Hi, thanks for your clarification, although, I'm still a little unsure on this bit
'combat I experienced in your game had a lock mechanic (locking mob into a certain frame unable to do anything), it was always a better course of action to just run out of there.'
I'm not sure I understand this bit in particular as the Dash overrides your sword swings, so you can dash mid attack. It's actually a core feature of the combat as your 3 hit combo holds it's position if you dash and then continue with you sword. Would you be able to clarify a little bit more for me on this point? If not don't worry I don't want to take up your time having to answer my questions.
It's a fair point about the backdash tho, I'll revisit this and see if I can streamline the input somewhat.