There is a compromise between what Deadshot is right now and what he has become. This comprise is called balancing the character instead of leaving him the same or over-normalizing him, but NRS had no interest in this process.
Show your work.
You most definitely do have bias. I see your personal outcomes influence your opinions all the time, you were much more critical of Lao's flaws than anyone else in the competitive scene and then Mileena too but only after you picked her up, and much more generous about the strength of other people's characters in your scene like Sub-Zero, simply because you played Madzin all the time. Don't think that because you got results behind you that your opinions are above being looked at critically, there's other players at your level who don't share your opinions on things, so it's ridiculous and impossible to think people should just have to accept opinions just because they are from high level players - you are all human and capable of being wrong and there's also plenty of bias at high level, and not a single one of you would ever admit any bias so giving yourself the all clear doesn't exactly mean anything.
Gold..
sorry but this sort of justification is unacceptable for him being nerfed as hard as he was. idc if you feel he was boring to watch, at least he worked and did what he was supposed to do. now as it stands he does nothing good really. he's got good mix but thats about it, everything else about him is meh now. so yeah, he shouldnt be left as is.
It's just a theory. Still, if I was in charge, I 100% would have killed him if I was NRS, and if it were true, It's not a justification; it's a business decision.
if i was in charge i wouldnt have cared how many people complained about his play style, would have kept him relatively the same, giving him a much lighter nerf than what was done. I wouldnt cave in to money or the legions of players crying about him.
You're painting it like it is some sort of moral fail. Normally I'm on board with questioning business decisions at the expense of something or someone else, I'm not sure shuffling the tier placement of character in a VG is a symptom of some sort of moral cave in. If you see it see it differently, then I guess I can respect that well enough.
You would if your market value, share holders, future credibility & personal bonus depended on it. I do understand your point though, deadshot nerfs were total overkill, but NRS are a money making company. They'll happily shutdown/nerf or buff a character if it means profit. I don't blame them, I just dislike what business does to communities.
