Oh I really think you should continue pursuing this. I have already had so much fun with this, and would REALLY love to play this cooperatively with my buddies! You have something here, really.
It has a really nice balance of realism with the movement and attack options, while still being very intuitive to control.
If there is any way I can help, please feel free to add me on Discord - same username as here.
Would love to help make this game happen.