Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26912075-20180224154102

The Ripple is one of the most creative ideas I have seen done in fiction. While its introduction is lackluster, much like its ghostly counterpart that followed it, it truly felt versatile while still feeling balanced. It didn't make anyone too strong or too weak and it allowed for some of the best tactics that I have seen in shonen manga for a long time. Stands, on the other hand, often feel convoluted or generally nonsensical in their abilities and make some user unkillable gods and others completely useless. While all stands have their purpose, many feel unnecessary and useless, and it is not possible to say the same with hamon abilities. The hamon also force the user to be creative and tactical in battle which many stands don't allow as they are either too broken, too weak, can only be used if the user died, etc. This is why I think the hamon is the best ability in jojo. Your thoughts on this subject? 