On Parity Shift 6. "problematic card".

This is the sixth thread of the discussions about cards some people see as problematic.

This is a collection of arguments for keeping the card as it is (PRO card) or changing it in whatever way (CONTRA card).

It would be most useful, if you could write above your entry, if your arguments are PRO or CONTRA the card as it is to attain best clarity of what speaks in favor of the card and what does not.

After 7 days of discussion I will initialize a poll about that specific card, in which the alternatives can be found.


Parity Shift [Jyhad:V, VTES:V, CE:U]
Cardtype: Political Action
prince or justicar.
Choose a Methuselah who has more pool than you do. Allocate X of his or her pool between 1 or more of the other Methuselahs (including you), where X is the number of Methuselahs in the game. Successful referendum means the chosen Methuselah loses that pool, and it is allocated as you announced.

PRO
The best political action in the game indeed. It absolutely shines at the start of the game with five meths at the table. Most often though you have to buy votes with the pool of the target, so most often it is not a simple prey -5, me +5 as some people seem to believe. Sure if you have vote lock you can do what you want. But then you are in a very favourable situation anyway with a vote deck.
In the lategame Parity Shift is not that good anymore, in a heads on you almost always wish it to be a Kine Resources Contested. Okay, -2/+2 is decent, but you have to have a lower pool and that is dangerous.
Some people state it is unfair that the Camarilla vampires have such a good pol. action, independent clans have Reckless Agitation and only Sabbat has nothing. I'd say improve Sabbat vote and don't ban or change Parity Shift.
But that's just me of course.

PRO

Nothing wrong with it, to be honest. Holy cow it's powerful, but there're so many things to counter it with I can't really see it as that much of a problem.

PRO

For all the reasons Ankha said. He summed it up quite nicely

PRO

My main beefs with this card is that it has low availability and that the sabbat has no vote which can rival it. Both of these two beefs can be fixed by instead giving sabbat a good vote card in the upcoming expansion. Id rather see that "fix" implemented.

CONTRA

It's 10 pool swing in many cases. Reduce it by 1 point or ban outright.