Why doesn't Paroxysm work at all? Something that lasts until a point that will never occur in fact itself never occurs? Sounds like PaW Philosophy as Written
I think what FlingitNow is trying to say is that sometimes it's not
RaW but
RaI that is used, simply because no-one, not even
GW in all their mighty rules writing experience, manages to express things perfectly ALL THE TIME. When such failures occur, it is us as player's RESPONSIBILITY to consider rectifying the problem.
If you question this, go to the
INAT FAQ and search for "Rules Change" and see what kind of results you get