You have got to be kidding me... Has anyone in this thread actually looked at the damage that 2h thrusts have? Do you know how much damage 23p is? Sure, it's pierce, but on a 13K gold sword, it better at least do SOME damage. The swings do a
minimum of two times as much damage. Just go run the numbers on the damage calc, hell multiply that damage by 10% to account for thrusts being easier to get a good speed bonus with than side swings. You're still looking at a lot less damage for thrusts, than for any other swing.
If you take the range away from greatswords, you take away a huge factor that plays into the versatility of 2hers, as that's really all greatswords have going for them.
Edit: Copying this over because it's apparent that a lot of people simply have no idea what this damage amounts to.
Here, I'll run the numbers for you and copy paste from the damage calc.
21 str, 7 PS, 100 wpf, 40 c 2h:
40 armor - 21 - 40
50 armor - 13 - 35
60 armor - 7 - 30
70 armor - 3 - 25
21 str, 7 PS, 100 wpf, 23 p 2h:
40 armor - 11 - 24
50 armor - 6 - 21
60 armor - 1 - 17
70 armor - 0 - 14
You will never get a 100% speed bonus on foot. 20% on average is probably realistic, and even with that you're still not doing anywhere near the amount of damage that you'd do, if you just chose a side swing.
21 str, 7 PS, 100 wpf, 30 p pole:
40 armor - 21 - 34
50 armor - 14 - 30
60 armor - 8 - 27
70 armor - 4 - 23
Polearms with 30 or more pierce thrust: Battle Fork, Awlpike, Long Awlpike, Ashwood Pike, Double Sided Lance, Poleaxe. There are more, but I excluded them for obvious reasons.