User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Longswords/@comment-5761231-20121120224018/@comment-3341488-20121122180454

That is the reason that I chose to master all bladed weapons, so that I can use whichever whenever. LS is a great way to get through the game and has great effects, not to mention that they look stunning in-game. I choose to use LS when fighting new monsters because it is something I know and have become quite adept at using it, not to mention the skill in a longsword isn't attacking, it is dodging. It is the same for every bladed weapon except the lance series and hammer series, you can't block with most blades and if you can it doesn't help more than to get you knocked off your feet, which seriously slows you down. Blades are fast, some are powerful, others are both. It is all just dependant on the user, not the blade.