User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Greatswords/@comment-4994313-20120419051414

GS work well against most wyverns and pelagus. I found them useful for true elder dragons fights. Surprisingly great for brute wyverns. For some reason, GS suck against flagship monsters: In MHU narga its too fast and can OHKO, in Tri its too slow underwater for lagi. Jinouga in 3rd punish almost every atack. I can only guess, but fight a rathalos without charge (MH) sounds bad.

GS are great if you can predict a monster. Quick reflexes doesnt help too much. I love them in 3rd: the "slap", "timing lv3" and the second charge makes it more dinamic. Add "Fast sheathe" and you almost forget its a slow weapon.

Team up with a status & elemental HBG and you got a deadly team. You can predict almost every move  because you partner doesnt move too much. Bullets doesnt trip you and dont upswing him. Best of all, if you partner manage to sleep the monster, set bombs, lvl3 charge and BOOM!!

Best Looking: Akantor "Great" GS. My favourites? Tigrex, Blos and Alatreon GS.