User blog comment:Piyush Banerjee/Shin DxD 2 discussion/@comment-2600:1702:3600:12F0:1DB7:CCBE:4F4:B192-20190207160114/@comment-34061653-20190208002032

Yes, you did overestimate Rias support because she didn't get support from her family. Lint was given to her, Valerie joined because of her relationship with Gasper and Crom and Strada are people that Rias recruited herself.

Issei charisma is not a sign of luck because we've seen the kind of charisma he haa throughout the series. Kiba and Gasper for example were inspired by Issei. Asia and Xenovia became a part of Rias peerage generally becauae of Issei.

As for Issei being the strongest on his team. That's not a weakness because by being the strongest, it makes it that much difficult to take Issei down. It's different for Rias becauase unlike Issei, she needs to be protected. It doesn't matter how strong Crom and Strada are, once Rias goea down, the entire team loses which is how it ended up. All it takes to beat Rias is keep Crom and Strada occupied and have someone strong to take Rias out. This is how Rias lost both of her matches.

Against Issei, Strada waa occupied by Xenovia, Irina and Nakiri while Crom waa occupied by Asia and then Ddraig. Against Vali's team, Strada waa occupied by Arthur while Crom was occupied by Vali while Fenrir was sent to deal with Rias.