As a EWR 777 FO I can agree that 117 blows, primarily after a marathon overnight in shanghai! I Feel like sh!t coming home after the 4 day vs the 3 day, but hey a bunch of government funded scientists have concluded that this is safer!
We can complain all day on these boards, but what we need to do is file an fsap report everytime you fly and if necessary call in fatigued.
We all know that this rule was a typical knee jerk one size fits all reaction by the FAA and now we are ALL paying the price!