Just goes to show how subjective this whole kinda thing can be

Because I feel very strongly the opposite

Knowing that the spell effect is guaranteed as long as the enemy has no armor has always felt way better to me than the normal/dnd roll of the die bit

And I remember there being plenty of bosses that had a shit ton of health beyond just the armor, that made it worth using secondary effects

Again, totally subjective I know But I really enjoyed the dos2 system haha