I'm not sure if you check itch.io much, but I saw your latest Patreon post and uh, just wanted to comment on it.
Sounds like you've been doing a lot of thinking! I can understand that battle balance is kind of tricky in general, but I feel it is moreso in a Battlefuck format for sure. Curious to see what your latest rework of it will feel like.
I can think of some translated BF games that might be nice for looking at, but none of them would be F+F... except maybe one I can think of, but I forget the name right now, hrm.