Its been 3 years, nothing had change. Id say this, it is not that I cannot counter sam's lb in fl, or that sam'lb is ez to pull off. It is not and It comes with risk.
However : its not FUN to play against it. Sam lb mechanic is anit-fun. I want to lost in the flow of combat without having to pay attention to that one thing that will oneshot me if I keep attacking.
I think the exist of sam lb made fl 50% less fun, because everytime I see a sam, I have to change my mindset. Its like the rules of the game had changed the moment I saw a Sam. It is just not fun to play against a sam.
Tbf I still think that fl is just meme game mod, its not fun and that is fine.