Outside of a few select encounters, I still don’t think it’s a good idea to use a sword in most content, as most battles are designed against running straight into a boss or crowd of enemies with a sword for many reasons (though it would be a little goofey to see someone not get punished), such as, enemy damage will tear you apart on higher difficulties, enemies & bosses flying over or off the map, you need to stand on a plate, and lastly, boss stomps that scorch the area. Next most sword perks are just bad in general, the “good perks” haven’t changed at all, relentless strikes is the only good ammo perk, whirlwind blade is the king of ease, bait & switch is okay, but you need to go out of your way to keep it active, collective action is only good with stasis titan, & cold steel is only good for champions, not raw damage, What about flash counter? duelists trance? en guard? shattering blade? All too situational, too niche or just not enough, eager edge doesn’t even count since it’s a travel perk. Archetypes are the next problem as well, anything that isn’t an adaptive frame has a problem, from lower damage per swing, slower swing speed, bad ammo economy to higher ammo consumption for a lacking heavy attack, swords that aren’t adaptives are simply better off not using the heavy attack at all. I’ve had fun using swords before, but fun doesn’t mean viable.