Should I go sw3-hop3-shinobi-murmillo or sw3- pel1-hop2-shinobi-murmillo? Focus pve…
1st one is purely offense (especially against medium-size monsters due to Hop3 skill damage boost attribute). 2nd one is more on the defensive side but offense still rocks.
I suggest if you already have an R8 swordie, try both and see which one suits your playstyle best.
Not exactly the same as either of your builds, but I like playing my S1 Pel1 Hop3 Squire2 Murm (using it for personal repair and basecamp on the side).
I tried Hop2 for something else (Corsair1, Dopel1, Rod1) but felt Synchro damage (being just lv.10 instead of 15) got somewhat gimped, and I miss the AOE damage and CC of Spear Throw.
On the other hand, Pel shield mastery block attribute + lv.15 Finestra is 
and Headbutt debuff works with both Pel1’s attack skills.
Thoughts on sw2-pelt-hop3-shin-murm? I’m thinking of trading sw2 for pelt2