I don't use kicks much so maybe Boris can chime in on that.

There's been about 30 times on my last two assassins where someone should have died but didn't because they got out of lag 1+ round early.

There were many other times that I died because they got off a flurry or lagged me a round or more earlier than they should have.

That makes it not fun to play. Not because throw isn't an "I win" button anymore (I'm the one who first advocated for a change after Nazarates) but rather because it's not how I learned to be good at the game. Counting rounds means nothing if lag isn't consistent.

Would drather play mages tbh.