Honestly I think the meta right now is fine. In every prior Soul Calibur game Nightmare, Taki and Siegfried absolutely dominated the meta with the only competition being the guest characters and occasionally Algol. Plus frequently low tier characters like Talim and Raphael are finally seeing some competitive light. I honestly think we should keep that in mind when buffing/nerfing. While I do admit Talim needs a slight buff I've had a lot of success with her albeit at a beginner to intermediate level. Characters like Ivy and Nightmare do honestly need nerfs as they have been overpowered in literally nearly every iteration of game it's really annoying to like a character but be unable to find any success with them throughout the entire series because the game just doesn't balance accordingly. In my opinion we should also focus on nerfing the DLC characters. 2B and Geralt are ludicrously overpowered. If Geralt has full meter he can just spam that big bubble attack over and over. I can't tell you how unfair it is to fight a high level Geralt as Talim.