A couple of GNB changes

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Originally Posted by Absurdity

I honestly don't care about missing GCDs, when it happens it is either my fault in which case I just need to "git gud" or it is mechanics-related downtime in which case I simply adjust my rotation.

What the EW changes did however is take a perfectly fine gameplay loop and introduce clunk into it. Double down didn't add some needed gameplay variety, it's just another "press this big damage button during burst", it's basically just replacing a Burst Strike from Shadowbringers with a "bigger" Burst Strike. And then there's Hypervelocity, an addition that did nothing but make your No Mercy windows awkward, boss repositioning a pain and weaving defensives an annoyance.

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For me DD as a concept is fine, especially since I think GNB in ShB was pretty solid and didn't need any crazy changes to it going into EW, just making it cost 2 cartridges seemed pointless. Definitely don't disagree with Hypervelocity being unnecessary though.

A far better and more likely suggestion someone posted on Reddit is to give GNB a GCD that has a 5-second recast and generates a cartridge, which would be a great downtime tool.