Problem with Form-Changer Abilities?

Hello everyone. My first time here.

I've been creating loads of heroes to feel the game and I have so much to say about this system, but I'll start with something very simple: something I actually sense as an actual error. So Form-Changer gives you an obligatory Ability:

Change Forms - perform a basic action using [power] and then switch to an available form.

Fine. Then there are two optional Abilities to take one from:

Form Recovery - Attack using [power], recover Min Die Health and convert back to the base form;

or

Surprise Shift - Attack using [power], lose your Min Die Health and switch to any available form.

Problem is, Change Forms, which is obligatory, does the same as Surprise Shift, without any Health loss. For me, either Change Forms should be nerfed (maybe "perform any basic action except Attacks..." or "perform a basic action using your Min Die and..."), or Suprise Shift should have some kind of bonus ("the attack cannot be defended or reacted against" or "use your Max die", for example).

Or am I missing something??

Thanks in advance for the reply.

This got asked in this thread https://greaterthangames.com/forum/topic/surprise-shift-questions-21233 

As it stands currently the best answer I can give is the one I posted there still.   From discussions elsewhere it would appear Surprise Shift is available to use regardless of what Form you’re in.  However, Change Form is only available when in your Base Form.  It still should be clarified further otherwise Surprise Shift does seem outright worse.  

If that's the case, it will need clarification indeed.

Anyway, thanks so much for the reply and sorry for posting something that's already been asked.

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