Quote Originally Posted by Excaliburnina View Post
There's a severe lack of "whys" given by the developers to the playerbase when decisions about the game are made, and the playerbase is left with the burden of only being able to assume why something is the way it is.
That's what interviews are for. Yoshi-P does more interviews than any game producer I've ever known. Going back to when the game released, he has answered almost every question you could imagine and whenever someone asks a question, I can usually remember a time Yoshi-P answered it clearly and honestly.

Searing Light not coming from SMN is a burden the playerbase has been left to deal with and play around similarly to DRK's Living Dead, and most people would probably say "well, those skills are like that for flavor."
It's slightly annoying but if it is that much of a problem it will most likely be fixed. That's also what the forums are for, to let them know you think it's a problem.