It's a common problem. First, some people talk of balance thinking of specific things, like just talking about RA. They don't think about how long its take research it, or the gates' vulnerability to half a dozen TEC scouts with the anti-building upgrades. The devs do, they think about the whole three-way picture. Granted, sometimes the devs assume many bad things that leads to imbalances while they think its leads to balance.

Second, people hate losing, and they hate even more to accept they lost. Thus the first reaction is always "Hacks!! Cheaters!!! Exploits!! Imbalance!!" and never that they lost fair.

Im getting tired of reading about nerfs as well, I play TEC and I just hope that doesnt get nerfed anymore . Cant speak for vasari or advent, as mentioned Im leaving advent because every man and his dog seems to go them but I am going to try vasari just to give me another option. I totally agree about uniqueness going out the window if anyone but veterans i.e competitive players start reccomending balance changes(I suppose Im even hesitant in saying that though because the game has to cater for us mere mortals as well)

Problem is when you have players who cheat and DC and such things so as not to get a recorded loss then its people like that who rather than having a reality check and saying Im not the best they will do anything to the game just to miantain stats that dont really show the true picture. (Including excessive balance changes to benefit their preferred race - yeah It cynical but I have seen it before in many games)

Fact is strats arent my thing but I LOVE the way this game plays , as for starcraft and what not Its not my cup off tea, I bought sins because being a gamer who has games I love in every other genres well I think strats for the most part are rush orientated rubbish. I realise balance changes are needed in rare cases but I worry to many will dull down the game, I feel like some are trying to shape sins into a duplicate of whats already available. I know maybe the odd thing needs changed but all I ask is please be careful (To devs,players, everyone - yeah this must be the 3rd time Ive said this but I when to the devs get to a point and say "You cant please all of the people all of the time" because what going to happen in a few months is everything will be watered down, you think games last a while now? hehe. Yeah the fact so many stalemate shows you the factions must be balanced to a good degree and the balance employed work to a decent degree for how the game plays no? )