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If you look at kai2s not as a balancing method but as a way of distributing new content for art and lines then it is pretty much as one would expect. At this point, to keep the game running while keeping a fresh feel, they have to push out content regularly without changing the game too much. That's DDs. They need to keep historical flavor? CL/CAs, with the latter being much easier to justify far as performance and survival goes. BB/CVs are basically all paper upgrades and IFs so easier to just match those to specific dates and time to hype.
If Kai Ni is just a way of distributing art then I suppose that's true, but however most Kai Ni have some changes to stats (generally some increase to FP/Armor/AA), even though stats changes might be small (or actually significant for Fuso class in my opinion) giving "more" to Nagato/Yamato who are performing top of their class already might be uncalled for and unjustifiable whereas you've CA which is a hybrid between BB/CL they can play around with a bit more. And yes like you've mentioned the IFs are a lot harder, however not impossible I guess (since both Amagi and Katsuragi are IFs Kai). I kind of wish they give some love to Ise and Hyuuga since stats wise you won't use them over Fuso class, however BBV have their own kind of niche role which I think they should explore more on.