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I agree to what you're saying, but I'd say it's not a fix, but a feature. Let's see what Blizzard will come up with. I would really like to have the weapon swap (or skill swap) option like in D2, though.
What you should expect (and has been hinted at by Blue posts) is that RD becomes a short duration, repeatable cast skill with some short cooldown period. Also, that it has some visible cue to it's engagement to allow the player to use strategy above having to make expensive gear choices for the sake of a singular, randomly appearing, affix.
Haven't thought about this - yes! I guess there are only two ways: bump up all other affixes to make them equally useful (not really a good idea) or nerfing the crit damage gem (which would result in massive QQ of the playerbase). Tough choice. Even though I have a 100% gem, I'd like to see that thing nerfed - it would make my investment pointless but I'd be happy to give this up for a bit more freedom in search for weapons.
Well....we all know what to expect with any change. First comes denial, then rage and then acceptance/adaptation. We're going to have to bite the bullet on this one if we want true itemization diversity in our weapon choices. Otherwise, those awesome weapons without socs remain as Brimstone fodder.
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