SwdTech Suspend

In your opinion, why should someone use this hack instead of HatZen's SwdTech Ready Stance, which speeds up the SwdTech gauge? What does this bring that the other one doesn't?

This hack is arguably less intrusive. With the patch applied, the player can still choose not to use the feature, and the gauge will behave identically to vanilla. This was a priority for my own project.

Also, I see HatZen's hack as a slight re-imagining of the gauge concept. HatZen's can be more fun because the faster gauge creates a bit of a timing puzzle. At the same time, the gauge no longer functions as a "charge-up", since the bulk of the wait time is applied after the ability is selected.

Very much a matter of preference.

By the way, the two patches are actually compatible (albeit with diminishing returns)!