I really need to see what sources they're pulling from where they feel that Lament gives too much healing and does too much damage. If their policy for guns is the further you are the less damage you do (like the dmg of scouts vs. side arms) why are swords some of the worst weapons for dps and they feel the need to bring lament in line with that? The tracking on the sword is already incredibly inconsistent and often you will just miss your target with the final combo hit. To me this is only going to force people to feel like they have to use Banner of War even more than it's already getting used.
The healing nerf feels pointless too compared to what Stronghold and Banner of War or Restoration in general. In high end content, where sword are already discouraged because it's dumb to get that close to enemies, the amount lament's healing gives currently is not going to save you from constant fire enemy fire or 2-3 shots from a boss
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There goes my entire plan to do solo legend campaign on strand banner titan with lement and strongholds. Def not broken...