Quote:Did they reduce the damage it deals? If not, then it's better in 1.10 then it was in 1.09
How very wrong. It would only be true if nothing else changed in the game, but that is obviously not the case.
Just one example: a crier was a LOT stronger in 1.09 than in 1.10, and the damage of war cry increased substantially because of the synergies in 1.10.
You need to take the "kill over time" ratio into consideration, and damage is only one aspect of that. Number of targets, life of targets, resistances of targets are also significant factors. Then you also need to take the "ability to survive" into consideration.
In 1.09 60 points would buy you a Charged boltress with ES, cold armor and the beginning of your secondary skill. In 1.10 you have no ES, thus you're a lot more vulnerable; and the 60 points there only allow you to have your attack skill, that damages less targets than in 1.9 (even then CB sorceresses were only advised if you have like levl 40 CB, that would mean 41 sparks then, 24 now).