Pure Acrobats still get +20% atk speed, +20% base doublestrike, and Quick Strike (effectively another +16.7% doublestrike) compared to regular 2H weapons. Now that Pulverizer stacks w/Staff Spec, an LD Acro using crafted staves will still have 17-20/x3 crit profile; Stoat Oak is 17-20/x4. Despite the crit nerf to some of the named staves (inc. my Sireth), I'm not worried about Acrobat DPS.
My
pally staff build will be ITRing sooner rather than later, though.
I was already feeling envious of pure Acrobats' extra +10% doublestrike (vs Zeal) and sneak atks; now that Manyshot is being nerfed too, my burst ranged DPS option is losing its appeal. Might as well switch to a pure Acrobat.