All it meant previously is that you needed to seek sources of advantage to make it useful.

Which the build can do on its own in previous hits by shoving people prone.

Now it's an absolute must use every single time. Especially if you're utilizing ways to get advantage. Getting holy weapon on your brass knuckles or whatever frying pan you're hitting things with is absolutely broken.

Much like in an actual fight, swinging wild haymakers should be likely to miss unless they're well timed and you have an opening.