the only way Battle Axe, KatanaSword or Elder Sword or warclub even Alpha Sickle will be worth anything useful is when they decide to lower the weapon switching time for this weapon and all heavy weapons with low hit speeds down to zero. Because by the time you take it out, you’re already down halfway through your 2nd or 3 strike and then its game over. These weapons must be reserved for 1 on 1 encounters otherwise they are just making Preds into bullet sponges.
And these encounters are few and far between.