Quote Originally Posted by Crater View Post
All of these things are "DPS losses" that can be turned into overall DPS gains, for either the player themself, or the party as a whole.
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That's not really a DPS loss, is it then?

People use TBN now because it's neutral and provides mitigation. There is no pressure to use it willy nilly because it isn't part of the DPS rat race. Putting more weight on this ability honestly seems like the opposite of what people have wanted. If you don't want TBN to be utilized as a DPS tool or viewed as one, then keep it neutral at stage one (or don't change it all, right?)

You can fill in the gaps for on demand mitigation at the cost of DPS in your stance weapon system. It is honestly the most exciting part of your rework, and yet you spent the least amount of time there doing effectively nothing with it.