To make swords more loved in general, (not effective in encounters versus other heavy weapons, short range compared to basically anything else, very low use in Crucible ) could one-hit kills against un-shielded targets as well as the blade animation be a permanent fixture even without Heavy Ammo? A powered sword could have damage increased to Super-killer levels and sport a blade with swirly elemental effects in addition to the blocking. It would go a long way towards making a sword worthy of my Heavy slot. A sword is not comparable to a machine gun, but could step up to a shot gun, or maybe some primaries.