You don't have to if you don't want to bro. I personally just don't like when swordsman's blades are much smaller than what they should be, even if it extends hitbox reach. I'll probably end up getting him anyway.
With his sword the normal length. Even if it's as long as Sephy's. You can just give a warning "The long sword version is longer than the regular hitbox."
I agree. Counters with a FS is harder than just a regular counter against actual players. Brawl's not like a traditional fighter where you can read moves as fast and plan a counter. It's really easy to bait out and many moves are instant so they can beat it out of you with faster hits. Can't make it like the actual Hyper in the game via contact = trigger? Maybe slow down time during it to land it better?
Holy hell that's awesome. Will this one have a version that's slightly faster too? Last one was nice but just couldn't keep it with the speed of Brawl+. Too much punishment.