I've got mixed feelings on this. I really like Slay Undead. Even though it's far more powerful in people's imaginations than in reality, and that sometimes hurts us, I still just like it. Maybe as one of the classes who can do a lot but doesn't really shine anywhere, I appreciated that little bit of eye candy all the more. At the same time, it's pathetic how bad our live dps is, and we're at SoE's mercy if they decide not to give us any good undead in an expansion.
Pros:
*Finally some decent live dps
*We don't have the "god-like on undead" thing hanging over our head
*If they don't give us any good undead, Slay Undead is almost useless anyway
*As long as we have Slay, they won't upgrade our live dps, but there's no guarantee they'll ever boost Slay any more (in fact I'm certain they won't)
Cons:
*Lose our eye candy
*SKs will probably hate us more than they already do
*They might mess up the dps boost (as in not boost it enough), but I guarantee they will not fail to make SU useless...it's a risk
I guess I'd need more details or assurances. When they say "close the gap," does that mean make us equal to SKs, or does that mean boost it by x%, partially closing the gap? If it's anything less than equal, I'd want to know how far behind SKs we are meant to be. Not because I demand equality with SK dps, but because I don't want to give up SU for a 5% increase.