Not that I like losing DPS - but you cant act like SOE cant ever modify our class again because one DEV said he pretty much liked our DPS where it was months ago.
This change really only effects us in one area of playstyle (raiding) and then only against certain targets (ones with AE on less than 40s timer).
It seems to me they liked where our DPS was in general, but that we were perhaps a little high on raids. Id prefer this nerf to a stealth nerf that dropped our dumbfire dps by 20% all the time. At least we can joust with them somewhat effectively (even though the recast can make you miss every other round on some mobs).
I guess Im just tired of the whining. This is a MMORPG and games like this tend to change ALOT. This does not make our class worthless or not fun to play (at least not for me).