Please do not nerf the Helmith to uselessness for us weapon enthusiasts! Eclipse is the sole choice for long duration, tiny range builds like my Nova. It took a while to learn to watch the symbols on the upper right side of the HUD to see the bonus at a given time, but that is acquired skill then that makes you better able to utilize it. I definitely vote for leaving it unreliable but powerful. I do not trust the defense side of it anyway, I'm just willing to sacrifice a lot for extra weapon damage.