(Not sure why my original post was on a level 50 alt)
Augment was a great idea in my opinion. On it’s’ own it did not-terrible DPS but the way it buffed everyone else in the group more than made up for it. It also allowed expert players (say the top 5%?) opportunities to really push the envelope. For the vast majority of players it simply didn’t matter. They were only affected if they over-estimated their own or their teammates ability and thought they had to have specific comps.