There's an exceedingly important but under-appreciated element to Beyblade Stadiums - the Tornado Ridge. The events at Beyblade North 2016 made me realize that the list of tournament-legal Stadiums needs to be altered substantially, at least for MFB formats. Attack types and Tornado Stallers especially make heavy use of the Tornado Ridge; these types of combos are frequently used in competition, meaning that the Tornado Ridge is also, naturally, an essential component of competitive Beyblade. How does AN 2016 tie into this? Simply put, it was the most recent competitive event that featured my own red Sonokong Beystadium Attack Type. Unfortunately, this particular mold of Stadium (which I believe is the mold that all SK Attack stadiums use) has a different Tornado Ridge than your usual clear or black Takara stadium. It's noticeably less pronounced, making it easier for Beyblades to simply slide over the edge - which is bad news for anyone using aggressive tips. During both free play and the actual tournament, I was definitely able to launch substantially harder in the other stadiums than I could in my own, without fear of running out of the stadium uncontrollably. The thicker ridge on the other Stadiums allowed me to do things in those Stadiums that were simply not possible in my own, and I recall several other Bladers who were assigned to my own Stadium discovering the limitations of the weaker ridge the hard way.
Where I'm going with this is summarized in this post, which reminded me of the problems I and others have had (whether they realized the Stadium was largely at fault or not):
According to the latest edition of the Universal Rules sheet, the Beystadium Attack and Balance types (plus the red-floor Standard Type, which is functionally the same as the Balance type) are currently legal for tournaments and testing in all non-Burst formats. This includes my own sub-par Sonokong stadium, and the Balance type Stadium doesn't even have a Tornado Ridge at all. The Triple Battle Type and Super Control Type do both have ridges, so I have no complaint there. But given how important the Tornado Ridge is to competitive Beyblade play, I see no reason why Stadiums with missing or inadequate Tornado Ridges should be legal for tournament play. In addition, I'm in favor of the proposal to make the Burst stadium legal for other generations of Beyblade, as though a proper Takara Beystadium Attack type would be preferable, the Burst stadium is not so much more cumbersome that it would be unacceptable for use if no better options are available.
Where I'm going with this is summarized in this post, which reminded me of the problems I and others have had (whether they realized the Stadium was largely at fault or not):
(Jul. 29, 2016 5:46 PM)Cake Wrote:(Jul. 29, 2016 4:47 PM)RDF3 Wrote:With regards to stadium legality and testing bias, I'm all for more tests, and I agree that although the BB-10 is the preferred stadium, dismissing tests in other legal Stadiums is unfair and damaging to the community as a whole. However, I strongly believe that Stadiums with inadequate or completely missing Tornado Ridges should not be legal for tournaments. This includes the currently legal red floor BB-46 and Standard type Beystadium, as well as my own Sonokong Attack type Beystadium. This leaves the Triple Type, Super Control, and Takara Attack-type Stadium as the legal options, though I'm open to the Burst stadium being legalized in the interest of making it easier to obtain a legal Stadium.(Jul. 23, 2016 7:07 PM)Flame~Capricorn Wrote:I have found Gravity to be not as overpowering as it used to be. Screw Pisces is basically on par. #UnbanGravitySpoiler (Click to View)
He raised a really good point here, even if it isn't related to the Dark Knight discussion.
According to the latest edition of the Universal Rules sheet, the Beystadium Attack and Balance types (plus the red-floor Standard Type, which is functionally the same as the Balance type) are currently legal for tournaments and testing in all non-Burst formats. This includes my own sub-par Sonokong stadium, and the Balance type Stadium doesn't even have a Tornado Ridge at all. The Triple Battle Type and Super Control Type do both have ridges, so I have no complaint there. But given how important the Tornado Ridge is to competitive Beyblade play, I see no reason why Stadiums with missing or inadequate Tornado Ridges should be legal for tournament play. In addition, I'm in favor of the proposal to make the Burst stadium legal for other generations of Beyblade, as though a proper Takara Beystadium Attack type would be preferable, the Burst stadium is not so much more cumbersome that it would be unacceptable for use if no better options are available.