By the way, if anybody is interested in this article and wants to read more about competitive game design and competitive game balance, they should check out Da

By the way, if anybody is interested in this article and wants to read more about competitive game design and competitive game balance, they should check out Dave Sirlin[1], a former competitive fighting game player and game designer who's written a lot on the subject. He has an article on how he rebalanced Puzzle Fighter, and an article for each character that he wrote for rebalancing Street Fighter II Super Turbo HD Remix, with some really interesting insights about what makes a character powerful or balanced or unbalanced. [1]: http://www.sirlin.net/article-archive/ http://www.sirlin.net/article-archive/