I realize this is only anecdotal, but I looked at an internal number which showed how many players play CVs with any sense of regularity. The number was startlingly high.
I did not research how actively they are played, but in terms of playerbase appeal they do actually have an appreciable amount of players which use them.
No, the number I was referring to is just in regards to a basic play concept. "What percentage of players touch the class in any meaningful way?" It was surprisingly high.
It was interesting to know how much CVs have penetrated into the playerbase. I'd always assumed them to be quite fringe as a player.
It didn't involve Tier or choice of CV, it was just a % number of players which actually use them. I don't have a translation from the number I saw to a breakdown presented differently.
Some people will see it that way.
The other option is that AA does work against average players. Most people are average, so that means it works more than it doesn't.
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This isn't to say it's not worth looking into ways to make it more consistent and perhaps less punishing to newer players at the same time (as flak walls can be instant death).
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