DRK was a fast paced job since it’s inception during HW. It’s only two expansions later that Square has now decided that “big sword go slow” which is why it’s bothering a lot of people. Additionally it doesn’t really feel all that powerful either, our animations don’t really feel all that impactful.

I would also like to add that I don’t think it’s ridiculous for someone in FF14 to swing around a big sword quickly, it’s typically a problem in media that has huge sword (Cloud for instance).