This exactly. Good or bad, I was actually a staff main, and I can't believe this. They got rid of the actual unique dust FX it had for an awkward animation + generic tornado & tiny reflect, while nerfing Punishing Strikes (removed the reflect from it), taking away Staff's ONLY mid-range move (old dust strike). Is the old animation (which was really sick) even used anywhere in the game anymore?
I'm so mad. I figured something like Rev Hammer 4 would have been the obvious go-to if they wanted to change dust strike, but too bad for us I guess. kitten.