(Aug. 14, 2011 4:17 AM)RustyXD Wrote: I agree with B : D not being the solution , as it is not going to be released and tested for a while and it might not even be that good.(Doubt it though).
I would like to bring up the fact of new releases , what are we going to test them against? Take this for example
MF-F Fang Pegasis II 100RF (Ctr. mode) vs. MF-H Earth Bull GB145CS
Fang: 19 wins (95% win rate)
Earth: 1 win (5% win rate)
MF-F Fang Pegasis II 100RF (Ctr. mode) vs. MF-H Earth Bull GB145RS
Fang: 15 wins (75% win rate)
Earth: 5 wins (25% win rate)
Even on RS earth was mauled , so what win rates do you expect beat to get or when something new is released and preforms beastly?
BTW I find that beat defeats the dominating basalt combos.
If this can be tested with Libra, that'd be helpful.
But yeah, B:D won't change much, because it'd likely benefit Basalt too, would it not? So that really seems counter-productive. That should be a time where you think of re-introduction, not banning.
On another note:
When you look at the "Don't change the rules" votes, I see about ten members who likely know what they're saying. The rest seem to be in the "It's a challenge!" stage where they think of themselves using Basalt, not how Basalt affects the metagame. It is very disappointing that some members cannot look past themselves and understand how Basalt is affecting the metagame. When a wheel dominates on two fronts, and is the only Balance wheel that really exists, then you have an issue. Basalt is one such wheel. End of story.