WILL 121: Week 10

At what point do you feel that a game becomes imbalanced? How do you feel about Maj's viewpoint?

A game becomes imbalanced when one tactic supersedes all others in effectiveness. This occurs in both multiplayer and single player games. For example, in the game Dragon Origins there are 3 classes: mage, warrior, rogue. The mage is superior in many ways to the other classes for it's ability to heal and attack from range. In competitive DotA and HoN, imbalances are harder to determine because the game is so dynamic. Each team consists of 5 players and there are 60+ heroes to choose from so there are many tactics to exploit that may seem imbalanced simply because of the combination of heroes chosen.

IMBA not UMBA-lanced! lol
I agree with him that it's unrealistic to expect balance in a game with a huge player pool or a large number of matchups. The best way to keep a game from being ruined by 1 or 2 power characters is probably just beta testing and/or patches.