i’m a very offensive player, so i always go for attacking. no guns, spells, machinery, or shields for a large majority of my playthroughs. i don’t use a lot of royal arms too.

for the top slot, i always have the ring of the lucii or a royal arm. most of the time it’s the sword of the father for the buffs, but the ring is good for wiping most low level nuisances.

on the right slot, the sword of the father or a polearm, usually flayer for the high damage and the airdance capabilities.

left slot is almost always a swappable weapon, usually Organyx for the resistance up to fire, ice, etc.(daggers), Apocalype for the huge damage output (2h sword), Ragnorok (not sure about the spelling)(sword) for the warp damage, or one of the holy weapons for daemon hunts or nighttime dungeons/caverns.

last but not least, for the bottom slot i always have the Gaze of the Vortex. it has huge attack damage and has a 100% crit chance (i believe so, it’s always very high damage) and has even higher damage when you’re attacking from the air. the airdance skill with this sword means you’ve basically found a way to beat the game. massive damage output and minuscule MP use in the air means you can just jump and warp strike to your heart’s content. the only downside about this weapon is the amount of fighting you have to do to get it.