Mr Rive
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Posted - 2017.04.15 15:53:34 -
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I agree with you abouty everything but the bhaal.
Thing is, PL has been using officer bhaals for years. It's been the obvious choice for a flagship for ages. The reason it was so powerful last year was the points bonus.
I don't think removing it from the meta suits the AT at all. I suspect this year we will see a similar thing with the bhaal, but for another pirate BS instead.
If you consider that RHML's and RLML's are getting a nerf too, removing the bhaal removes another class of ship meta from the field altogether.
The bhaal comps are good, but they can be beaten, as we saw last year. They are not undefeatable by a long shot, so they don't control the meta.
The addition of the raibisu only adds a new element that we won't fully understand until we know the points values and the rules. We all know the potential of the raibisu, but we don't know how it will fit that potential yet. Automatically assuming that it will be a complete meta breaker mixed with the bhaalgorn, without knowing the rules, is a bit premature. There may be comps out there which are far more suited to a different kind of flagship/raibisu combo that we currently have no idea about.
I suggest CCP does take into account the power of the bhaal raibisu combo, but doesn't outright ban the bhaalgorn or make the changes suggested in OP. You guys know what ideas you have for the rules already, so you are in a much better position to know if it is OP as hell or not. Certainly take it into account, but changing the rules for a single ship which can be countered seems utterly premature and against the spirit of the tournament.
He is right about certain ship class types though, especially HACs and faction cruisers. If you wanted to reduce the danger of the bhaal, reducing the points costs of certain ships which haven't seen action in years would shake the hell out of the meta, and likely give us a decent counter.
The same can be said for t2 drones. I don't think there is any reason to keep them banned now. The reason you banned them in the first place was to get rid of shotgun setups with t2 sentries and the like. Those aren't possible any more, considering the nerfing of the ishtar and the gila. Even if they are viable, I suspect there are ways to counter them now which weren't available before.
The biggest and easiest way to mix up the tournament is to change points values pretty significantly. IT completely shifts the meta. Right now, theorycrafting is becoming more and more redundant over simple piloting skill. If that is what you want, fine, but to me the tournament is all about theorycrafting new and interesting setups. The easiest and most balanced way to do that is through drastic points redistributions. |
Mr Rive
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Posted - 2017.04.15 15:58:25 -
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To clarify, I certainly think the bhaal raibasu combo might well be overpowered, but I strongly suspect CCP already knows this. My bet is they will already structure the rules around it. The issue here is not whether it is OP, but whether a blunt solution is the right one. I really don't think it is. The bhaalgorn can be made to work in a ruleset without banning it, as it has for YEARS. |