Nobody complained about gale when it didn't have any dash added to it. It was also never a suggestion made by players as far as I can remember.
Now that players had the time to play around with it, they see it doesn't have much (any?) use at all. I'm sure you are right, if you'd change it to dash forward, other complaints would arise. That's not what we're asking for though, our request was to completely remove it, not turn it into another dash skill.
Maybe buff the walk speed a couple % and remove the dash completely? The current problem is that if you'd choose to increase walk speed, you can't use an uncharged gale anymore without getting flung backwards. Before the update I'd not always charge gale, while after the update I'm almost obligated to do so if I don't want to fly backwards.
Personally, for PvE, the backwards dash only gave me annoyances without any apparent benefit, and most people I talked to in game seem to agree. If something that was working great gets changed into something that doesn't seem to work at all, isn't it the duty of the community to inform you guys about it?
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