Healthy discussion: Buff or nerf?

[Harry Horror]

NRS approach seems to be nerfing rather than buffing.
After yesterday's patch it becomes really obvious that is a lot easier to spot 4 or 5 glaring issues and tone characters down rather than reviewing the rest of the cast and make them up to par instead.
Dunno , infinites and stuff need to go, absurd damage needs to go but character nerfs only handcuff and restrain the game just like on MK11. I though the kameo system and assists where meant to have crazy stuff going on but now it is becoming more and more subtle.

The obvious: I don't even use Cyrax cause everyone did, but wouldn't it have been better to tone down the chip, make it half bar with longer recharge? Kung Lao Kameo Spin reversal is gone too. If Cyrax was TOO GOOD, why can't others be it?
The headscrathing: Was it necessary to nerf Darrius when he's so situational, so expensive already and only paired with Reiko, who barely no one ever plays as? Now a 2 bar move get's rewarded with nothing, nerfed exactly for...? It's getting harder to justify playing as Reiko as he can't really do much. Either make it one bar take it back to the original state.
Does it make sense not to touch Johnny but nerf Scorpion? Geras 12, not connecting anymore? Subzero's complete disregard and weak/buggy set? Rain Water God now launches with 43 frames instead of 62 but can't juggle with already airborne opponents? wasn't it a launcher already? SMH.

I really don't understand the direction the meta is shaping up to go to.
Feel free to share your thoughts!

[Shoah Kahn]

Shao, Geras, and Havik (later, Omniman and Homelander) should have more HP than anyone else. The generics should have middling HP; the females, low HP. That's the foundation from which balance should begin.

[caliinyo]

I for one am happy they nerf the damage and Cyrax was plain broken. I don't like being punished for 50% because I make one mistake and me being a casual player, I make mistakes.

I play Sub-Zero mostly and I barely do any damage mid screen with 30% and getting blasted for 45-50% because I fail to animation cancel my B2 is painful.

People will get used to this, adapt.