User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-25119729-20151005165908/@comment-1712810-20151005181433

Lancers are tricky to play with online - I know, my best friend uses them 99% of the time. I always try to keep my distance from him so he can attack / block uninterrupted. Usually it isn't much of an issue, unless we're fighting a smaller monster, like Velocidrome.

As for the long sword - I still use them. There are plenty of cool ones in 4U, and I generally don't have much trouble avoiding other players. Like Blazing Black Dragon said, most of the standard attacks don't cover a wide area.