Agreed–probably unintentional and likely to be removed.
Doesn’t matter, though. Making the dibs into a multiplier isn’t enough of a buff–not even close. We discuss it at length in this thread, but EQ builds need +15 GRs worth of damage, and this “buff” to Tribes (honestly, it just looks like the groundwork for future buffs, but it would be nice if they told us that) isn’t even worth +3.