[2022] Im so frusrated with AGS decisions right now

I can completely understand your frustration. The team looks at a lot of different things to make changes, including player feedback and in-game telemetry. The good thing is that changes in combat are fluid and they’re always looking to make adjustments, especially with the introduction of new abilities (like the heartgem) and weapons.

We actually had a dev video a while back that had a section centered around weapon balance!