Regarding the Proposed Desynthesis Changes in Live Letter LIII

[Niwashi]

As for the change itself, it doesn't really surprise me that they went with a low effort change. They haven't really done anything with desynthesis since ARR, with its useability popping up every now and then after that (glass fibers in HW).

Doing nothing except for giving it some reward items would be an even lower effort change, and one that wouldn't screw over the players who've worked on it or who like it.

I like desynthesis primarily because it gives me something else to level up and another way to advance my character. SE is planning to take that away from us. Updates should add to the game, not take away from it.