Talk:Balanced

Perhaps a hint on what a "support" would be, for the newer players looking up the phrase! RT | Talk 14:51, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Sort of re-wrote it, tell me what you guys think. - Auron 15:29, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
 * DANG biased page. A little less of the "Gimmick" talk would be helpful. Its a STRATEGY, theres a huge difference. Plus, a "balanced" team isn't rigidly defined. You're mainly talking about PvP, anyway. Balance applies to PvE too. Entrea Sumatae 22:32, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Seconded; this article makes it sound as if Balanced teams are the standard everyone should aspire to for PvP. When this clearly isn't the case, since the ratio of "gimmick" to "balanced" is like...what...10:1? A "gimmick" can really only be called that if it's abusing something imba (IWAY, Spiritway, past SF x 8 are fine). Other gimmick builds and teams are just crap which pose no threat to balanced teams. Gimmick implies an unfair or dishonest advantage of some sort. [[Image:Entropy Sig.jpg]] (T/C) 05:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Balanced IS what everyone should aspire to. It's just harder to play, and the reward isn't enough that people would want to put in the extra effort. While the definitions Auron put up may imply to you that gimmick relies on unfair or dishonest builds, it is meant to mean that their builds are 'one-trick ponies'. If it (the strategy) fails, then the rest of the team can't support and it will crumble. --Kale Ironfist 06:47, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * (EC) A gimmick is any build that tries to use skills (not skill) to win. A build that is a bunch of random stuff like 8 dervishes or 8 starburst eles are still gimmicks - even though they might not actually achieve victory, the intent was to overwhelm the balanced opponent with an assload of damage.
 * Yes, Entropy, balanced teams are the standard everyone should aspire to for PvP. If you can't run balanced, you're a bad player; it doesn't take any skill at all to run a gimmick to get to the top of the ladder. Case in point? My old guild, Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]. They got to top 20 running a gimmick. Did they exploit skills to win? Yes. Were they skilled players? No.
 * Entrea; how does balance apply to PvE? PvE is broken into two parts; the bulk of it is stupidly easy, where no matter what build you use, you win... and the rest of it is stupidly hard (see also: DoA), where you only bring a super specific build that exploits game mechanics and monster AI to achieve victory. If the point of your build is to exploit game mechanics, you are running a gimmick.
 * When I talk about gimmicks, I know what I'm saying; I've run more gimmicks than balanced in my time as a PvPer. HA is all about gimmick vs gimmick play, and GvG has a good amount of it too (not to mention HB, which are 90%+ gimmicks). I'm telling it like it is when I write about it; if there's any bias at all, it's that I've favored gimmickry too much. - Auron 07:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * @Kale: Yeah, one-trick pony is a really good term to describe it. If the point of the gimmick fails somehow (if the spikes fail or if the web of protection falls through), the build dies immediately. In a balanced build, if spikes fail, you keep going; if your Bsurge dies, your team doesn't crumble in three seconds (usually). - Auron 07:04, 16 October 2007 (UTC)