Coolant, on 24 April 2016 - 01:57 PM, said:
Because you can pilot other mechs, OP, has no bearing whatsoever on whether or not the Oxide is overpowered.
You are basically saying:
"I can pilot other mechs, therefore the Oxide is not overpowered."
-Ignoratio elenchi (irrelevant conclusion, missing the point) – an argument that may in itself be valid, but does not address the issue in question.-[/color]
-Also, Argument from (personal) incredulity (divine fallacy, appeal to common sense) – One cannot imagine how this could be true, therefore it must be false.-[/color]
Just because you, OP, are saying you can't imagine the Oxide being overpowered, therefore it is not overpowered, is a logical fallacy.[/color]
-Also, Red herring – a speaker attempts to distract an audience by deviating from the topic at hand by introducing a separate argument the speaker believes is easier to speak to.[/color]
It is easier for you to speak of your piloting prowess and defend that point than to speak to the issue at hand which is that the Oxide is overpowered.
I like Darian, but when it comes to Jenners, I do feel he has trouble with objectivity because it's too close to home. Much like Gyrok has good points, or JohnnyZ, once you get them on their blind spots (Clan and IS faction balance) both go off the rails, and can't remotely see it. So I find Darian about Jenners, and I suppose I would become if they ever added the Deputy Dawg Urbie.
It becomes to easy to mistake our wants, play styles, opinions, etc for actual objective fact.
We also regularly see it on almost ANY balance post when you mention nerfing a meta...the metahumpers come out in force to defend how balanced their meta is. It's just human nature.
It's not that he's even entirely wrong, its just the perceived flaws are MORE egregious, etc.
IDK, even talking to all the comps I run into when asking about Light Meta Master Mechs, it's Oxide/Jenny IIC then ACH atm.
And I can't get any two groups to agree on which is better Oxide or Jenny2. But in general, Oxide seems to be in the lead for King of the Lights, atm.
Edited by Bishop Steiner, 24 April 2016 - 02:05 PM.