Hard to tell tbh. This mod has trashed everyone's bonding runestone buffs, so there is no way easily to tell how the new piercing mechanics have affected damage levels.
All I can say is that from act runs I've done on the king of spines is that piercing blades is now usually my top damage dealer, by a couple of percent. But that might also be an artifact produced by the KoS's topple mechanic and increased DR/shield.
To early to say really, it certainly hasn't been a nerf in PvE, which is the only thing I can say with confidence.
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All I can say is that from act runs I've done on the king of spines is that piercing blades is now usually my top damage dealer, by a couple of percent. But that might also be an artifact produced by the KoS's topple mechanic and increased DR/shield.
To early to say really, it certainly hasn't been a nerf in PvE, which is the only thing I can say with confidence.