Chiming in late, but I knew that the removal of Seigan was the first sign of the decline with SAM. A very subtle ember in the wind to set the job ablaze. It was fun while it lasted, but when a job plays so well to the point that it doesn't need much, the next direction the devs tend to take a job in this position is to eff it up entirely. 6.1 SAM is only going further in this direction.

Ah well. This is exactly why I play multiple jobs.