by Queenofswords » Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:56 am
Dude they're not reverting ret. They didn't change it because of townies leaving, they changed it because it was extremely op. The former ability had the ability to confirm at least two townies, more if there are any medium claims, real or not. In ranked or ranked practice that is somewhere between two to a maximum of five townies all confirmed in one fell swoop, as well as confirming any fake medium claims as fake. Obviously the five townies would only occur if all three random town slots are mediums but you get my point. It also completely set evils back a day in trying to gain majority. Combine those two factors and ret's presence in a game destroyed evils chances of winning.
Now yes you can't use all town roles, but you can still use many of them. Including many powerful ones like Doctor, Bodyguard, and Vigilante (without vigi's draw back I might add.) This rework also now makes ret potentially fake-able for evil roles. Obviously necro would probably the easiest time faking it, but it's not the only one.
Basically, no this is not a minor adjustment, and they're not gonna revert ret. It was extremely op and the old ret's absence is gonna be healthier for the game in the long run.