Hi, guys -- I don't think any of you are going to pay attention to me, since you haven't paid attention to other posters, but this is completely counterproductive. None of you are going to convince anyone with hackneyed, worn-out arguments that have been thrown around ad nauseam since anyone ever conceived the idea of Salamence being broken in DPPt. The best way for people to make their minds up is to play. Why don't you guys try discussing your play experiences instead of playing the theorymon game? This is Pokémon, not theory ping-pong.
In my experience, both metagames are alright. Standard is enjoyable in its own fast-paced right, but suspect is significantly different. The Dragon-Steel system has been upturned for a UU-like Water-Grass-Fire one. I'm liking the diversity and more balanced feel in suspect, but I don't think standard is exactly unplayable. I'm finding Salamence overpowered regardless. Nothing can save the outcome of a battle or rip apart teams quite like it. Comparisons to Pokémon like Dragonite are useless, imo, since Salamence holds its own vs all playstyles much better than Dragonite could ever hope. Salamence is fairly unique in its amalgamation of all the threatening characteristics of a number of sweepers, and I think the sheer versatility provided by two fairly different sets is ridiculous. There are a number of other diverse Pokémon, but most of their sets don't have the pure destructive impact Salamence's sets both have. Sure, you can predict right, but you have to with Salamence. Nothing is quite as perilous as the initial switch into Salamence. While the player's usage undoubtedly does provide information as to what Salamence is carrying, there's not much certainty at all.
In my experience, both metagames are alright. Standard is enjoyable in its own fast-paced right, but suspect is significantly different. The Dragon-Steel system has been upturned for a UU-like Water-Grass-Fire one. I'm liking the diversity and more balanced feel in suspect, but I don't think standard is exactly unplayable. I'm finding Salamence overpowered regardless. Nothing can save the outcome of a battle or rip apart teams quite like it. Comparisons to Pokémon like Dragonite are useless, imo, since Salamence holds its own vs all playstyles much better than Dragonite could ever hope. Salamence is fairly unique in its amalgamation of all the threatening characteristics of a number of sweepers, and I think the sheer versatility provided by two fairly different sets is ridiculous. There are a number of other diverse Pokémon, but most of their sets don't have the pure destructive impact Salamence's sets both have. Sure, you can predict right, but you have to with Salamence. Nothing is quite as perilous as the initial switch into Salamence. While the player's usage undoubtedly does provide information as to what Salamence is carrying, there's not much certainty at all.