Strike cool poses to deal psyche damage to the monsters, duh.
On one hand, I agree. On the other hand, I like Switch Axe and counters. Really though, I'd trade it for more options/maybe some i-frames while you're mounted doing a full discharge. I always wish they'd do more with the transformation mechanic of the weapon. Charge Blade gets an embarrassment of riches as far as things to charge and phials to fill, and options on how to progress a fight. SA sadly has largely been about sticking in Sword mode as much as possible and doing the optimal combo. I think Rise did a good job of making both modes worthwhile and making both modes feed off of each other, but I'd like to see more points in a combo that can be cancelled into a transform attack.