What do you think will happen to That Which Was Taken?

Honestly here is the way i see it.

Either affliction will replace ritual. OR some of the affliction rewards will be added to ritual.

Why do I make this claim

1 for no reason in particular we got ritual specific rewards in affliction (like seriously why does the purple mist king encounter drop a ritual flask lol?)

2 ritual rewards lack personality and are generally considered total dog shit. I could easily see that jewel and even the whole king in the mists encounter replace a ritual altar randomly.

In the past I would say that makes no sence because Ritual is nothing like Affliction. But Ultimatum was nothing like Metamoprh and it replaced it. So yeah, that could happen.

If it goes core that means another jewel slot is reserved. The jewel adds so much there will always be a BiS. I think it will stay, but they will make it hard to come b, that wil be the only way to make it feel less mandatory by making it a chase item.