The rating on the Pierce meta component has been lowered from a 3 to a 2, affecting the overall rating of ranger Aim actions and the Elven Precision action. The way the math works now, a piercing attack for any given level is half the strength of a normal attack for that level. For example, a ranger calling Weapon Damage + 20 as an encounter action can also call a Weapon Damage + 10 "Pierce" as an encounter action. Nick and I feel this is fairly balanced, and makes for a reasonably difficult choice (i.e., do you prepare piercing attacks that are more likely to land, or normal attacks that deal better damage).