Cast on freez: Why nerf good builds that people enjoy playing?

Because when you have builds like this it makes other builds obsolete and everyone just plays this. GGG doesn’t want that. You can’t have a single set of skills that destroys mobs 10x faster and more efficient than every other build. SRS got adjusted and most didn’t complain, it was a triggered skill as well. That should have been a warning but clearly it wasn’t.

GGG has always done that and now when we are in early alpha it makes complete sense.

With that said, that doesn't mean they should nerf it to the ground.
And offering free respeccs makes sense.

It was barely even a "build". It was just the recommended path when you clicked on skill gems.

Also it wasn't just Cast on Freeze, but the entire archetype of Cast on X.