Galaxy- You are completely correct with what you said before, but as Yamislayer said, there is an extent to which skill can prevail.
As for Libra being banned, there were different reasons for it. There was the weight issue, but it was also quite unsafe(I do not remember how, though)...
I've seen a VariAres CH120RF lose to an Earth Eagle 100WD. Skill is important, but in conditions where it can prevail.
What if I just don't use an attacker against Earth Eagle, and instead use a superior Stamina wheel (Phantom/Duo)? Actually, the use of Earth as an example is pointless... The attackers from every era managed to take it down... Why?
The Defense/Stamina Tier was WEAK. Skill was needed only with the use of attackers. And what was that Skill? Getting a good Flower Pattern; something which was a cakewalk then.
Dependence on Tier is more than on Skill.
If you have the good parts, only then can you be skillful with them. Knowing your opponent is important too, as Kei mentioned. You can't fight a war against someone using nuclear weapons with a sword in your hand.
The main question is,
Why do you need to know your opponent?
The answer is, so that you can tackle him/her effectively.
Now, what all do you need to know?
The combo being used, and the skill with which its used. Knowing just one of these is hazardous. For example, you are using Basalt, he uses VariAres, but he doesn't know how to use it. He is skilled but uses a Quetz 90RF...
Tbh, Skill is only where there is attack, and in some cases, Defense(thanks to the varying conditions of CS).
Picture this-
You are an experienced Fire Fighter. You are extremely skilled. Now, you have to douse a whole building on fire.
You can't use a Fire Extinguisher, you need to use the water hose in your Fire Truck. This was probably an example which had no scope for the hidden factor in BeyMatches- 'Luck', so it might be pointless.
In today's game, the problems are bigger. One has to deal with more dangerous threats. As I said, consider Skill only when there is an Attack type in the match. As I said, putting up Earth as an example for this is pointless to bring back the Tier vs. Skill thingy, and make it a basis for comparison of old parts vs new ones. If one really wants to do it, set Basalt as an example.
There is no Skill involved in using it. Your Victory/Loss depends on the
Skill and Tier of the opponent if he is using an Attack Type, and
only Tier if Defense/Stamina is being used, provided its not a mirror match.
What kind of opponent you are facing is important. If you are not facing a big fire, you can use a Fire Extinguisher after all.
I mean, Skill is necessary. Skill is largely prevalent only when attackers are used. Its been said already, that attackers are underused these days. Its just Defense/Stamina. This means there is negligible amount of Skill involved(I do not consider Deception Tactics to be 'skill' as those tactics are to fool the opponent, and use a more powerful bey than expected, which means- a tricky use of Tier), and there is just Tier.
No wonder Yami's previous thread about a Second Format has some relation to this.
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