This attack strikes a direct blow to your mind

[Nekkma]

AA beeing such a substantial part of damage is in my opinion a boring design philosophy. Ideally it would be toned down and any damage loss shifted to actual abilites.

[georgehabadasher]

AA is fine if non-aa classes didn't have their damage nerfed so hard. This is another one of the many reasons why BW/Sorc are underperforming in small-scale, but remain viable in large-scale.