[Maksimum_Fire]

since it's a point of contention, why not gather some data w/ organized OOC spars? With a 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 bracket. I'll leave my name in the hat of people to touch base with for that.

There are dramatically different opinions in this thread already, and I'm not really sure where my own thoughts lie, either. Gathering some data, live, and discussing it politely while you're at it is the best way I've found to get a realistic and clear picture of how skills perform in the metagame, and summarily come to a good consensus on what should be done.