They could easily do elemental type damage with the nemesis to counter. They could set 'combat triangles' with elemental differences. I can see all large flyers/gliders being much more viable then.
Oh and it's FOR SURE ineptitude (wonderful word choice). It's easier to set a restriction than add something new...
The mana just needs its boost up's set to 5 or 7. 3 is WAY too limited. I bred them and when this happened it really did kill the game for me. Been debating either quitting or starting over in PvP.