Rules Update: Skills Revision (IMPORTANT)

Why was Iaijutsu changed completely from a periodic attack skill to a continuous defense skill?

The way Despair is described in Battlecry, it does not care if it's an ally or foe calling it, only that it negates.

If someone were to hit me with Body Block and I were to defend with Cat-like Grace of Earth Anchor, under the new rules, would I still be dazed?

Why was Iaijutsu changed completely from a periodic attack skill to a continuous defense skill?

The problem is that the previous version had two very different interpretations. Some people read it as an auto hit skill, while others read it as a way to make a skill bypass a parry. The first ended up being to good, while the second ended up being to situational so people threw around idea's on a way to replace it. Eventually it was discovered that Iaijutsu actually meant something along the lines of "swift defense" (don't quote me on that) so it was adapted it to fit the role better.

If someone were to hit me with Body Block and I were to defend with Cat-like Grace of Earth Anchor, under the new rules, would I still be dazed?

You ignore the attack, so you are not dazed.

The way Despair is described in Battlecry, it does not care if it's an ally or foe calling it, only that it negates.

I'll check the wording on it, but it should most likely be "Those affected by..." or something similar.