Quote Originally Posted by Atmora View Post
I think it matters a ton for BLM.
I know sometimes BLM will put in a single point of PIE to meet an mp threshold (unless Dunesfolk master race), but even this isn't really a big deal.

Even a talent tree system has the same problem, though the illusion of choice is more convincing, it's still an illusion. You still have the choice to choose the optimal build, or choose to do it wrong. Sometimes you have two or three points to put wherever you want, but this is generally because the choices remaining to you have little to no impact on your performance.

The system that WoW transitioned to in MoP, or the system that SWTOR is using now seem much better in this regard. WoW's system has you choosing between 3 similar choices per talent tier. There's always going to be a mathematically "best" choice, but usually the difference is so slight that your playstyle gets to make the final call, which is how it should work. SWTOR's system just has you picking utility modifications like "When I charge, I'm immune to knockbacks for 4 seconds." That sort of thing.