[AlexanderHowl]

I do not use KYOS rules because I prefer the base ST rules. The reason is because of physics, leverage gives swings much more force and weapon design gives swinging attacks much more surface area than thrusts (otherwise, baseball bats would be designed differently). Therefore, it makes sense that, on a human scale, swinging deals more damage than thrusting.

The reason to use thrusting attacks is a) unarmed attacks are thrusting, b) most ranged and/or throwing weapons use thrust, and c) most impaling attack use thrust damage. If you want to make a weapon attack against the brain or vitals (both of which usually end the fight with only a few points of base damage), you generally need to use thrusting melee attacks to gain the requisite impaling damage. This becomes especially true in 'realistic' campaign, when you do not have Weapon Master to boost damage.