Been thinking about it. I'm coming at this all wrong.
I asked myself why do I hate it in its current state so much.
My answer was something like, "Cuz dey always get me while um alone minding mah own business"
And there it is, alone. Everything I complain about here changes when you throw an ally into the mix...Or it should change, assuming we don't fk it up and the ripper gets us both.
Alone, 1v1 ripper is strong. HTH in general is I guess.
I have seen hth succeed in larger fights, more often in a supporting role. but once outnumbered the tables generally turn...hm...yes...