that’s not it, or atleast it’s not what i see here, nor is it how i think
it’s simply because it’s different
If you turn it into a wps it’s not gonna add anything other than some generic dmg to a bunch of builds, it’s not gonna create anything new/different unique
While it might not feel like it’s working, be it numbers game or effect being off, being forced into a specific build or consideration is a type of variety
The second you turn it into a generic wps it’s become a nobrain 1pointer/reach x% pool, like anything else, and then the only build debate is going to be frame timings as with the others.
It wont create new builds or really change anything “significant existing” ,other than boost some already regular wps builds (which also could be boosted by other means anyways/back to numbers game)
For me/i think the way to look at it is with the same inspiration ala the big Conduit debate with March of the Memes, stuff that was exciting and different, and not just another RR addition or useless OFF roll.
We got spam aegis and aether PB out of it, which “feels” different, also even if aether PB doesnt’ exactly force you into the exact same extreme build considerations, sans targeting exploit it now makes you think a bit more about how you cast your knives.
Upheaval being different is what makes it “cool”, we can argue cool isn’t “working” in the way build optimization is desired or how metrics/balancing is measured, but, imo, the solution isn’t to take a birthday cake and put it in a blender and make porridge, but figure out how to make it satisfactory to serve.
There’s been several suggestions, some probably outright “impossible” mechanically/“engine” wise, but turning it into generic wps is probably a lesser overall nice one, because it removes something “different”/strips an element of variety.
It’s not that it can’t be touched because it’s unesco heritage, but the game shouldn’t get less special stuff but more; make cool work.
a Unesco rock could be used as tourist attraction and be more exciting than paved square of asphalt for parking cars - even if sometimes a parking lot is lil qol.
*kinda funny side mention
since comparison, because likewise i don’t really think OFF mechanic itself perhaps should be changed, but other stuff, so it can be more comfortably utilized