I use Silver Falchions, and I love them. Every now and again I\'ll try the longswords, to see if I\'m up to snuff. Over the last 40 levels of STR, AGI, and END, I have seen no increase in what longswords can do, and still don\'t like them. I\'ve seen people that hit hard and fast with them, so I know there\'s a point where they become useable. But with all my physical stats at 120, I can honestly say that I\'ve never seen them hit harder than my silver falchions, just slower. Claymors hit 2 times as hard as my swords, but I usualy get off 4 shots with a falchion in one hand compared to a claymor in the other.