[Joseph Jostar]

honestly if a crazy rework isn't on the table then just take away the hit penalty for attacks/skills that aren't heavy swing. they don't get the bonus, so why should they get the massive penalty?

that opens the weapon up to be viable for use on skills through niche builds that can actually carry it or equipment such as the titan gauntlets while reserving heavy swing as your real beefy move to punish people guarding, people who dumped evade, or anyone who let you set up a sure-hit.

and yeah heavy blade could use a little buff. it's an interesting part for its +range, but the penalties are a little harsh in our optimized little meta.