Probably another one of those "It costs nothing to add this word, and it adds some versatility in other formats" situations. No opponents will have counters in Standard, but it does remove energy, and in EDH it can remove experience counters, and allow for politicking with multiple opponents (Off the top of my head I imagine saving one opponent so you can team up to kill the Infect player)
I'll play this all day long in EDH, I think it could become a staple at least in my playgroup. Just hits too many relevant targets for a cheap price not to see play. Wish it was an instant though.
I mean, the flavor text is right there.