User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Sword and Shields/@comment-112.208.85.132-20120516133338

well, I can tell from experience, that the sword and shield are one of the most versetile weapons in the game, being able to block without the heaviness of the lance slowing you down, using items on the go, etc. but it has the problem of not being able to block as effective as a lance, being weak in the attack power department, and a few more stuff like the limited move set. I love using the Djin especially against the Lagiacrus in MH3.