Regarding the Recent Update
To the Development Team,
Thank you for your hard work on the latest update. I acknowledge that Ash and Ballistic, whose disproportionately high pick rates have been previously pointed out, were targeted for adjustments in this update.
However, I still harbor fundamental concerns regarding the approach to balancing these Legends.
My reason is that the adjustments made appear to target aspects other than the primary causes of their overpowered status.
In Ash's case, the main cause of her being overpowered was her Blink (dash) ability. While Ash did lose the benefits of fast and automatic reloads due to her class change, the excellence of her Blink remains intact.
For Ballistic, I believe the cause of his overpowered status is his strong synergy with the Turbocharged Devotion. The conditions for granting Turbocharger to Devotion, or Ballistic's Ultimate ability to turn his carried weapon into a gold weapon, should have been re-evaluated. However, the Devotion was not addressed in this update, and the gold weapon aspect of Ballistic's Ultimate remains. While his Ultimate's movement buff and tactical ability are certainly powerful, I view them as separate from the primary cause of his overpowered state.
Unless the root cause is addressed, the outcome will not change. This means the problem will not be resolved by this update. On the contrary, by altering elements other than the core issue, the situation has become more complicated, and I believe problem resolution has been pushed further away.
Of course, I understand that major changes carry risks, and that consideration must be given to users who currently view the situation favorably. However, if things remain as they are, even if there's a temporary population recovery like at the beginning of Season 25, the player count will likely continue to fluctuate with slight increases and decreases, ultimately resulting in a significant net decrease, similar to what happened after the latter half of SP1.
My previous assertion, "Avoiding nerfs is neglecting over-buffs," is not about making characters "unplayable." Instead, it's about sincerely addressing the root causes of imbalance and applying appropriate corrections (whether buffs or nerfs).
Therefore, I kindly request that you reconsider your approach to the current overpowered Legends and implement more fundamental adjustments to restore the game's healthy balance and diversity.
Please don't let me down Apex.
