Quote Originally Posted by Izanagi_Fiaresu View Post
If Gunblade was a dps and held the blade differently absolutely. Just feels to small to be held on the shoulder.
Squall was the same, though. He had no need to hold his gunblade over his shoulder, but he still did. It's clearly just for style, not for any actual practical benefits. I will agree with you that it's weird that the Gunblade isn't a dps class, though. I always found that a weird choice from the moment it was announced, but such is the way of it.

Since the whole class is a tribute to Squall, and he's not really a tank, I wouldn't really expect anything realistic from the class. Rather, I'd equate it to the standard anime badass trope, the guy who doesn't use or wear anything practical and simply just fights with cool moves and stances. A duelist that focuses on style over everything else.