I have to begin the devil’s advocacy,
I don’t see you using regular S1 without costumes. It’s a bit remarkable how most the people who argue relevance are playing with shiny new toys.
And I wonder how comparable the word obsolete is with “hot garbage”…
Obsolete is a reference word that will be debated till the bloated horse splits open.
But if someone is not using heroes from "years ago" then for them…
obsolescence is a valid term.
And therein lies the Issue with the introduction of so many new heroes:
this is real…not rubbish…
There are new 4* that compare favorably over S1 5’s.
And if they double the amount of "new heroes" next year as compared to 2021.
Maybe future 3* will be greater and S3 will be next to fall. This is not a fallacy, it’s visibly happening with greater momentum.
And now that costumes replace balance updates. The "issue"…
Will compound regardless of their pace…