On Parity Shift 6. "problematic card".

Ohlmann wrote:

Both versions are the worst way to deal with Parity Shift. Not because of the limit to 4 (why not), but because it make Sabbat and Camarilla even more similar. Why not add Kholos to the mix while we're at it ?

Agreed. Why would be 4 pool acceptable anyway? I'd also be curious of knowing what have changed in the last few years that makes PS suddenly overpowered. Crypt accelerators? Info Highway and Zillah's Valley have been existing for a long time now. Push votes? Stealth? Nothing has changed.
Some wrote that it is a "10 pool swing". Neonate breach can do up 16 pool damage. A Smiling Jack with 4 counters means 4+8+12+20=44 pool/blood has been burned. Should they be banned because the numbers seem too high?

KevinM wrote:

I think Bakija's core complaint is correct, though, that Parity Shift's swing is just too great.
Look at the staple vote card -- KRC. 3 + 1, max swing of 3, 1 more here and there depending on other card text.

You'd rather compare it to Conservative Agitation, since the power of both varies with the number of players.
But then, it's the same as comparing a card without any prerequisite (Computer Hacking) to a card with a prerequisite (Intimidation).
Sure, your crypt will be made up of Princes. But this is true also for a Presence crypt if you plan playing Intimidation. Does it mean that Intimidation is overpowered? Surely not, it's just better than its "generic" counterpart.

Also, I've seen many games where the Parity Shift was useless because one had more pool than everyone else (which doesn't help at all, especially when trying to kill one's prey) or situations where the only minions untapped when drawing a Parity Shift were a non-prince support vampire.
I mean, the prerequisites cannot be that easily dismissed.