I'm quite disappointed by the changes that SE has made to SAM. It's been my main job since I started the game in 4.1, it's had it's ups and downs, but this definitely feels like a down. I'm not too upset with the removal of Kaiten, the rotation does feel worse for it, but it's not what makes me the most upset.

What really makes these changes upsetting to me is the massive potency nerfs to the Iaijutsu. They don't feel nearly as impactful. Frankly, they feel quite lackluster. I realize that the overall DPS of the class stayed relatively the same, but the feeling of the class took a huge nosedive.

I'm used to SAM going through significant identity changes, so I have faith that SE will eventually make SAM feel satisfying again. My only hope is that SE hears the feedback of the players and implements some major improvements in the near future.