We’re all different ofc, we all have our preferences and subjective views. Putting that aside, and working with the assumption of the default, that a spec which is heavily focused on hard-casting, and a heavy burst/front-loaded damage profile(MM), with one that is based on consistency and build-up, that style of of play(RSV, focusing on DoTs). Subjective views aside, those base concepts are more or less the opposites of one another. Sure, both were built on the same foundation of a class that focused primarily on combat, using ranged weaponry, with resource builders and spenders, which was very much intended.
Anyway, again, putting subjective views aside. Would you say that the MM we got in Legion, or the one we have now, both versions focusing on front-loaded damage and burst, as their main profile, with something like what can be seen in the link below, would you say that those promote the same style of playing? Would both promote you to make the same decisions during combat, depending on what enemies/encounters you’re up against? Pure ST, stacked cleave/AoE, spread cleave/AoE, etc. etc.