3.19 Ascendency Node Change Questions

1) How will chill & Temporal Chains interact with the new node 'One Step Ahead'?

2) Do you think 'Escape Artist' is good or just a bad node tax to get to the good nodes. Personally I do not like being forced into limited gear selection for a build.

3) Is it just me or is there only one real damage increasing node (Polymath) in the new list? And even it is gated behind points spent outside of the Ascendancy. Sure 'Swift Killer' could be seen as a damage increase....but not really. Especially for an Ascendancy Node when compared to others like Forbidden Power, Way of the Poacher, Avatar of the Slaughter, or even Unyielding.