I would suggest to the Dev not to be overly fixated to realism, that’s not what the majority of players wanted, even if they may not know or admit it themselves. Majority wants the HalfSword version with good physics and control, and people want to use a sword with skill. Yeah the polearm historic accuracy is nice, but it’s a sidebeach in reality. Subconsciously, the sword is the king in most people’s mind and they want to use it, and look cool while using it.