Sabre Fencing is Broken - Time For a Balance Patch

This is a talking head video about the mega statistics project I have been collecting data for since 2021. The data collected spans all the way back to 2008 and shows clear, specific points when fencing has changed. In this video I discuss the effects of those changes on the game of fencing. In the opinion of myself and several of the top fencers these changes have not helped to improve the sport. In face we all feel that it has done the opposite... Link to Collected Data https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... 0:00 Intro 5:11 The Data 10:16 Game Balancing Discussion 18:00 Timing Update Buffed Attack Too Much 20:18 Reffing Update Nerfed Attack in Prep Too Much 26:26 Two Major Problems With Modern Fencing That Need to be Patched 30:18 The Written Rules are Horribly Outdated 34:21 Patch Suggestions for the Devs One important point I forgot to mention in the video: it seems as though men's and women's fencing were both affected similarly by the two major changes mentioned in the video, though the changes in the numbers for women were always less extreme than they were for men in both cases Help support the channel here: https://account.venmo.com/u/andrew-fi... https://paypal.me/andrewfischl   / cyrusofchaos   Follow on Instagram for daily content.   / cyrusofchaos   You can buy EDGE Traction Shoe Spray at the following link: https://edgespray.com/products/sneake... You can also support me by buying a t-shirt from TeeSpring! You can check out my merch below the video info. Or at this link: cyrusofchaos-merch.creator-spring.com