In Shadowbringers we will no longer have an ability that can blind enemies. While this is a minor thing, I feel pretty sad since it actually had uses during big pulls for example and it could have been utilised as an unique effect for one of the tanks. We also will lose our only pacification skill and most bind/heavy effects are gone.

Why is this? I remember when ruin 2 had blind on it and stone 1 had heavy. I understand those changes but I see no reason deleting something like flash. It was pretty unique and added variety to the skills. Now that paladin has a "proper" aoe rotation they could have easily made it non-GC ability and added some damage to it, but no, they just had to cut it along with shield swipe.

There is no downside to adding debuffs to some skills, it has literally 0 negative effects and only adds to the flavour/uniqueness of the ability. Especially dark knight is a missed opportunity on this, I feel they could have given him a blind.