As you can read in this post, I am enjoying the game again after last patch: Just had a fun run in a Lair!
Regarding dash, I don´t use it yet, as I have not muliticlassed much, but you could still dash in and shoot up to 3 times with an assault/sniper using quick aim on your shootgun … just a choise of how to spend your skill-points. Then your Will-points will limit times of use.
Not quite shure OP-holes have been closed. But anyways, may main point is, so far (23-gamedays into it) I am happy with latest patch (and its possible change to balance of Dynamic Difficulty).