"lol at the "reserved" post they put up. Trying to stir up some excitement I see..."

They might actually detail what they have updated?! Very interesting. I wonder how much detail we will get, my assumption is possibly the names and style of gear they are adding. I could see them leaving a lot of it to surprise.

No point in reservations @_@ POOOOP

"Patch notes:

We added forty billion items, but we won't tell you what they are, have fun!"

I was kinda disappointed. I was hoping we'd get some of the known items that haven't been released yet, like Shatter or Blackened Crest.

And also:
-Flamberge/Rigadoon are borderline useless. They only cause status effects at a slight chance, and they're minor. They lose quite a bit of attack power when compared to the main Flourish line.
-Fang of Vog gets rejected again. Combuster actually has MORE attack power than Fang of Vog. And also more attack speed. And no self-inducing fire. And a different charge, that might or might not be better than FoV's. And the exact same chance to inflict fire, at the same strength. Fang never gets any love, despite being the hardest weapon to obtain in the entire game.
-Acheron and Combuster seem to have the same attack power, (Pretty sure Glacius is also the same, although no images for its stats have been uploaded yet) even though Combuster can cause fire, and Acheron is just pure shadow damage. Feels a bit weird.
-Aaand now I don't really see much of a reason to use the Calibur lines anymore! The new Brandish lines are pretty much stronger, even if situational. Flourish, being pure piercing, is quite weak against jellies or constructs, but incredible for beasts and fiends; It also has the same base attack power as the Calibur line, not to say it's a bit faster. I guess Calibur's charge is quite great - But I'm liking Flourish's charge even more, and will probably like the Brandish lines' charges too.
-...And Cutter lines, Spur lines and Troika lines seem to be a bit unloved aswell. Cutter's series is more about it being too weak, though Spur and Troika lines could do with some 5* upgrades.

So yeah. I hoped to get a bit more content in this update. At least a bit more variety - Bombers and Gunners still get no love. Might aswell remove those weapons entirely, at this point! I'd also like to know when we're actually getting Blackened Crest, the Kat helms, Shatter and all, if ever.

But overall, Flourish was a great addition to swords. Now I can finally get revenge on those damn wolver danger zones, arenas, and dens!

Swords were basically "There are exactly two worthwhile swords in the game".

I would have said three - Faust, Divine, and Leviathan.

Otherwise... I agree.

Yeah, where's some 5* Khorvod love?

I want to see some information on the new Burst swords, since they have comparable damage levels to DA/GF and swing thrice with status on charge and no backfire. Dunno what the new charge attack is like, though.

I hope the Fireburst and Nightblade charge attack is same as Brandish.. Brandish has a cool explosion on the swing...
I am planning on getting Combuster and Acheron

This is Iceburst Brandish's charge attack. I imagine Fireburst is red, and Nightblade's purple.

The four star one is almost the same, but it has TWO fire explosions instead of just one.
Though I notice sometimes the explosions don't occur even if I'm in a nice large flat area.