User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Longswords/@comment-4697976-20121120064653

Now, I really only just recently picked up longswords. I've mostly been a greatsworder all my life, so it has a similar feel, but I think I've done enough hunts with them to get some opinions down. First off, I do NOT think they are faster than GS overall. Sure they attack much more quickly, which is why I think they actually can do a crap ton more damage, but once you start attacking it's a lot harder to stop than just rolling away after one, quick, well placed blow on the noggin from a great sword! Appearance wise, I still personally think the oversized weapons throughout anime/japan games hold a special place in my heart (-insert overcompensation joke here- yeah, it happens...)

It's also cool that every guy I know who mains with GS has at one point tried out a LS, thought it was pretty cool but not quite what they were best with, and shifted back. So yeah, I've tried Lances, Gunlances, Heavy Bowguns, Hammers, Long swords, and Dual swords...but Great Swords are what I know best, and by jove I'll stick to them to the end XD