Agree this is probably something that could change. Naturally a lot of people will be upset, but I think it will be healthier in the long run. The only way it could’ve been worse, is if byz had SE as well.
Cheap trash, fast imp, massive amounts more hp on almost everything, and then still get BBC, does seem to push it overboard. They have viable hussars, and FU block printing redemption monks, its more than other civs get to deal with siege, and other civ’s castles die much faster.
But I am biased because I think BBC should not be such an impactful unit, which defines a meta so much (ie needs lower dps vs siege or something to make it less of an auto choice/deal breaker)
I don’t think this change is a very high priority though, due to byz weaker eco until that point, but possibly making them less feast or famine around imperial, at some stage would be better. Greek fire could still get a tweak as well. Like trebs launch damage over time projectiles, which makes them better in treb wars, or some such.