Half the time as a musket/rapier build I get rushed by a GA/hatchet user in light armor they always full send and realize they are about to die then they switch to their hatchet now I have to bolt it as they deal enough damage to kill me while they are immune. Don’t get me wrong It can be countered with a powder burn shot for example so then after immunity they just drop dead. But the weapon overall needs tuning people with GA tend to run it purely for the perk and never actually use the weapon it self, alongside the fact they run light armor idk, I know I am spewing a lot and I am, the copium is real. But I’m sure ranged can relate lol
Fix: It has a simple fix, add a ~10 second timer before the “Defy Death” perk becomes available after switching to the hatchet. just something around that concept because as of right now its got to be the most un-skillful class along side GA/hammer.