Intent of Entropic Shot to still allow melee strikes?

[SITZKRIEG!]

Hey folks, I saw the wiki was updated with Tech Revolution and was wondering if the intent of entropic shot was to still allow entropic strike in melee as a limited option.

https://www.aonsrd.com/AltClassFeatures.aspx?ID=37

https://www.aonsrd.com/Classes.aspx?ItemName=Vanguard

The last sentence in the rule says it modifies instead of replaces strike and the bulk of the rules use permissive optional words like "can" instead of "must" in the first paragraph for new uses while the second paragraph lists specific abilities that are lost/replaced. The closest analog to this would be the solarian manifestation but thatbone specifically says you pick one and not the others (so flare instead of weapon or armor).

[Luvrnetic]

Super late reply here but I have seen a few people agree that this doesn't prevent you from using it in melee too, it just tones melee down a bit as a penalty for the flexibility.

The real question is how much damage does First Arc do when an entropic strike does it lol