If you’ve spent any time browsing around gaming forums, you’ve likely stumbled upon countless posts calling for nerfs. Players are often quick to point out what things they believe are overpowered and that need to be immediately addressed. A lot of this stems from the perception that the role of a game designer is to ensure their game is perfectly balanced, and that if the game isn’t balanced they must step in to fix their mistakes.

Here’s the thing though: game balance doesn’t really matter very much.