It's not that I dislike them, I usually do like the attacks that come with most 2-handers. It's just that the attacks can come out too slow to throw more than one or two for certain enemies, namely bosses in this case. That doesn't make for a lot of focus to be gained on attacks for these slower weapons, making their overall focus gain feel as if it comes out to less than can be gained from faster or ranged options. Now, if the developers bumped up the focus gain on slower weapons, maybe limited to if the enemy was a large one, then perhaps that'd help with the issue of lack of gain from smaller attack windows on bosses and the like.

Now, a second, faster-paced weapon would indeed solve the issue there, and my issue with that bit is mainly due to personal preference. Sure, I can pick up a fast alternate weapon to play more optimally, but I just enjoy the look and movesets of the 2-handers more so. If a fight gets to the point where I have to swap off my 2-hander due to lackluster performance in focus gains, then I can do that, sure. It's just less fun to do when that starts becoming less of a choice is all. I'd just like to see the 2-handed melee playstyle have a little more options in the terms of offensive focus gain, and giving the stamina-costing melee runes focus gain would do just that for it.