Lack of saving throws against various effects

[Pickles JG]

Keep in mind that maneuvers can't be "used up" like spells can. So if you use one before you miss, it is the same thing as if you miss and don't get to use one. You always have access to all of your maneuvers. So they're reliable like that.

Kind of. The CS dice are a resource. If you hit someone you an choose to spend one for say a push or save it for parry. You do not have to gamble on whether the one used for push is going to be wasted.

Unless it's like DOUBLE DAMAGE or something, two rolls seems unnecessary to me.

Agreed (though this thread is explicitly about status effects)