07-05-2014, 09:57 PM
I would argue that 19 is the lowest "good" pursuit, and 18 barely skirts the edge of viability, failing to get a 2 wt pursuit against 13 spd units, which a number of speed-dumped units have.
That aside, what does that templar actually do that this dark knight can't do better?
Dark Kn. [Bulky]
Stats at level 20
HP [2/5%]: 34.00
POW [2/15%]: 20.00
SKL [0/0%]: 10.00
SPD [2/20%]: 19.00
DEF [0/0%]: 18.00
RES [0/0%]: 8.00
LCK [0/0%]: 9.00
Can 2 wt pursuit even against 13 spd. Survives two of any physical, barring crits. Has a whopping 3 more mt on everything it does. The only thing that templar has on it is a little better hit, and WTA against dark. Does that really seem balanced to you? That the templar's only reason for existence is WTA against dark, rather than any merit of its own? And what about the adept? What does it have going for it? Swords and light have a purpose, however skewed of one, in that they get WTA against the best weapon types in the game. What about the outclassed lance and anima users, though? They don't even have that.
It's not a matter of whether every unit is "viable." If you aren't concerned about maximizing your chances of winning, you could run any unit you please and do "okay" with it. The problem is that certain units are clearly better than others, and by a large margin at that. I'm not aiming to eradicate tiers here. I don't believe that's possible in any game. However, I do believe that unit balance could be a hell of a lot closer than it is right now.
That aside, what does that templar actually do that this dark knight can't do better?
Dark Kn. [Bulky]
Stats at level 20
HP [2/5%]: 34.00
POW [2/15%]: 20.00
SKL [0/0%]: 10.00
SPD [2/20%]: 19.00
DEF [0/0%]: 18.00
RES [0/0%]: 8.00
LCK [0/0%]: 9.00
Can 2 wt pursuit even against 13 spd. Survives two of any physical, barring crits. Has a whopping 3 more mt on everything it does. The only thing that templar has on it is a little better hit, and WTA against dark. Does that really seem balanced to you? That the templar's only reason for existence is WTA against dark, rather than any merit of its own? And what about the adept? What does it have going for it? Swords and light have a purpose, however skewed of one, in that they get WTA against the best weapon types in the game. What about the outclassed lance and anima users, though? They don't even have that.
It's not a matter of whether every unit is "viable." If you aren't concerned about maximizing your chances of winning, you could run any unit you please and do "okay" with it. The problem is that certain units are clearly better than others, and by a large margin at that. I'm not aiming to eradicate tiers here. I don't believe that's possible in any game. However, I do believe that unit balance could be a hell of a lot closer than it is right now.