pwnface, on 26 April 2016 - 10:35 AM, said:
This argument is fallacious at it's core.
LOL. Umm... Clarify?
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We've already established whether a mech is good or not is opinion.
Sure.
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We've already established that you can't factually prove an opinion.
Eh? Yes you can... What -I- was trying to establish is you cant state opinions as ultimate truths.
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Based on these statements and your logic, balance changes can never be justified since they can't be proven with fact.
I... don't think you're quite getting it. It's possible to prove any number of things, when you actually put in the effort and do it properly. It's a proven fact the Oxide has a very high rate of fire relative to other Striker/Brawler oriented Lights. It's also a proven fact it has very little relative Heat Generation, due both to the nature of its weapons and their correspondent Heat Gen quirk. Both proven facts, both can be adjusted for the sake of balance.
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My assertion is that overwhelming popular opinion by competitive players is plenty of justification for potential balance changes (whether we are talking about the oxide or not). You don't need facts to justify changes since relative mech strength is by it's very nature based on opinions and cant not be proven as fact (you said this yourself). Personally, I don't really care if the Oxide stays the same or gets nerfed. I just can't help but point out your weak logic.
While my assertion is that competitive player opinions (Combined with PGI incompetence, of course) have a track record of being associated with patches invalidating Mechs/Builds unnecessarily while simultaneously overcompensating others, making changes that should not have happened one way or another... So I apologize for not putting much stock in Comp Player Opinion regarding this subject. And no, I did not say it's impossible to to prove Mech strengths, be it at all, or relative to other Mechs. I said it's impossible to determine whether the Oxide currently is or is not "The Best" Light. Too many variables.
My logic is perfectly fine, thank you very much. Try actually addressing it next time.