Viper is fine

If Reaper can have two positionals, I don't understand why it isn't viable with Viper. Just use True North in your burst phase and only actually worry about positionals in your off burst phase. It's not bloody hard to build muscle memory, which is what a lot of a rotation is anyways.

If you don't want positionals and would rather not have to move around during combat, then go play a Black Mage, or RuneScape.

Viper is fine the way it is, and I don't agree with this "easing" of it one bit.