Ye its absolute useless and that change makes sense imo. I just thought I make a thread adressing this because changing it after the event seems too...
As far as I can tell the awake is completely useless. I already expected it to be bad but while doing expansion maps 1-4 solo I didnt banish a single...
By all kindness, playing with friends is more fun. I will always create a party with people I know than with people I dont know - no matter whos got...