Genuinly how did we get from MNK losing its combo choice (or at least the illusion of it) and VPR not even caring about its combo arms anymore since the debuff got removed to PCT being a strong burst job

The OP’s original point is sound. VPR’s entire job is basically played for you, your only real “choice” is when outside of your burst do you want to dump your twinblade combos because with the removal of noxious your burst is now just reawaken spam. MNK is similar unfortunately in that your main choice these days is where to enter your combo with formless fist when you get it for free under perfect balance

This isn’t to say…….say MCH is any better given its also incredibly rigid but I think OP’s point was more centred on the fact that both VPR and MNK used to have a lot more actual choice about their combo flow that currently is basically exclusively SAM’s domain because of hagakure.

Regardless I’m not sure what this has to do with PCT’s burst profile