Quote Originally Posted by ty_taurus View Post
To bounce off your point...

What advantage, if any, is there to having Heated Split Shot, Heated Slug Shot, and Heated Clean Shot as separate actions?
As separate actions (even if all on one button)? Some, because it can cause very mild/infrequent sync concerns, especially with the Battery Gauge, if there is downtime or AoE (since it's more Heat-efficient but less Battery-efficient), beyond what you'd see from each GCD having equal payout.

As separate buttons? None, except to reward those who really like hitting separate buttons for the exact same decision.

Do you think anything could outweigh the loss of the combo? Or can you only imagine a net negative from such a move?
Compared to just a consolidated combo, it seems wholly a net negative to also merge those 3 actions' effects into a single action, as having a little bit of spike and cycle does tend to make things a tiny bit more engaging, at least if they can an impact on sync/overcap concerns, which MCH's technically (barely) does. But not a huge loss, no.