Quote Originally Posted by Cyth_ View Post
Please point me to where SE have specifically stated they are even aware of non-standard gameplay, let alone against it

Landing ice spells to restore MP is one. Another one would be the new fire gauge which requires people to do 6 Fire IV (presumably) for a new finisher. These 2 changes alone are enough to push people to do the standard rotation. You cant skip the ice phase and you must do the full fire sequence.