Quote Originally Posted by Pinder View Post
Again, I'd like to reiterate that damage leaving the stack is not what I'm arguing against. What I don't like is the fact that damage can't be assigned however you want anymore.
I completly agree. I hate that. They could have solved their problem simply by saying “when combat damage resolves, if the creature that created that combat damage is no longer attacking, the damage is countered". Solves their problem beutifully without the complexity, the restricing fo how combat damage is done, and the side effects this has.