Like many here, I dont usually post on the official forums. The recent changes to SAM have made me want to speak up. 6.08 SAM felt great. It rewarded proper resource management with "big booms". The kaiten animation was by far the best flourish before an iaijutsu and just made SAM feel great to play. True, SAM dps numbers are largely unchanged (except for a meager 3% nerf), but it's not about the numbers. The changes are completely unacceptable. If action bloat is the issue, the changes listed through the forum replies are a great starting point. After reading through I noticed no one mentioned a, in my opinion anyhow, useless action. The action that literally takes you out of the fight for 15 seconds for very little gain, Meditate. Meditate at one point worked well for phase changes, but not so much anymore. Iaijutsu give stacks of meditation, all weaponskills give kenki, Meditate just seems like an extra button that doesn't matter anymore.
Just my 2 gil.