I agree that teleport is insanely broken. It's too powerful in too many ways. It has insane range, is cheap and does good damage. Though, most importantly of all, it allows you to freely reposition enemies in a massive area which is INSANELY powerful. With that in mind, it should cost more AP, do less damage and have less range.
I agree that it's mandatory and it doesn't feel like a great way to play the game. I'm also not a fan of "don't use the tools available to you - make your own challenge!"
Fuck that. A true challenge is in utilizing every tool made available to you in the most clever and efficient ways to overcome whatever the game throws your way. That's the kind of challenge I look for. If I'm being asked to not use certain abilities, not equip certain gear or anything of that nature, then the game's balance is shit and it will be far less satisfying to play. I want games to provide me with a meaningful challenge that forces me to use every tool available.
Teleport, however, is far too powerful a tool and I'd like to be challenged in a different way.
