If I wasn't dirt-broke, I would totally by Flash. Life is cruel.
I don't claim to be an expert, but this is my logic. I hope it's not too bad:
I believe that the use of balance parts, rather than defense parts, have been contributing to Flash's outstanding win rates. Basically, we have been worshiping CS as a defense bottom lol. We have forgotten that CS has moderate defensive capabilities (inferior to RS), but with dramatically boosted stamina as a balance. Don't get me wrong, it's good to use CS, as our metagame (generally) just isn't that populated with attack types. Now, I feel that the metagame should see a rise in attackers now, especially ones utilizing Flash (and winning, such as DefStamina's case). Flash, in many ways, balances out the metagame: It just murders stamina combos (as it should), but should have more trouble with defense. Defense. That's the key word. Combos like Duo BD145CS aren't pure defense in my eyes; they're a balance of Defense and Stamina. Duo has defense and stamina (as a balance). BD145 is the same. CS is the same. What we get is a balance combo that can take hits with the trade-off of some stamina. The number of Flash users will only increase as more people discover how good it is, so if someone wants to use a defense combo, they'll need pure defense.
I suggest testing Flash against our best defense combos, but this time using RB, RDF, and even RS if possible. Anti-Attack combos are welcome too (MF BasaltBD145RF?).
If I had the proper resources, I'd be testing like there's no tomorrow, but I'll leave it to you guys. Good luck!
I don't claim to be an expert, but this is my logic. I hope it's not too bad:
I believe that the use of balance parts, rather than defense parts, have been contributing to Flash's outstanding win rates. Basically, we have been worshiping CS as a defense bottom lol. We have forgotten that CS has moderate defensive capabilities (inferior to RS), but with dramatically boosted stamina as a balance. Don't get me wrong, it's good to use CS, as our metagame (generally) just isn't that populated with attack types. Now, I feel that the metagame should see a rise in attackers now, especially ones utilizing Flash (and winning, such as DefStamina's case). Flash, in many ways, balances out the metagame: It just murders stamina combos (as it should), but should have more trouble with defense. Defense. That's the key word. Combos like Duo BD145CS aren't pure defense in my eyes; they're a balance of Defense and Stamina. Duo has defense and stamina (as a balance). BD145 is the same. CS is the same. What we get is a balance combo that can take hits with the trade-off of some stamina. The number of Flash users will only increase as more people discover how good it is, so if someone wants to use a defense combo, they'll need pure defense.
I suggest testing Flash against our best defense combos, but this time using RB, RDF, and even RS if possible. Anti-Attack combos are welcome too (MF BasaltBD145RF?).
If I had the proper resources, I'd be testing like there's no tomorrow, but I'll leave it to you guys. Good luck!