You can't seem to decide between the two arguments. So you think immediate 12 going into a tall unit is superior to SK way of splitting value between multiple cards (which I disagree with, btw), yet at the same time you're saying that if Equinox was to be reworked into this inferior "SK" way, it would need to ALSO be immediately nerfed? Which kind of proves the point I was semi-jokingly referring to. "Because ST can't have OP things."
And yes, sargeant got nerfed, and so did the blightmaker, which was once "immediate" 11 for 5, but overall I don't think NG can compete in the speed of nerfs with ST. Harvest, sorcs, milva, farseer, vanadain lasted exactly one season untouched, and that's just off the top of my head. Also, slave driver into sargeant is still a 10 for 5.