Talk:Legendary Weapons/@comment-34596385-20180215120013/@comment-144.118.77.199-20180215125547

The equip bonus system is actually what you described in your second paragraph. When the hero unlockes a weapon they don't get the skills or stat boosts right away. They have to use the weapon for a certain amount of time thats unique to each weapon. When it unlocks the hero gets the equip bonus all the time so Naofumi doesn't need to use the Small Shields to get the affect of +2 defence, he has it always. This allows the hereos to have permenent stat boosts. This is how they also unlock skills that they can use at anytime. Said skills are also affected by the weapon the Hero is using. The skills get stronger based on the stats of the weapon. Using shield prison with the small shield means its pretty weak, but with the Wrath Shield means its very powerful. I hope this helped.