Mods.. the true meta?

"Sacull_Kinslayer;c-1545896" wrote:
Honestly, in my opinion, unregulated mods are something that hurt this game and the balance of this game almost more than anything else. And one of the worst decisions period. I have good speed secondary mods so not complaining that I don't have them, cause I do. I'm stating that because it's true. Unregulated, uncapped speed secondary mods made the arena more about who has the best mods rather than the best squad composition or strategy. With all other things equal mods are not equal. Not to mention (except in rare circumstances) if a mod doesn't have a speed secondary it is mostly useless. Making the majority of mods useless and completely negating what could have been a strategic strong point of this game... Mod choice. As it is... There is none. The choice, as it is, is speed and speed alone.

And if they continue to be unregulated then 6 & 7 star mods will exacerbate the situation.

So much this. The most telling statement I ever heard proving mods weren't well thought out was "we never thought people would want to swap mods", but when they were released, there was a progression built into acquiring the best mods. What was the player base supposed to do? Keep 1 and 2 dot mods on their arena toons or keep them unmodded until 5 dot was unlocked?

Plus, with the inevitable power creep, the only differentiating feature is speed. A mod with a secondary of +2000 protection is fractionally better than a mod with +1000 protection. But a mod with a speed secondary of +20 is magnitudes stronger than a mod with +10.

And yes, I understand that not all toons require speed secondaries to be effective (baze, shore, Sith trooper, etc), but it certainly never hurts.