spent a few more hours comparing fort vs. gaze + swordback and it seems clear to me that if we do unban fort, the gaze setup will remain supreme, as well as more accessible (generally, holistically) cuz these rare diadems are kinda like eth+rep jav's cousin. the market is... not—the market doesn't have enough rare diadems to go around.
i was low-key looking forward to experimenting with fort in zvz but there's no way i can justify spending some five-figure amount of fg retrofitting my zon when the numbers are so convincing on maxroll.gg's d2 planner (unless i'm missing something.)
contrary to what i was saying several days ago, i don't see how fort would yield any corny style or unfair/chaotic advantage.
i think it's important for the zvz community to be accessible to newcomers who are using relatively standard zva gear. once they have an opportunity to participate in some zvz sessions, they can decide whether they want to spend some fg specializing their zon.