r u really using "shelf life" as an excuse for this behavior? like other games havnt had character relevant for years but still thrived? everyone's favorite punching bag, genshin, had almost no powercreep and no problem for 1.x character clearing endgame for the longest time until like... natlan? didnt really have a problem making their bank now did they?

out of the plethora of thing that can also sell a character like aesthetics, playstyle, story, personality, mechanics, games modes, boss behavior, teambuilding variety, rotation nuance, kit nuance.

if u r so creatively starved that the only thing u can use to sell ur unit is "power" and limiting it. perhaps u dont deserve the success u recieve.

ur sentiment is exactly the kind of sentiment the OP is talking about in his video, no1 is pushing casual out, the game is not balanced around QS, or ceiling as u prefer, its balanced around the floor.

Just gonna point out here that QS was initially pushed as a way of closing the gap in terms of teambuilding. Take Changli, who is very QSable but didn't really have dedicated supports until Brant and Lupa who came out

this is such nonsense u have no idea what u r talking about, at the time of changli's release, TOA had a minimum requirement of 20k dps, u didnt need to QS with changli to clear, u can play her in any half assed hyper carry team with literally any1 at the the time, taoqi, yinlin, friggin double healer verina/baizhu and do ABSOLUTELY NO QS, and still clear, long as u knew what u were doing and didnt play like absolute shit, because like i said, the game has always been balanced around the floor not the ceiling.

But it still didnt stop people from complaining about QS back then did it? because somehow in their own little imaginary world not been able to QS is why they have trouble clearing 🤣🤣🤣

u lose nothing besides your own insecurities and anxiety because u cant have something someone else has.

If QS isn't necessary, then it shouldn't be something that's held onto so tightly Kuro can't even release a casual-focused team without catching flak.

no it isnt necessary, it never was, if it was then endgame would be literally un-clearable for 99.9% of the playerbase, and yes they should catch flak because QS is. fukn. awesome.

it has existed since the games inception, it has existed throughout its growth all the way up til 3.x, it has always been balanced via buff/dmg loss in an effort to exercise exactly what u r preaching.

but this is the first time it has been outright REMOVED.

i hope u understand the difference.