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If CBM wants to balance things out, maybe they should balance what is the most ubiquitous strategy in the game. E9 bless is seen in all ages, in several nations.
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That is not true as far as my MP experience goes. It is popular for certain nations (recruit-able thugs/SCs) but even for these there are other options, like no bless, small E4 bless, RBW bless etc.
It can be cool to take E10 bless for a giant nation once or twice but then it get's boring and
certainly other options are viable. It's a general statement but one that I think is valid for any example that comes to my mind.
I challenge you (or anyone else) to find a contrary example
