@ryguy266 I think you're overlooking the specific features of the CCL Qualifier 1 when it comes to your nominations. The tournament had both a moderate (495 is about average) point total and a relatively small figure limit, and both of these played a huge factor in determining which armies did well and which armies didn't.
The Capuans were easily one of the biggest beneficiaries of the point total/figure limit. The figure limit in particular is a huge determinant of how viable the steamroller is at any particular event. As CCL1 demonstrated, the Capuans can be absolutely deadly at smaller figure limits, as they're not nearly as prone to getting outnumbered, plus they can absolutely demolish unique heroes such as Nilfheim. (The 'sweet spot' for the steamroller is usually a total of 11-15 figures; any more than that and running 4x of the 4-man bonding squads + a bonding hero becomes possible). However, their viability rapidly drops as the figure limit increases, with them being essentially unviable at events that allow for 20+ figures to be brought. (Vegie's dad went 0-3 in Season 49, which had a 24 figure limit, despite the fact that he was actually able to afford a 4th squad of Capuans). The small figure limit at CCL 1 combined with the fact that 495 is a near-perfect point total for the steamroller meant that Capuans x3 Crixus Spartacus was always going to be a top army for the format. However, if the point total was even 10 points less, or if the figure limit was just 2 figures higher, the steamroller's viability would have been far lower. As such, I don't think that the steamroller's performance in this event warrants a points increase for the army as a whole. This was just the rare event that happened to suit the army absolutely perfectly.
(As an aside, I would totally get behind a point increase for Crixus if Spartacus was to get an equivalent point cut. Retiarius and Tetraites still have basically 0 usage in delta and a slight point increase for Crixus might incentivise people to bring either of these bonding heroes instead of him. I don’t believe that making Crixus more expensive while keeping Spartacus the same points is a good idea though.)
The problem with knights is that this point total just did not work for them. Knights x3 Gilbert was 90 points short, and there just wasn’t a good option to fill in the blanks. All the good filler units like Zetacron or Mezzos 1x were still 15-20 points short, and while for example Knights x3 Gilbert Zetacron Isamu is not a terrible army, no-one really wanted to run it. However, if the event did in fact have a point total of 470-475 points instead of 495, those armies become a lot more attractive. I’ve focused on the point total so far in this paragraph, but it’s worth mentioning that if the figure limit was just 2 figures higher, then Knights x4 Gilbert becomes a very solid army that imo would have an above-average chance at making top 8.
In terms of heavies, don’t let their 50% win rate for this event fool you. Heavies x3 Grimnak Nerak Isamu was a very solid army for the format, and I myself personally considered running it. (I decided against it in the end because the Capuan matchup felt too polarising, but it definitely has a winnable matchup into most things). The only reason the army went 5-5 is because one of the people that brought it, as far as I can tell, has little experience with competitive Heroscape. Grimnak has shown himself to be a potent threat even in delta and I think 150 points for him is fine for now. (Although maybe heavies could be 80 points since their best 2 bonding heroes are significantly more expensive now? Idk no-one’s really played them at all in delta outside of this event).
Nilfheim is also fine where he is at the moment. He’s another figure that appreciated the smaller figure limit (armies like Knights x4 Gilbert or Axegrinders x4 Mogrimm would do very well into him if you were allowed 17 or more figures), and Nilfheim Greenscales x2 Raelin is another army that just fits the point total like a glove. Nilfheim already went up 10 points in the last delta update and I think it’s premature to be asking for another point rise.
If you (or anyone else) has thoughts on my other nominations I’d love to hear them.
I appreciate the nominations, and we'll be sure to discuss them / take them under advisement for the June update.
Regarding potential future changes, I try to avoid posting public thoughts until after an update has been released, mainly because:
1) Our thoughts can change over the course of a 4 month period, especially based on OHS results, and my thoughts now could change before the next update drops
2) There's just too much potential time spent discussing all the potential changes, and I just don't have time to write up that much stuff on here; it's manageable for me to make posts after a release though, so I'll do my best to remember to address those 4 nominations after the June release is posted (whether or not those figures actually changed points).
That's totally fair enough.
