I can only guess that you have completely misinterpreted what I mean by "balance" because there's no way, for me, to get from what I said to someone else wondering if they're being judged.

The kind of balance in a lineup I mean is a person, individually, finding the right characters to maximize their enjoyment of the game. That might mean apping grumpygrump X to balance out cheerfulgirl Y or manflirt Z. Finding that balance may take some experimentation, which a large and largely stagnant queue discourages. When people find a balance to their lineup they like, they're going to generally stop apping, because they're in a good place in the game. That particular kind of growth will level off.

And I bring it up because it is entirely relevant to my experience as a player. I'm discouraged from apping experimental characters, because that will be a huge investment of time just to find out they don't stick. I don't think I'm alone in feeling this way.

I'm sorry if we've had a miscommunication, but your response makes entirely no sense to me. I can't even figure out how that could lead to anyone being judged.