No, you said:
"Any WF melee type playing without HF3 is a liability and is IMO disrespectful of the people he/she pugs with"
Again I ask, I have HF I, and the bracers. Does that mean I'm a liability?
I'd submit that someone who wastes all the APs to go max on HF III in addition to wearing the bracers is hurting themselves in other ways (the sacrifice in APs just isn't worth it), maybe making them the liability in their groups.