[caliaca]

Okay, here's a question then: the prior example of a zero-points-in-skill support character. How do you balance them for a 1v1? By what means should a support character win in a 1v1 against a crit rushdown character? A steady tank? A summon-swarm character? Almost always, the support character is going to lose- that's not where their strength lies. Another example: a void assassin against a mage. Void assassins are specifically designed to counter mages; they have silence inflict, higher magic resistance, and their void pollution causes spell costs to rise. Should a void assassin against an evoker be balanced? Absolutely not. Note, I'm not saying things should not be looked at or adjusted, I'm saying things should not be specifically aimed at being balanced.

When I say the game should not be balanced for 1v1s, I mean not every class should be around equal in chances of victory against another class. When I say the game should be balanced for team play, I mean every class should be able to be decently considered to be used in a team.

Bringing me back to my initial point: I do not have enough current knowledge of the game to say how dodge should be adjusted, but I think the thought of "I can't hit this person reliably, dodge needs to be fixed" is a path towards the practice in poor mechanical depth.

You don't balance that one for a 1v1 specifically. They have opted to not be balanced for one versus one. That is fine. But again, this isn't about making a perfect system, I am merely saying that we have to keep 1v1 in mind when balancing and that out of line things should clearly be hit, even if its 1v1 imbalanced and not 4v4 imbalanced.