I don't think they're all they're cracked up to be. don't get me wrong, I've been drooling over them for some months now, but I think CC's would be easier to get than these: since they're EX, you can't buy them, and getting a full alliance of 70+ is tough; besides that, I could farm the 2 mil for CC's before I get to a point where I could go for these anyways.
There's a female MNK on the Ifrit server with a pair of these, and they're HUGE. They're blades are nearly down to her knees. Made me very nostalgiac of Soul Calibur, reminding me of Voldo. Edit: Typos....hate....typos...