Still think that Double Bubble is Not OP? (Nerf the Bubbles)

You’re just eggagerating again. Have I seen enforcers whose shields I can’t take down with 2 shots? Yes. But they are top players with 2*T5E’s. Has every NML enforcer got 2*T5E TS? No. It is hard for most players to get one item to T5E, never mind two of the same item. Are all speeders helpless against DB enforcer? No, it depends upon the choice and relative strength of their gear - which is the same for all of the things you describe.
If I tried to tank a defender or a shooter right in its face, I’d be squashed like a bug.

I also think it’s disrespectful to say players are ‘crying’ at a nerf. Your choice of words is poor and undermines any valid arguments that you may or may not have. If you wish to debate, please do so without having to insult people.

 

I would agree it appears to me that enforcer is dominant at the top end of NML due to the strength of T5E TS. (I don’t directly compete with those guys, so I can’t say for 100%). This will also partly be the case due to the skill of the players involved. But I’m not convinced it is OP at all levels.

There are many different things that could be done to affect that balance. Some are direct nerfs to TS, some indirect nerfs by strengthening counters (for example, if frost was buffed then TS users would be sitting ducks for torps, or if TB was buffed, TS’s would be popped easily no matter what strength it was). The top of NML players are also able to equip a bandage instead of a turbo which greatly helps.

But Enforcer without a usable TS would be a dead ship. I’ve played enforcer from mk5, way before double bubble was regularly used. Before the nerfs of other yellow items, seeing an enforcer was an extremely rare event. Speeder ruled at mid to high levels, and would rival shooter for most used ship (in a way that enforcer does not)

And so getting that balance right is vital. Yes, I get that players want to different representation of ships in the top 50, and that’s fair enough. But any nerf of TS needs to be done with a scalpel not a sledgehammer. If done poorly, there’d be no usable yellow items, which would mean no more yellow ships, and the game would become a sea of red.

 

I think TS’s not being able to stack would be a good starting point.

 

@Nam_Nam i was really enjoying your battle replay. You play your Mk5 like a speedforcer which is understandable as you say you were an ex-speeder. I hadn’t read your comment before watching the replay, so I laughed when you hit the mine. (Not in a cruel way, but in a ‘if I had a penny for every time I’ve done that’ way).