You see, 2h sideswing animation is very fitting for a group fights itself, even with bigger reach, as it hits early and doesn't require much space around you, so the difference with LS isn't really significant. And longer-reach stab and overhead are more than enough to compensate that.
Agreed. I should have said it's a better group fighting weapon in
some situations. Keeping in mind that group fighting is alot different between EU, NA and even Aus.
I still think the longsword has more than enough reach and is pretty much the superior 2h at the moment.