Changes to Ascendant (Scion) suprise me

According to latest release only, I would like to express me suprise to what Ascendant changes is so against the statistics that GGG provide. I understand patch is still not fully confirm and can subject to further adjustment, but at this instant, I think GGG is not balancing Ascendant as to their standard.

Here is the first 7-days Perandus League 80+level Only Ascendancy Statistics
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1622774

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We can see the first come as
1. Ascendant: 12.52%

and the bottom go to

17. Slayer: 1.74%
18. Pathfinder: 1.68%
19. Guardian: 0.73%

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https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1660565

<- added the link back
Then, there is also Two-Week Perandus Flashback Events 50+level Only Ascendancy Statistics

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Standard:
1. Ascendant: 11.71% + Scion 3.71%

17. Pathfinder: 2.20%
18. Slayer: 2.05%
19. Guardian: 0.93%

and Hardcore
1. Ascendant: 6.99% + Scion 3.96%

17. Pathfinder: 2.21%
18. Slayer: 1.88%
19. Guardian: 1.36%

The bottom 3 classes show good match to what now buffing. So we can see GGG is using some level of the data to work on the adjustment.
However, when it come to Ascendant which seem to be the most OP class just on the first check, she actually not.
As for Scion just has Ascendant as the only ascendancy, the data should be adjust to charater.
Then the result go like this:

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First 7-days Perandus League 80+level Only Ascendancy Statistics
6. Templar: 12.53%
7. Scion: 10.41%

Two-Week Perandus Flashback Events 50+level Only Ascendancy Statistics
Standard:
3. Scion: 15.42%
Hardcore:
5. Templar: 14.37%
6. Scion: 10.95%
7. Ranger: 10.70%

The problem is now should we treat
Ascendant as a Ascendancy class
or
Ascendant(s) with paths as Ascendancy classes

Nerfing Ascendant-Berserker-Deadeye do counter meta build like Voltaxic Spark with no dough; however, should Ascendant still be viable by balancing other stems of her? Should not the global balance to chaos conviencion do some effort.
If Ascendant got that all round OP, then the answer would be not; but the data GGG release themself disagreed with that. Ascendant is just as viable or even less to be chosen as a option.
We should also note that the Ascendant point will be increased to 8 max. Ascendant is not going to take much more.

To be concluded, I believe Ascendant incoming change is going to reduce so much the character potential and is against statistics and build diveristy across characters.

As the next league is Prophecy. I would like to put a forsight here: scion character is going to be even less if the current balance is deployed.

Thank you.

I was quite surprised at the Ascendant nerfs, I thought the indirect nerf of not getting too much out of the 8th ascendancy point while other classes grew in power would be enough.

Right now the main result will be the Scion going from good to useless.

not sure how we can still pick Scion when everything else got so much love.

On the two weeks league should pay attention to the effectiveness rather than usage.
Loads of player picked "less popular asc" just to have better chance for the demigod.

You know what... people said Scion was going to be just terrible for Ascendancy on release.
Then people actually took the time to theory craft. You don't get another set of interesting nodes, but saving a ton of points on the passive tree can grant just as much power in some cases.

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e1337donkey wrote:

You know what... people said Scion was going to be just terrible for Ascendancy on release.
Then people actually took the time to theory craft. You don't get another set of interesting nodes, but saving a ton of points on the passive tree can grant just as much power in some cases.

People whined about how scion is totally bad and only stupid people would play scion when 2.2 came out, and scion became the most played class, weird how it works.

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Pewzor wrote:

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e1337donkey wrote:

You know what... people said Scion was going to be just terrible for Ascendancy on release.
Then people actually took the time to theory craft. You don't get another set of interesting nodes, but saving a ton of points on the passive tree can grant just as much power in some cases.

People whined about how scion is totally bad and only stupid people would play scion when 2.2 came out, and scion became the most played class, weird how it works.

hmmmm.... do you really read my OP. The stat. just disagreed your stagement.

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Pewzor wrote:

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e1337donkey wrote:

You know what... people said Scion was going to be just terrible for Ascendancy on release.
Then people actually took the time to theory craft. You don't get another set of interesting nodes, but saving a ton of points on the passive tree can grant just as much power in some cases.

People whined about how scion is totally bad and only stupid people would play scion when 2.2 came out, and scion became the most played class, weird how it works.

I said it was one of the strongest classes from the start, do I have the right to say it will be underpowered now?

I don't see something exotic or abusive here, you're just using mines which are super fucking good by default if you want to oneshot bosses and are fine with a little less clear speed than some other builds.