The additional damage isn't dealt by Torture Pit unless Torture Pit is the original source of damage
Removing these counters changes the pace of playwhether thats stopping your opponent from reaching a win condition, resetting abilities before they go off, or even unlocking your own effects earlier than expected
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The reasoning behind this was that there were some players who disliked DFCs, a number of them being Wizards employees, and they were worried they'd be a colossal flop
Over the weekend, a player who goes by TCGPCollector on Reddit spent several hours building a pack-opening, set-completing simulator to generate thousands of test cases
The Tyrant Neptune The Tyrant Neptune is another sad example of a card banned for the sins of a different card