Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24114180-20140107193454/@comment-1061930-20140531082508

Soulephant wrote: Mjcabooseblu wrote: That's the mindset of a bad dev. If you don't want people to complain about weak characters or unfair stages, don't make weak characters or unfair stages. Metagames develop naturally as a result of what's already in the game, and claiming that it's "disrespectful" to play to the meta is essentially saying that you don't accept any responsibility for the design of your game. I don't deny that balance is important, but you make it seem as if it is absolutely everything. Now let me say this: If a game was almost perfectly balanced but completely dull otherwise, would you play it? Either way, not perfectly (yes, not perfectly) balancing a game does not instantly mark you as bad dev. If anyone disagrees, please follow a design process or develop a game yourself so you can see the truth in it.

Anyways, know that what you replied to is subjective. I had stopped trying to list facts already at that point. No harm in discussing opinions but I'll only go so far because there isn't much of a point either. You seem to have misunderstood, so let me rephrase:

It's childish to call a player disrespectful for playing a game according to communal opinions on the balance of it. If a new player goes on forums and hears "fei long is good and easy to use," and decides to play Fei Long as their main, who are you to call them 'disrespectful' for not experimenting with characters that are inherently worse? A good dev accepts responsibility for imbalance in their game, and they don't tell the player that they're playing it wrong.