Quote Originally Posted by ty_taurus View Post
A maintenance buff is something you’re meant to maintain 100% uptime with, like Standard Step, Darkside, Twin Snakes, etc. Kaiten is the literal opposite of that, a single-use enhancement of another action, something more akin to Zoe which is only used for Pneuma, Barrage which is only used for Refulgent Arrow, etc. Kaiten is actually the most varied example because it was gated by a resource instead of a cooldown, giving you a lot more flexibility on its use.

If you’re disatisfied with the options you had with Kaiten, why not suggest adding more options for what to spend it on rather than request its removal? Isn’t that Yoshi P’s model of approaching changes? (Unless you’re a healer, tank, summoner, or samurai)
Pretty much spot on. What I and a handful others said about Kaiten is that we don't miss Kaiten in the form that we had it. Dark Arts from DRK was similarly functioning and even as an absolute Dark Arts enjoyer back in Stormblood, it was really shallow how much it did beyond the extra special Abyssal Drain.

Now, Kaiten with more viable uses than just Iaijutsu is absolutely one of the best ways to handle it. Possibly if actions had bonus effects that differ when Kaiten is deployed.