Everyone talking about Hagakure and how it was a DPS increase over using Midare... which is true in SB. Ikishoten should provide bigger DPS than Hagakure did, though, because it's a free 50 Kenki that allows you to still Midare.

The only issue is that the rotation becomes much less flexible so we can't take whatever sks we like and call it a day. Yes, it kinda sucks, but it's not like people can't adapt. I've done it, though I do feel certain parts are now awkward. Having to hold off on Meikyo now to make sure it lines up with Tsubame has been a change. The awkward pause after Tsubame has made me realize I need to make sure I save some Kenki for a Shinten or try to sneak a tick of Meditate in there if the gods are willing.

I'm fine with new Hagakure just being a Sen clear. It's useful for dungeons and phase transitions so you can have a clean start and not worry about overlapping Sen.

As for Shoha, it needs some changes, sure, but if you're not using it outside of a training dummy, it means you're never using Meditate and that's bad. Several fights give time to Meditate, especially Ex Trials or raid fights.