personally, i always thought of the hat as a fast cast piece, and i just happened to nuke in it once upon a time.
way back when, fast cast was unique to RDM, and that hat was one of the few pieces of gear in the game that enhanced it.
so when i saw the new hat i didn't at all think "won't nuke in it" i thought "it better have more than 10% fast cast..."
the rest i agree with to varying degrees, but particularly the enhancing duration competing with relic+2. i saw the new hands and immediately went "welp... close!"


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