Lets imagine, for arguments sake, that Basalt was never released. MF-H Libra BD145CS/MB would dominate the defense metagame, and 230 would have still made a pretty large splash in the stamina world. In the case of attack, however, the timeline could go two ways-- attack combos staying relatively the same (why change or expand on something that works), or previously game breaking combos such as MF LLDBD145LRF and MF MLDCH120XF still remaining relatively at large.
Then with the new 4D system, wheels and tracks such as Fang, Beat, Vari Ares, Scythe, and TH170 would be considered so overpowered that quite possibly one of them would end up being banned (Scythe,TH170).
As I think Deikailo said, TT has been reluctant to release a wheel that even comes close to touching Basalt in terms of weight. And even if they did, that wheel would quickly become the new "Basalt", and met with similar disdain.
There is no way we can remove what Basalt did to the metagame, as there are now viable alternatives to this wheel, so my vote goes to restricting it. Basalt can only be used on tracks 100-145 height, and never with BD145. All that can be done now is chain Basalt down, and thank it for the memories.
Then with the new 4D system, wheels and tracks such as Fang, Beat, Vari Ares, Scythe, and TH170 would be considered so overpowered that quite possibly one of them would end up being banned (Scythe,TH170).
As I think Deikailo said, TT has been reluctant to release a wheel that even comes close to touching Basalt in terms of weight. And even if they did, that wheel would quickly become the new "Basalt", and met with similar disdain.
There is no way we can remove what Basalt did to the metagame, as there are now viable alternatives to this wheel, so my vote goes to restricting it. Basalt can only be used on tracks 100-145 height, and never with BD145. All that can be done now is chain Basalt down, and thank it for the memories.