GalaxyBluestar, on 23 November 2013 - 10:48 PM, said:
Something we need to keep in mind is that not all builds accused of being OP are actually OP. Consequently, some random average Joe trying to play a build he thinks is OP may discover the hard way that it wasn't really OP in the first place. So, he'd probably stop playing that build or at least stop accusing it of being OP (but keep playing it anyways because he thinks it's fun or whatever).
And if the build in question does turn out to be OP, then it rightfully deserves the nerf in the first place.
The only loophole is that this process depends on PGI correctly noticing which things are truly OP/not OP, and what the actual causes of that state are. (Sometimes they attack OP things from the wrong angle, i.e. using everybody's favorite heat system modification instead of directly changing the stats of the afflicted weapons, the heat system itself, or convergence). That is more of a problem of the developers choosing the incorrect venue to attack the issue, rather than a flaw with the method outlined in the original post.
It's sloppy, but the only other alternative we have to the "Take Matters Into Your Own Hands" method is to literally do nothing and watch the galaxy burn, fruitlessly rage on the forums, and pray for deliverance.
Edited by FupDup, 24 November 2013 - 08:09 AM.