Quote Originally Posted by Kabooa View Post
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You're right, but all you're pointing out is that almost every action an optimized player takes is a non-choice.

The problem isn't exactly the removal of the non-choice so much as it is the ramifications of that removal.

Not having Kaiten as part of the rotation makes the rotation easier, slower (removed an OGCD from the rotation), and feel worse as a whole.

The bigger problem is that because Kaiten is no longer part of the rotation, kenki management is no longer necessary whatsoever. Sure, it wasn't hard before, but "not hard" is very different than "completely unnecessary".

There's no longer a reason to even know how much kenki you have except in preparation for burst windows - just spam Shinten and you're good. Before at least you had to make sure to have enough for Kaiten while also being mindful to not overcap from Ikishoten when that's coming up.

Kaiten was a non-choice if playing optimally discounting edge-cases, but that non-choice was still a lot better than Shinten spam.