Its not swept under the rug because Enhance is doing well.
It’s swept under the rug because its a strong PvP spec. Burst dmg is not king in PvE. Sustain damage is.
Elemental is a burst damage spec by nature because of the lava surge mechanic, and to adjust things to work in PvE would require them to significantly nerf PVP because they can’t be bothered to tune them separately.
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