When taking a new element, why do you gain a specialization with it? As opposed to gaining a specialization with an element you have known for a while.
If I know Air, Earth, and Fire... and down the road I learn Water, why am I suddenly better with Water than I am with elements I've been using for a while? It doesn't seem logical to me, but I'm probably missing something.
I suspect some people will say that I can change it in my own game to suit my own tastes, but I truly want to understand why the designers did it this way. It's entirely likely they have a very good reason I'm not aware of.