Do I need to screenshot my PM with ace? What is currently Option 2 in his post is not what was ever intended.
I'm not sure what you guys discussed or if he misunderstood/changed his mind, so I'll let you work that out with him.
Yes, Option 3 and Option 2 are very similar, but Option 2 makes it a requirement that they share they same stats and ability whereas option 3 does not.
That's exactly the issue - your replacing a very viable and different option with one that's a subset of another. If your worried a submission that ISN'T corresponding is gonna win then your kidding yourself - just look at the wormadams, all of which had mirrored stat boosts.
I suppose you could add yet another option, as things such as abilities may not stay the same, but that's getting a bit nitpicky. I'm neither for or against that.
EDIT: tl;dr the current option 2 is something some people want to happen, so you can't just say lolnope and make it not an option.