There was more than just one thread ont he BS nerf. I know because I started one of them, and Z responded with “We have something better in mind than a boring must-take option on a Conduit, which are intended to enable unusual playstyles, not support the builds that are already common.
Stay tuned for v1.1.6.1.”
So it’s not comparable to the Aether Corruption situation necessarily, which hasn’t had similar feedback from Z.