I play a lot of Beyblade despite my relative inactivity, and the one and only piece that feels genuinely unfair is Judgment. To have a layer in the meta that has no actual counters is going to stagnate the meta game of Beyblade. Archer Hercules, Poison Diabolos, Orb Egis, Perfect Phoenix, Lord Spriggan, Cho Z Spriggan, Wizard Fafnir, and even Zwei Longinus can't compete against the layer.
Don't get me wrong, Judgment doesn't win every game, but that's because it's prone to self KO. No other piece stands against it as a viable competitor. Zwei Longinus definitely feels like it's the closest thing to a decent match-up, but it is still prone to bursting and losing to burst priority even when it gets the KO. Judgment on the other hand will not burst from impacts against Zwei, given it has a half decent combination going for it.
Judgment, on top of feeling as if it is the most difficult layer to compete against, also seems to have a bizarre amount of versatility. It works flawlessly as an attack layer or a stamina layer. If it holds the center against other stamina types it will almost definitely repel them to a KO, or deliver such repeated impacts which fail to KO that it will burst them. No other piece gives a person this level of control.
Judgment is already running around constantly at tournament play, especially once you get to the top 8. It should be obvious that it's not just good, but genuinely the best in the game. I have real concerns about Beyblade becoming nothing but Judgment vs Judgment matches, because why throw a match away if you're in it to win? I plan to start playing Judgment because after a sizable amount of testing, I'm not really left with a choice. It's the only layer in the game that does all the work for you and has no counter play. Spin and Win, regardless of what your opponent has.
I hold the belief that for the good of the game, Judgment should be banned. People were concerned about Lord and Bearing being too much to handle, but Judgment disposes of both of those parts with ease.
Don't get me wrong, Judgment doesn't win every game, but that's because it's prone to self KO. No other piece stands against it as a viable competitor. Zwei Longinus definitely feels like it's the closest thing to a decent match-up, but it is still prone to bursting and losing to burst priority even when it gets the KO. Judgment on the other hand will not burst from impacts against Zwei, given it has a half decent combination going for it.
Judgment, on top of feeling as if it is the most difficult layer to compete against, also seems to have a bizarre amount of versatility. It works flawlessly as an attack layer or a stamina layer. If it holds the center against other stamina types it will almost definitely repel them to a KO, or deliver such repeated impacts which fail to KO that it will burst them. No other piece gives a person this level of control.
Judgment is already running around constantly at tournament play, especially once you get to the top 8. It should be obvious that it's not just good, but genuinely the best in the game. I have real concerns about Beyblade becoming nothing but Judgment vs Judgment matches, because why throw a match away if you're in it to win? I plan to start playing Judgment because after a sizable amount of testing, I'm not really left with a choice. It's the only layer in the game that does all the work for you and has no counter play. Spin and Win, regardless of what your opponent has.
I hold the belief that for the good of the game, Judgment should be banned. People were concerned about Lord and Bearing being too much to handle, but Judgment disposes of both of those parts with ease.
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