Warrior and paying for skills the other two use for free, among other thoughts

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But here you're just describing Path optimization, not Path's purpose. Path is a really strong tool that leads to higher raid damage but with a purpose that is wrong at its base.
Obviously, being Path so unneedingly strong, optimizing it leads to really high raid dps, but the fact it is a constant ace up your sleeve makes it a thing you don't strategise over, you just use it during big bursts and immediately make the fight easier with no cost whatsoever.
I'm not questioning the raid utility of current Path, I'm questioning its reason to exist. Path is strong, but wrong. (imo)
What was Path in Heavensward, is now Reprisal, on a decently fast cooldown. That's something you can strategise over intelligently, instead of just having Path ready anytime for free.