Josh Hamrick nerfed Hungering Blade because of situations he experienced. He said on stream that it was HIS idea. The class is arguably the worst in the game already, hence the name “TradeDancer.” When running its iconic jump move, Blink, you lose a lot of recovery. Enough to make the class a step down from the others to begin with. So let’s say you don’t run Blink.. Well higher jump isn’t great, we all know that, and better control is best paired with BoE for movement and quick plays. So you already have an exotic slot used up, if you still want to be nimble. In all reality that’s what Hunters should be used for. Speed. Quickdraw is quickly being shadowed by Ophidian Aspects’ because it does everything the perk does and more. Blink strike is horribly unreliable still, especially with Backstab getting people from the front. Moving to look at the super, things do not improve. Compare the Tradedan~cough~ excuse me ‘Bladedancer’ to another roaming super. For example Hammer of Sol. This subclass has a perk that allows immediate health and shield regen after killing enemies with your fire abilities. Hammer of Sol also, as we all know, THROWS hammers. So we have a super that allows immediate health regeneration, with ranged and throwable OHK’s, and great movement thanks to titan skating. Not to mention Suncharge allows you to cover great distances with a one hit melee. Looking back at Bladedancer now. The swing distance is not great, especially comparing it to effective ranges of shotguns and melee abilities (even more so when combining the two) as it is a melee super. It will no longer grant full health and shield region upon kill. Its time in super is shorter than that of some other roaming supers. You can consistently get killed out of or trade with a guardian on your first kill attempt, even with good skill. Finally, Bladedancer takes 2 hits to kill Hammer of Sol, when HoS only takes one throw to kill BD’s… The class cannot compete when you look at how it compares to other classes. If you run SV then you sacrifice either recovery to run Blink, or movement speed to run better control. Bones of Eao gives you the movement speed but does not make up for the lack of neutral game weakness. The Super cannot effectively and constantly get 3 kills like all other roaming supers can (even sun singers have a OHK melee, and the ability to come back from the dead into their super). Disclaimer: some of my fact may be wrong and I would like to be corrected if they are. Regardless of that, you cannot just dismiss how ineffective this class has become even since the start of Y2. Please understand this is my opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt. If you feel the same then please support, but if you do not then please voice that opinion in the comments as well.