crawler's Nest party. I noticed Pflug will reduce my Slow effect when I'm using Tellus (earth dmg/thunder resist) runes but not with Flabra (wind dmg/earth resist). It's significant at that, 4 minutes difference with 2 runes.
What I've observed correlates with that. Dmg runes seem to affect duration while resist affect straight resistance. I've been resisting things like crab STR down and lizard EVA down entirely with Sulpor and Ignis, but Tellus reduced duration of Baleful gaze.
either one tbh. pflug doesnt show "resist!" messages, so it's not possible to distinguish. it sounds mostly like using the opposite rune just adds less resistance than using the resist rune, thus causing duration resists rather than full ones. could also be coincidence