Fortress Def/Res is absolute powercreep bullshit, and I'm surprised no one said anything about it. We did get Nilla ranting on Atk/Res solo, and his reasons were rather valid...but now? I'd argue this is worse.
Fortress Def/Res outclasses not only Close/Distant Def, but every other non-Breath defensive A-slot. Brazens Def/Res only win by 1 point, and you need to take damage for it. Fortress Def/Res not only removes the requirement of either ranged or melee combat, but it has double phased potential and Ploying potential. And it's not like they tried to make it subtle with something like gain +4 Def & Res and lose -2 Atk. No, they actually increased the effect and the only drawback it had going for it.
This is just sleazy, IS. Whoever said powercreep is necessary? Nobody tells you to keep adding numbers only to combat them with bigger numbers. I thought this was R>P>S, not 1>2>3.
I'm surprised people are still talking about powercreep like it hasn't happened before.
People said the same thing about pretty much every new armored unit to be introduced, "Powercreep! Powercreep! Powercreep!" yet after a while people find ways around it and it becomes a non-issue.
It's a nice skill. Powercreep? Yeah, but there will be a time where it'll pass.
I never complain because it doesn't have a counter, I just complain because it's becoming less subtle and it's as if they're trying to make other skills and/or characters more obselete by the things they introduce.
I complained about New Little Tiki's 180, but it's not like I find myself struggling to counter her. I also thought it was a sleazy move back when Brazens came out last November, outright oblirating the little potential Defiant skills had back then.
Ditto to this.
Sure, it's powercreep. But it's bound to happen, and we're getting for skill refinery like we got hints for weapon refinery pre Book 2. I'd say chill out, wait for 3.0 to drop and then be mad about something.
That being said, it's not such blatant powercreep. Close and Distant Def removes atk from a unit, so it's not perfect (2 atk can be a big difference for some units) and as such isn't perfect.
Hinted was the incorrect word sorry. Go to notifications to see what i mean.
Fort def/res 2 is supposed to have a gold border
While fort def/res 3 is a yellows border.
They made a mistake with the coloring and this will be reflected in the new update.
For reference swift sparrow 2 is gold border. This hints that eventually well have swift sparrow 3 which will be +6/6.
If I am to be frank, I think they went a bit too far with the right thing. Fortress def and fortress res are not on a level with many, many alternatives for the same slots.
What I find really upsetting and maybe even offensive is the overtones it has with regards to the new arena system, which is worse than the previous, and the monetary intentions it suggests. I'll write about it sometime.
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