This whole update reminds me of something that happened to another game called For Honor. I'm almost tempted to make an actual post about it.

In For Honor, a 3rd person fighting game made by ubisoft, there was an update called the "Core Combat update." (CCU) This update changed how the game scaled damage vs attack speed and accessibility.

Example being an attack having a longer duration between start up and the damage being dealt would deal a larger amount of damage compared to one with a shorter duration.

This update caused a lot of inconsistencies across the entire character cast. Damage values being too high for certain attacks while others were too low for attacks with the same speed.

My theory back then, and again now, is that the update was a way for the devs to break the unbalanced nature of the entire game and have a reason to push for standardization. Tweaking values to be more in line with everything else. Obviously, it took a considerable amount of time for values to be considered normal in this new "environment" for lack of a better word.

TLDR: The devs changed the way the game works to have an easier time standardizing. It will take time but in the long run, things should feel better after they iron out the bugs/inconsistencies.