Hibiki Kurosawa
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This gif, I think, is based on my impressions which are nearing a year old.
In a recent interview, Tabata gave the impression that we could now button mash too, so I think that is a change that was implemented after the TGS feedback. I would personally wait for more detail because there's probably a lot more to it all now. For one, it seemed like weapon switching was out based on recent comments, but the article in the OP seems to imply it's back in some shape or form.
Basically, it's probably best to wait a little I think. Some of this stuff is going backwards and forwards which doesn't make sense. I don't know if it's translation issues, or just missing detail.
I'm really glad they are already mentioning that they have taken fan feedback into account.