Like others I see in these posts, I finally made a forum account after all these years to add to the feedback on samurai changes.

Tenka Goken/Kaeshi: Goken
Really? Look how they massacred my boy! It makes no sense. There was a lot of joy of lining up the cone on groups of enemies, it had range, and the cone was big. Having to move around and adapt to the grouping to get the right angle, it felt GOOD and it looked COOL .... but, now? I get myself right in the middle of enemies and fart slashes from my rear, it has no reach anymore, it looks bad, and feels terrible. It's awful. Please, if anything, change this one back. What is the idea behind this design choice? IDK Goken can go back to what it was. Please!

Hissatsu: Kaiten
This one I'm more understanding of, but it was fun to use and it looked cool. I will miss the animation. Now I'm spamming more Shinten on targets which is not as enjoyable, although, spamming more Kyuten on groups is. Getting rid of Kaiten feels like another punishment for players who use all their tools properly.

Third Eye
4 seconds is better than 3. Thank you.

Potency changes, I'll leave that discussion to the pro gamers. Where is the joy in a guaranteed critical hit? I just wanted to share how my user experience has become worse. Rotations feel so lame now. We've gone from samurai mains to samurai pains.

If you wanted to get rid of button bloat, weaponskill and ability combos could be reduced into one button each. This would make it easier for people who struggle to do the absolute basics of the job, without punishing those who can play it well. Instead, Kaiten is gone, and the guaranteed crit is an illusion with reduced potency. Wouldn't a guaranteed crit be the same as a higher potency attack with guaranteed NO crit? Get what I'm saying? Or is there enough value range in the guaranteed crit to justify it as actually being a crit for a random higher value? Not a fan. Crits should be a bonus that you get excited about!

Absolutely terrible decisions were made here, enough to make me voice my opinion for something I care about. Please revert Goken if anything. Please bring back Kaiten, or at least program the animation into the beginning of Iaijutsu.

*sheaths katana and throws it into the Ruby Sea* No more pain.