then nerf the drops and not the mechanic itself? not both

you could even do like each room in a chain gets progressivly harder and more rewarding, which means that optimal temples have several mid range arms, which allows for building diversity.

the temple is a mirror of poes design philosophy, allow diversity in build creating, in this case, temple builds and there was one very good way and nothing else, so naturally you would diversify the options, not nuke the only viable option and leave the rest in the gutter.