This has to be the third or 4th nerf to Swords at one point swords were shit nobody used them then you rework and buff swords just to bring them back down again this makes no sense at all
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They are doing this strategy all the time. This is for new ornaments and grindy "new" activities to make sense. After some time, they choose other weapons to "buff" for one season just to nerf them next one. My guess, other weapon will be linear fusions. Mark my words