"You can just spam PKP in Bayo 1 and still get Pure Plat" is a good argument if you ignore that this game makes it even more potent by letting you use it in the air. But, no, the damage (which, in the first game, is actually more from needing to stay in position with your weapon of choice's Hold, than the Weave itself) was the problem.

And, I mean, if you can't even get PPs with the fastest combo in the game (and an important one, because why would you commit to long combo strings that will just get blocked), because of how ridiculously tight these Time requirements are...hmm..........