[2021] WG Balans Department

See, this is the biggest thing.
Zao suffered "power creep" as 457mm guns became more common. These guns will overmatch the deck, making Zao a huge liablity to take more often than not.
Respectfully, most of you here are missing the most glaring issue the Zao has in my opinion - the Turret Angles...

This topic is borderline just trolling at it's creation.
While I love a good performance and satire, this topic needs to be something constructive like, "Zao buffs not enough" and an explanation of what you want and why.
Don't be afraid to do the work to make your point well.

Yes it certainly is.