(Aug. 28, 2015 2:55 AM)Thunder Dome Wrote: You realize banning Libra is literally such a big blow to defense. The meta would be out of control with attack. I don't think of any other wheel that would be decent enough for defense that could actually put up a fight against attack.
Also I don't see the "hype" surrounding RSF and RB attack. I feel they are completely lack luster compared to RF/R2F/LRF based Attack Types. I will try to get some tests up tomorrow, but I won't be using the best of string launchers (if I even find any decent ones left that I have laying around). I don't see the advantage of it what so ever. If someone could do some comparison tests that would be quite nice.
Omega is very debatable imo, I think the argument could go either way. It is heavy, although right spin attack will more than likely take a drastic hit if it's banned. There's not to much good to go to next honestly. A few options such as Pegasus (the Metal Wheel) aren't bad but it is just not nearly as good. Also I think some people like Wyvang but from what I've done it seems really inconsistent.
Also any reason exactly why you want to ban all left spin metal wheels?
I do realize that it could be which is why I mentioned being hesitant about it!
RSF/RB Attack are deadly because they are easy to use and are capable of KOing pretty much anything an Attack type can in Limited. It's Attack with significantly less risk than RF/R2F/LRF, which makes them an easy choice for players in Stalling Clause since they know it has the ability to defeat much of what could potentially be put up against it. Maybe the win rate would not be as high as a master Attack type user in a testing environment, but that same Attack type might not be as successful for everyone in the pressure-filled environments found at tournaments anyways.
The left-spin ban idea is from a while ago in this thread:
Kei Wrote:Ban the most powerful Attack Wheels: Omega & Lightning. Omega because it is the heaviest and one of the most cleanly-hitting Metal Wheels, and Lightning because it is also incredibly cleanly-hitting, low recoil, agile without feeling too light, and because it is left-spin.
And here's the crazy part ... maybe all left-spinning Wheels too: L Drago, Meteo, VariAres, Dark Knight or Dragooon, L Drago Guardian, and L Drago Destroy. I think people underestimate the dimension having a left-spin Attacker (especially one covered in plastic, as is the case with Lightning) brings to a game filled with right-spin Beyblades and poor to average defensive options. The ability to intercept an opposing Beyblade with powerful head-on collisions and to destabilize/spin-equalize them by spinning the opposite direction is I think more valuable than the idea of 'chasing' and pushing with a same spin direction Attacker in many situations.
The problem with this is that while left-spin Attack is maybe too powerful on a fundamental level in a format with primarily right-spin Beyblades and no great defensive Bottoms or Tracks, I don't think using them in Stamina or Defense combos is a problem. But at the same time, we can't do a complicated ban like Left-Spin Wheels + Aggressive Bottoms. That said, maybe we wouldn't have to go as far as banning all left-spin Wheels; maybe VariAres, L Drago, etc. aren't as great against Libra RB/RSF as Lightning is.
The question is whether all of them would need to be banned. They have a fundamental advantage against things like RS on right-spin Defense types (the only kind that exist) because of their ability to destabilize it when for right-spin Attack types, RS is a pretty huge wall to come up against. Same thing for when they play against anything in right-spin (230 Stamina types especially. It's amazing how easily Lightning can decimate 230RS as well).
The problem I see right now with Limited is that the absolute top tier of parts (Libra, Omega, Lightning) are on a level beyond everything else. There's so many great Wheels out there that are usable (Pegasis, Cosmic, Screw, Beat, Phoenic, etc), but not commonly seen because of parts like these. I want to try and find that balance where more parts can become legitimately competitive. If we were in a format where Pegasis, Cosmic, Screw, Beat, Phoenic, etc. were legitimately competitive, I might not be so scared for Defense if Libra were banned. I'd be pretty confident with things like Bakushin RS, Earth RS, etc. But it would be great if we could get/find some tests for things like that to see what it might be like.