The easiest immediate method of addressing Q-Lock without deleting it as a mechanic is to just revert the changes to hyper armor, stamina, and damage back to pre-AoW levels.

Q-Lock is a crutch but it only removes the predictive element of skill expression in the meta. An AoS 1h axe could heavy swing right through a Q-Lock spear user’s moveset and out-trade them. A 1h sword could lunge through stabs and stagger a dagger spammer.

That said, my first solution would be to remove it entirely.

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