I think the struggle most people have (and why this kind of thread pops up allot) is that many have gotten used to how a class played during HW, and now many classes have flip flopped in this, frustrating allot of people who enjoyed said previous playstyle.

I certainly empathize: I stopped playing my Bard in HW due to the drastic change in playstyle. So I can't say whether or not someones frustration is valid due to these changes. But I think that as long as numerically the classes stack up, then we at least need to realize it's a personal reason. Claiming that a class is broke due to this isn't a good way to approach things. It's broken for you, now that's valid. but broken in general? not really. it still functions as a class and still can put out solid numbers while having party synergy. Just not in a way you enjoy. But hey, that kept allot of people from playing Bard in HW.