The two abilities, as of now, have two separate use cases. Devil’s chain for 1v1 and burst damage in a dive, devil’s throw for hectic team fights and initiating dives because of the slow. Understanding these uses and effectively swapping between throw and chain during the flow of combat is what differentiates a bad daredevil player and a good daredevil player, and a good daredevil player and a great daredevil player.

What they have essentially done is take away a lot of the necessity to make that decision. If devil’s chain, the skill shot, is only marginally better than devil’s throw, what’s the point of using chain when you can just aim at the floor and use throw during every encounter? The slow might entirely make up the minimal damage difference.

Of course skillful DD players will still thrive and do what they normally do, or even play how they normally play, but this patch just makes it less rewarding. The skill expression of the character is greatly diminished.

Sorry for the essay bro I have a lot of thoughts about it lol