Quote Originally Posted by Kniteroad View Post
I agree it wasn't about button bloat and they made midare and such a guaranteed crit+dh to "help" the crit meta. But i can't help but feel they removed kaiten from SAM either because either they thought id be too difficult to adjust midare base potency to account for the crit+dh change with kaiten or because they continue to dumb down jobs and lower the skill floor again. Apparently it was too hard to make sure to have enough gauge to use kaiten properly.
It is not a direct hit. It is only crit. SAM is not WAR. If it was a direct crit, I don't think the majority of players would've called their finishers a wet noodle the instant they got their hands on the altered job.