User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-31137559-20170208011958/@comment-31137559-20170210220025

It just seems like you deem Asia entirely useless because she isn't a combatant. First she has been using her Sacred Gear much longer than Valerie. Valerie's Longinus is OP and she has potential to master it, but they doesn't cut out the years of experience Asia has with her Sacred Gear. And the most powerful weapon means nothing in the hands of a novice. Now Asia's weaknesses have been elaborated on. But we haven't seen anything of Asia except her doing her usual healing. And plus you think some defenses would help her against people like Cao Cao and Rizevim. There would basically be no point in her training her defensive capabilities because we have no idea where she stands with that now. She did go to Rossweisse to learn some magic.

I agree with you but your problem is that you're throwing her good points out of the window because she has some bad points. Yes I wish she can defend herself more properly. But why do you think that they put Asia at the rear in their formation? They know Asia's weak points and cover it as best as they can. That is going to be one of Issei's biggest struggles as king is how to best utilize Asia and put her in an easily defensible position.

Now you are basically saying Asia is worthless as a piece because she doesn't have a bunch of abilities. Most people aim for a polyvalent peerage and not necessarily polyvalent servants. It's good to have a well-rounded peerage. But there is no point in Asia becoming a combatant because it would be a waste of time and would be useless against the OP opponents they have been facing. And her Balance Breaker covers a lot of her weak points. It's not perfect or absolute, but there is a lot of potential.

I do agree with you with Asia not belonging on a battlefield. But it depends. For example, say if there is a break in the battle and Asia can heal them then. Or they can retreat to the rear of the formation and get healed by Asia. It depends on how you're thinking of using her. And it depends on the type of Rating Game. In some Rating Games, Asia is going to be useless like in Dice Figure. But Asia will be able to bring out her full effectiveness in some Rating Games. We have to wait and see how Asia develops. And her healing field is not practical in most cases.

Now we are basically arguing about whether Asia's good points outweigh her bad points and vice-versa. Asia has her flaws and so does everyone else. And they have come up with ways to cover those flaws. But it seems like you view Asia as useless because she's not a combatant. And Rias traded her because Asia has made it clear she wanted to be in Issei's peerage when he became a high-class devil. Wasn't because of her complete uselessness. Her value as a healer is her usefulness. You act like her bad points make her completely useless.

And I didn't realize that there were other healers, but are they as good as Asia and can they heal at the same rate and effectiveness as her? Because the Phenex Tears are the only other thing that I've seen that can heal as good as Asia's Twilight Healing. I understand that Asia has her flaws, but I hate when people unnecessarily trash one certain character for things the other characters have. Well it's my fault for bringing up the topic in the first place. You could have done it like B214 where you clearly explain Asia's weak points without completing trashing her because you think her healing ability and Balance Breaker is worthless compared to her bad points. Now I will embrace and acknowledge both Asia's good points and bad points. Maybe I'm a bit too openminded. Just something more for Asia to improve on. But we can't deny how valuable her healing ability was for the Issei and the others.

And how was Issei and the others nerfed by having Asia on the team? Did Issei become less powerful? If someone can get through to Asia, most likely they made Issei and the others their bitches.