I don't see the big hassle in building your skills up. It was worse when they gave crusaders piercing ability due to the fact we can duel wield with a crushing while they can't. either way while building it you suffer a tiny dps loss. You still have 1 weapon with a good skill plus CAs for dps. I wouldn't try to build your skill while MTing but while solo or DPS role it'll max in no time. whatever its just my opinion