Quote:The difference between that build and my templar's build is, that build has a legitimate chance of dying to a 20 pow verrine double aurora (with even slim worm equipped), and templar survives against a 20 pow tornado aurora (with reliable flash equipped).Okay. Supposing that were a significant enough advantage that we would need to adjust the DK's build to match it (which I'm not convinced it is, but I won't get into that right now), we drop to the same speed as your templar and still can't be 2HKO'd by physical (this is huge) and still have 3 more mt. With your sole advantage being WTA against dark and... 7 more hit? Seriously, stop trying to argue that templar has a statistical advantage. It doesn't.
What's more, I'm not sure you understand what "for its own merit" means. When I say a unit should be usable "for its own merit," I mean that it should be able to do something that other units can't, independent of its weapon type. Supposing the weapon triangle didn't exist, and DK and templar got access to the same weapons, there would be no reason to ever pick templar over DK, because it has inherently weaker stats. The stat problem becomes compounded by the fact that different weapon types do exist, so now templar is stuck using a weapon with 2 less mt, with its only saving grace being hit and evade bonuses against dark. The problem with all of this is that while you might use a DK because it's a DK, you don't use a templar because it's a templar; you use a templar because light counters dark.
Quote:If you're going to talk about maximizing your chances, having a better stat or weapon on one unit by one or two isn't going to help you win battles. Making a strong team wins battles. When making a strong team, you have to explore all of your options.I could do without the teambuilding lecture, thanks.
Example. Okay, I need a mounted physical unit. I already have an axe aurora user in assailant, so I should try using a wyvern sword and have it use counter! But I'm one mage short! I already have a pursuit Lunar Knight, so can a counter templar work?
But let's see here... you mentioned wyvern fighter. I'm pretty sure I remember mentioning that wyvern fighter is a great unit in my initial analysis. Do you know why it's a great unit? Because it has stats in the right places. Most sword units don't, and obviously when I'm talking about sword units being bad, I'm not talking about the wyvern fighter.
Quote:Things like that. One can't just throw together a random set of units and expect to win a battle. A team has to have chemistry. That being said, I'd love to see you send a team consisting of mainly darks and axes (with a bow or two in between) against a well-balanced and built team and expect to win. Hint: You'll be in for a rough time.Oh I love me some ad hominen. Yes, because I'm arguing that non-axe/dark/bow users are weak comparatively means I have no idea how to build a team. Great argument.