Primary ability => role and form discussion => typing => primary ability for second form
Let's see what would happen if we do that shall we?
there're four things that can happen
1- We decide on an ability that synergizes with 30i's item, decide on a role, decide that that ability and role fit 30i, decide a typing, decide on an ability for 30b
2- We decide on an ability that synergizes with 30i's item, decide on a role, decide that that ability and role fit 30b, decide a typing, decide on an ability for 30i
3- We decide on an ability that doesn't synergize with 30i's item, decide on a role, decide that that ability and role fit 30i, decide a typing, decide on an ability for 30b
4- We decide on an ability that doesn't synergize with 30i's item, decide on a role, decide that that ability and role fit 30b, decide a typing, decide on an ability for 30i
we don't want 2 or 3 unless we want to twist CAP 30 into a knot later just to compensate
now what happens if we go
30i ability => role discussion => typing => 30b ability?
then two things can happen
A- We decide on an ability that synergizes with 30i's item, then decide on a role for 30i, decide a typing, decide on an ability for 30b
B- We decide on an ability that doesn't synergize with 30i's item, then decide on a role for 30i, decide a typing, decide on an ability for 30b
we don't want B for the same reason we don't want 2 or 3
so what are we gaining when picking an ability and then assigning the ability to a form after the fact exactly?
freedom? how exactly? in both cases 2 and 4 are still deciding on an ability that synergizes with 30i's item, only even more constrained since we already have a typing by then; and we don't want 3
"Ah, but we aren't constraining ourselves by consciously thinking about forms" but we
are constrained to forms and we
are constrained to one of those forms' item is just that in
primary ability => role and form discussion => typing => primary ability for second form we aren't consciously picking an ability and in
30i ability => role discussion => typing => 30b ability we are consciously doing exactly that
in one we pick an ability that, whether we know it or not, works either well or poorly with 30i's item
and in the other we make our best so that we pick an ability that works well with 30i's ability
so
30i ability => role discussion => typing => 30b ability is the best option
unless your argument is that we'll somehow learn more by not actively thinking about our options in advance
or you think that the item is a minor consideration in which case Knock-Off would like a word with you