Profit has nothing to do with it. You don't want to drive people away. Assuming deleting Hasten is an "improvement" is a very, very, very big assumption.
You're kind of assuming that balance was never taken into account when IOs and Incarnates were added originally though. Going to go out on a limb and say the old Devs had access to the same data and saw the same thing - a lot of people take hasten. But they added all the +recharge bonuses in IOs and incarnates anyway.
With regard to recharge? Not entirely true and IO set bonuses also do this as do Incarnates. Should we nerf Cardiac too? It essentially nullifies END issues.
LMAO! "Only post if you agree with me". Love it! And people say what a "friendly community" this is...
Saying I don't agree with the idea and would rather not see Hasten get deleted or nerfed IS contributing, sorry.
Still an enormous benefit in having it.
But hey, go ahead and nerf hasten. I think I took it on one character and even that one doesn't really need it. When people leave in droves - just as they did with ED - you can still be happy you got your nerf.