User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter X Discussion/@comment-12049719-20150914112742/@comment-5167887-20150915123121

I think the idea was adding a weapon, but they had no idea of which one. They already have to reequilibrate the balance: my thoughts are that they plan to find a blunt weapon and a gunner weapon to add in later. Problem is they don't really know how to do this.

See, if IG was a blunt weapon (because basically it's a stick) they could have worked on a gunner one. But glaive is cutting, and... How the hell do you cut something with a stick? Look at Kecha glaive!

Welp, there are too many cutting-type weapons, but on the other hand, it's hard to figure out a plan for a new weapon without sounding redundant.