Red DPS Nerf?

[Meshuggenah]

Something that seems to have slipped many peoples notice from the Update 34 patch notes:

The Minstrel trait Discordant Ballads no longer increases all skill damage passively, it now only increases Ballads.

After literally a decades of being discarded as a meme spec red minstrel finally received some attention and was buffed to the point that it's actually a viable choice in fellowships along with the utility we provide.

Now, half a dozen patches later, we're receiving a huge tactical damage nerf. 25% Tactical damage loss puts red minstrel back in the trash bin we hadn't even finished crawling out from.

Why, SSG? The spec is barely competitive as it is, still well below all of the typical DPS classes.

Please reconsider this completely unnecessary nerf.