Talk:Imanotsurugi/@comment-4105146-20160618181611/@comment-26501688-20160619031847

Sure it's an option to not upgrade them, but kiwame is a huge boost to the sword's abilities so for practical reasons, most of us would want to achieve that. A kiwame'd tantou is a major upgrade from a regular tantou. In the past I can never let my tantous go to world 5 or fight KBC anywhere else other than world 6. Now I send my kiwame tantous to world 5-4 all the time. They outperform my level 60+ uchigatana and tachi on the same team. They always one-shot the KBC yari in day battles as well. Five more kiwame tantous means five more useful members for day-battle events (specifically the UTCs and the war expansion events), and not to mention, they use very little resources and time to repair. That's very helpful when you're trying to save on resources.

Many players would also hope to have every sword and all their kiwame forms and a full gallery for each character. It can be sad when a sword you like for his history and personality changes. If you enjoy Ima's post-kiwame changes, that's great for you. But there will be people who don't, and it's reasonable to discuss our opinions. (It's not like we're being unreasonable about it and saying to boycott the game or to hate on Ima if we don't like his lines...)

The other 4 kiwame tantous didn't exactly return unchanged, but I guess it's up to interpretation. I agree with you that new lines should be used to develop their existing personalities (instead of turning them into aruji fanboys).