Other DPS do benefit from him...? I mean, it's not like he's completely useless if put into a team without Acheron or Ratio. He's still a 5 star debuffer.
If you're a new account and don't have a lot of other support 5 stars, sure, pulling him is fine for general use. If you like his character design (as some people do after seeing his PVs or the bit in March's storyline where he defeated Skott with laxatives), then you're free to pull for him.
But that doesn't mean, for example, Firefly's best-in-slot supports aren't still gonna be Ruan Mei + HarmonyMC + Gallagher (or Lingsha) from an objective standpoint and you're not going to pull for him to support if your team is centered on Firefly. Similarly, the ideal follow-up team supports have been pretty much nailed down to be Topaz+Robin+Aventurine, and there's nothing Jiaoqiu can improve there for pure numbers.
> it sounds like anyone who don't have acheron would have no incentive to pull on Jiaoqiu
I don't see the problem with him being designed to go best for Acheron over other DPS? She's one of the more popular characters with a very high rate of possession by players.
> every unit should have at least a couple of different combination of teams they can do pretty well on
My first response is that's an insane ask from just the conceptual perspective, especially as and the number of previous 5 stars to take into account increases. As well, many DPS differ from each other based on their damage mechanic. It would be horrible design for a support to cater to every (or even most) mechanics. It would produce much more powercreep than the current system.
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Date: 2024-08-23 01:15 am (UTC)If you're a new account and don't have a lot of other support 5 stars, sure, pulling him is fine for general use. If you like his character design (as some people do after seeing his PVs or the bit in March's storyline where he defeated Skott with laxatives), then you're free to pull for him.
But that doesn't mean, for example, Firefly's best-in-slot supports aren't still gonna be Ruan Mei + HarmonyMC + Gallagher (or Lingsha) from an objective standpoint and you're not going to pull for him to support if your team is centered on Firefly. Similarly, the ideal follow-up team supports have been pretty much nailed down to be Topaz+Robin+Aventurine, and there's nothing Jiaoqiu can improve there for pure numbers.
> it sounds like anyone who don't have acheron would have no incentive to pull on Jiaoqiu
I don't see the problem with him being designed to go best for Acheron over other DPS? She's one of the more popular characters with a very high rate of possession by players.
> every unit should have at least a couple of different combination of teams they can do pretty well on
My first response is that's an insane ask from just the conceptual perspective, especially as and the number of previous 5 stars to take into account increases. As well, many DPS differ from each other based on their damage mechanic. It would be horrible design for a support to cater to every (or even most) mechanics. It would produce much more powercreep than the current system.