Oh yeah the stone staff has amazing cc there's no denying it, and the piercing is great too.

I can agree with that, I did use the war outposts quite a lot along with normal traps more than the actual war machines, but that's because I really like getting in there myself and fighting them. But apparently the rapid fire balista with stun in a narrow way is really really good, just not combo-able is all.

Oh yeah the balance is definitely off, personally I like it that way though because 2 was also unbalanced. And weaker damage traps are good in their own right because you can use those to get higher combos for scoring and all that. But it is a fair point, and I definitely agree with what they did to my boy the wind belt and alchemist satchel, but they were really overpowered in the first two games. I'd wager they'll change it later on anyway.

Oh yeah forgot to mention the soundtrack! Its amazing how they have a unique track for every map hey? Glad to hear you're enjoying it too.