2008-10-16, 06:21 PM
Afrobean Wrote:People will always play things, even if there are stronger alternatives. See: str mage, hp warrior, beginner, etc.
The question that they're trying to put up is whether it is a good thing or not to change something which is strong into something which is weak.
Take a look at the other side of the table. Nightlords. They have a clear advantage and their single target damage could be argued as broken. So then, for the sake of balance, they should be nerfed, right? Why aren't they then? Why don't people argue for this?
The answer is that balance is irrelevant. All things have advantages and disadvantages. But people get butthurt when someone they previously saw as entirely inferior has an advantage over them. "No, Bishop can't be strong, because they are support". Why can't they be strong? Does it hurt you for someone else to be as strong or stronger than you? If they're going to do bad things, it could, but those bad things are against the rules in the first place anyway. The only thing classes being stronger does is help others. People don't peach about NL being broken because it makes boss fights go faster. People shouldn't peach about Mages being strong because it makes them good training partners.
ps for clarity's sake, "peach" is not what I originally typed.
But when a class supports better and trains faster than any other class, you know something's wrong.