>>536161756
arc is strangely stubborn about pretending certain things aren't overly strong and totally has counterplay.

>They rightfully nerfed zato from ac but made zappa basically the same thing in +R. They shuffled testament's power and he basically didn't get nerfed despite that being the intention.
>They allowed arakune, carl, and izanami to exist in blazblue.
>In p4a arena ultimax they made a puppet character who never lost their puppet gauge.
>In xrd, elphelt and raven had very effective mix for no good reason.
>And now in strive they pretend HC is totally a fine design decision. Although I like asuka, it's the same thing with him.