Oh believe me, people try it in Rumble. I imagine it's quite frustrating when I keep doming them with a Sniper at mid range or just tag them in the body in close-quarters and melee them before they can finish the swing. If they were clever, they'd try shooting my shields off before initiating a long swing animation, but oh well, more kills for me. Despite that, it should could. More power to the people trying to speed run that annoying phase. Swords can be awesome, used correctly, but dear god.. the PvP learning curve is steep when you die to the first person you see every time.