To continue the conversation, I'd like to present the reasons I will be voting to ban unless i see any extremely convincing arguments or points of logic between now and the official count
1. The centralization NDW has on the meta.
Ever since the zekrom ban, and number 1 thought in teambuilding is "how am I going to handle NDW?" Most people handle it with stuff like arc-dark, spectrier, or kingambit. More niche options exist like arc-fighting or even great tusk as some people say, but to me it is the clear number 1 teambuidling consideration. Not what style of gameplay you want, not what wincon you want, but how to beat NDW. This is as opposed to current 'mons like palkia-o, chi-yu, and palafin that demand answers, but they're not so centralizing that you have to think of it first and foremost. In addition, you really need to think of two different pokes: pre and post tera NDW. This is a problem many 'mons like palafin or palkia origin do not have (stuff like arceus does for example) and is absolutely worth taking into consideration. This is a tera meta, and it makes NDW even more terrifying.
2. The meta could be better, and NDW is making it worse
I think the december Ubers UU metagame was actually so good. Every playstyle was viable, and there were well-defined structures, threats, and responses to threats. It was a centralized meta for sure, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. This meta seems to have games that end in 14-18 turns or involve stall. A big part of this is NDW TR HO, but this is not the only reason. However, I see an NDW ban as a trick room nerf which would be a major benefit to slowing down the meta and opening it up to other 'mons and options.
3. The voice of the people
I see part of my job to accurately represent what the community is feeling, moreso than the people who qualify and are only here to represent themselves and their own opinion. The survey results suggested otherwise, which is quite confusing but should be noted, but the clear consensus in discord and PS chats is that players are sick of NDW and don't want it to stay. It has too many sets, too much versatility, and with tera there are no reliable answers. In my experience, the active/vocal community want it gone.
4. We are not Ubers
Nor are we OU. Our tiering is somewhere in the middle and a little adjacent to both, just like the rest of the tier. Most people agree zekrom clearly needed to go, but skymin? That was banned for non-competitive reasons as opposed to meta-warping brokeness. It's my personal opinion that Ubers would never ban a skymin-esque pokemon, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't. At the same time, It's clear that OU-strictness of tiering would hurt more than it helps. The community is partially formed out of those who think OU banned to much, and "broken-checks-broken" is not a binary off-on switch. Levels of balance can be found within the chaos, and I think we're riding that line quite well. That being said, I can confidently stand behind the NDW ban while also remaining steadfast that we are NOT treating this tier like OU.
