Dragoon Changes

[Katsaria]

No, heavy thrust and impulse drive do maximum damage from any position similar to Ninja.

I disagree with this assessment for Heavy Thrust. Here's why:

Pre 2.45 Heavy Thrust:

Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
170 when executed from a target's flank.
Flank Bonus: Increases damage dealt by 15%
Duration: 20s

Here's what they state in the patch notes:

Weapon skill direction requirements for the additional effect have been abolished.

No changes were made in any other regard except that the damage "flank" bonus (15%) will always activate from any direction. Now let's compare to the weapon skill they did abolish the positional for which was Impulse Drive.

Pre 2.45:

Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
180 when executed from behind target.

Here's what they state in the patch notes:

Weaponskill direction requirements have been abolished, allowing combo bonuses when attacking from any position.
Potency has been set at 180. (Completely removed the 100)

If Heavy Thrust were to do maximum damage from any position they would have kept the same wording and put in Potency has been set to 170, which they did not.