I told myself I was taking a break until ranged weapons or thaumaturgy were added, but man! Thrusts are so fun! First thing, went to practice in the arena, stabbed the dude in the face and it was over. Glorious. Definitely feels more responsive.
Update: Attempts to access the full Arena or start a game in Examina result in an "Unknown application error" I'm guessing that's a result of using an ancient laptop with an Intel graphics card again. I'll make a post in the bugs section but realistically I just need a computer younger than 4 years.