honestly an L opinion I know but like just give her one more star so she's fun in comp. she doesn't need it yet like give some buffs to the other agents first but eventually maybe?
no. every character does not "need to have its uses". some characters are worse than others and will get played because people like them and how they feel.
there will never be a perfect world where every agent is equally balanced. thinking that chasing this equilibrium is a top priority is dumb when in reality they should focus on making sure there are enough viable options in each category
jett, raze, reyna, neon, yoru are all playable and have their moments. who gives a shit about allocating resources to making the SIXTH DUELIST competitively viable???
people act like you have infinite time and resources to balance agents when in reality you have to make decisions -- phoenix being bad does not negatively impact the game in any shape or form whatsoever
no but it does negatively impact the people that like playing phoenix. im sure that there are many players who want phoenix to be good again, including myself. more players than those who wanted yoru to be good, more players than those who want old astra back, etc. and why the hell would valorant devs just make a character, see that he's dogshit, and then leave him like that for months or more? In a game where they want a lot of agents, they should take the time and effort to make each agent at least playable.