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[Draft]  Forge Disc - Sting

Sep. 05, 2021  12:07 PM
 
=Description=

Sting (スティング, Sutingu) is a Forge Disc released by Takara Tomy as part of the Burst System as well as the Gatinko Layer System. It debuted in Japan with the release of the B-133 DX Starter Ace Dragon Sting Charge Zan on March 16th, 2019.
Sting is one of the heaviest GT forge discs, competing with Blitz as the heaviest GT disc. 
Due to this, It is one of the best attack type discs on offer.
Sting has two main components, the main part, which contains most of the metal, and the plastic part, which houses a spring built in between of the metal and plastic. The spring is present due to it being part of Sting’s main gimmick. Sting’s gimmick is that when hit, it should make contact with the ground and activate the spring which sends it forward to attack the opposing Beyblade. In theory, this would make sting a very good disc for attack, allowing it to get hard rebound hits. In reality however, the spring is too tight to allow the gimmick to work.

=Overall=

Sting features a gimmick which does not work. However, it’s heavy weight compensates for this.
Sting was once a top-tier attack disc when used in tandem with Judgement.
But, with the Release of the Superking and Dynamite Battle layer systems, Sting has been outclassed.

Still, Sting’s Heavy weight makes it an ideal choice in Attack Type combos, if one does not possess Superking or DB Discs. As such, Sting is not a must-have,but a welcome addition to any Blader’s collection.
Sep. 05, 2021  1:50 PM
 
"But, with the Release of the Superking and Dynamite Battle layer systems, Sting has been outclassed." Not really? You're losing a lot of nuance here.

With the release of Wheel, it has been outclassed, sure, but you're still stuck with only having one Wheel in deck format, and may want to save that for Stamina/Defense types.. Many Superking layers use cores instead of discs, but Sting is still decently viable on single size cores. It's true that Dynamite layers mostly benefit from low mode and from the high weight/high LAD DB discs, but

Your article doesn't mention that Sting was once paired with Judgement, especially painted versions, a lot, during GT, with great success. The weight helped Judgement excel and the paint helped hold onto the burst stopper.
Sep. 05, 2021  2:21 PM
 
(Sep. 05, 2021  1:50 PM)DeceasedCrab Wrote: "But, with the Release of the Superking and Dynamite Battle layer systems, Sting has been outclassed." Not really? You're losing a lot of nuance here.

With the release of Wheel, it has been outclassed, sure, but you're still stuck with only having one Wheel in deck format, and may want to save that for Stamina/Defense types.. Many Superking layers use cores instead of discs, but Sting is still decently viable on single size cores. It's true that Dynamite layers mostly benefit from low mode and from the high weight/high LAD DB discs, but

Your article doesn't mention that Sting was once paired with Judgement, especially painted versions, a lot, during GT, with great success. The weight helped Judgement excel and the paint helped hold onto the burst stopper.

I’d say double chassis, wheel, and the new DB discs have all outclassed sting. Legit the only use I can think of using sting on is if you want to use judgement and you want a bit of extra weight for it, which yeah, it definitely could’ve been mentioned that they were both once paired together. It’s fair to call it a welcome addition, but because it’s outclassed I’d definitely consider it a welcome addition and not a must have.
Sep. 06, 2021  3:01 AM
 
(Sep. 05, 2021  1:50 PM)DeceasedCrab Wrote: "But, with the Release of the Superking and Dynamite Battle layer systems, Sting has been outclassed." Not really? You're losing a lot of nuance here.

With the release of Wheel, it has been outclassed, sure, but you're still stuck with only having one Wheel in deck format, and may want to save that for Stamina/Defense types.. Many Superking layers use cores instead of discs, but Sting is still decently viable on single size cores. It's true that Dynamite layers mostly benefit from low mode and from the high weight/high LAD DB discs, but

Your article doesn't mention that Sting was once paired with Judgement, especially painted versions, a lot, during GT, with great success. The weight helped Judgement excel and the paint helped hold onto the burst stopper.
Alright then, I made a simple change adding on to what you said. I wasn’t really into the competetive scene during GT, so I do understand why it’s good. However, my opinion still stands on it being a welcome addition, due to the presence of Over and Nexus + S Gear.