This has to be the third or 4th nerf to Swords at one point swords were shit nobody used them then you rework and buff swords just to bring them back down again this makes no sense at all
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This is what happens when you don't allow the devs to sunset gear. Nerfing things is now the only way to manage power creep. Which is what would happen if you kept buffing things to match the power of the most powerful items in the game.