There was no way that JVC or anyone could know how this one feature would affect gameplay. Balancing gameplay is one of the things that must be left to last, and it's precisely these things that were unfinished when the game was forced out the door and tossed onto the shelves.

I do agree that the game is what it is. It's a good game, but I believe it would have been better if the dev team had been given the time to finish it. TELP won't change the balance until the 1.4 patch, and we'll be consulting with as many dev team members as we can before changing anything.