Removal of Positionals

[Shurrikhan]

I just don't really see the benefit of them. They're not difficult to maintain and they don't really add anything imo. If they stay, they stay, if they don't then they don't and nothing really changes if they go.

Wouldn't that apply for nearly every basic increase to apm?

• Kaiten? I just don't really see the benefit of it. It wasn't difficult to maintain and it didn't really add anything imo. If it stays, it stays, if they doesn't then it doesn't and nothing really changes if it goes.
• Shinten? I just don't really see the benefit of it. It wasn't difficult to maintain and it didn't really add anything imo. If it stays, it stays, if they doesn't then it doesn't and nothing really changes if it goes.
• The Forbidden Chakra / Enlightenment? I just don't really see the benefit of them. They're not difficult to maintain and they don't really add anything imo. If they stay, they stay, if they don't then they don't and nothing really changes if they go.
• Edge/Flood of Shadow? I just don't really see the benefit of them. They're not difficult to maintain and they don't really add anything imo. If they stay, they stay, if they don't then they don't and nothing really changes if they go.

The difference, of course, is that positionals increased button usage was more distinct (in that it used the joystick/WASD, not just another discrete button), was more efficient (it didn't require a unique button), and was more contextual.
I.e.... the most button-efficient and inherently nuance-bearing (even if still not to any huge degree) way one could increase APM.

Now, if you want to make the claim that True North was hot garbage and some other, button-free finite means of leniency should have been used instead, I'd fully agree, but positionals, especially in a fluid abundance, are in themselves and oddly smart design.