Topics tend to, very often, end up like this yes. Not always though. The last time someone made this argument to which I replied, I compiled a list of topics that were about SV that were either replied to or were newly created, in the last 20 days. In those last 20 days, there were 20 different topics in this forum alone that contained discussions about SV without any mention of RSV or complaints regarding the melee aspects whatsoever.
In short, “literally” very much depend on what period you look at.
But I agree, SV topics(no matter how they start out) often end up having a certain level of discussion regarding MSV vs RSV in them. Heck, we can take Ogdenir’s topic which he created back in 2019, that he recently revived, it was purely meant to be about the fun surrounding old RSV, and about bringing that spec/playstyle back somehow.
He specifically mentioned how he didn’t want current SV to be removed, but would prefer if RSV came back as a 4th spec. Yet, the 2 very first replies to his post, were people that supported MSV and wanted to argue against bringing RSV back.
The point of this? It goes both ways. While a lot of topics that are about current SV do turn into a discussion about MSV vs RSV, compare that to any topic that is started which brings up the subject of RSV, about the support of bringing it back. 100% of all such topics almost immediately get MSV-fans coming in to argue against any such thing. Even in cases such as with the one I linked above, where there’s no intent or argument towards removing current SV from the class.
Before anyone makes the argument that the linked example above “is an old topic and isn’t relevant anymore”, first off, it is relevant, but also, here’s another example of a more recent topic made by Friisto. Sure, it has a bit of a twist to it with him making comparisons to another game. But it is without a doubt a topic on the subject of RSV. A topic where Friisto also replies with how he has no desire to remove current SV, but in fact actually likes it.
Yet, what does the immediate discussion turn into? MSV players discussion MSV. While some say that RSV should not return.
As you can see above, us RSV-fans can say the exact same thing.
What would be the best solution? What would stop all these supposedly endless arguments from taking place?
Give the hunter class a 4th spec that allows us RSV-fans to also play what we once had.