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Extremejinks's avatar
Extremejinks
6 years ago

Re: Wattson needs buffed. Period.

I recently posted this on another thread, but it would be good if her fences were only activated once an enemy passes through them. Once activated, they would stay active for ~10 seconds. It would give her fences the element of surprise that they desperately need. More players will accidentally cross the fence, and this would make Wraiths passive, Bloodhounds scan, Mirages decoys and Crypto's drone more important for trap detection.

I think her ult should stay active on her back and stay active for a short time, while increasing its shield charging effectiveness so that it can fully charge a level 3-4 shield in one charge. This would stop the ult from being destroyed immediately, but would make Wattson more of a target while it's active.

11 Replies

  • Koochi-Q's avatar
    Koochi-Q
    6 years ago
    @Extremejinks I like the activation aspect you mentioned. Now it’s too easy to tackle Wattson’s fences. Especially if the enemy team’s not looking at all fences. So I def agree with you OP

    Whenever I use Wattson, I hardly use her abilities. I mostly use her fences when someone chases me so they slide right into my fences.
  • DarthValtrex's avatar
    DarthValtrex
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago
    @Extremejinks I wouldn’t mind her interceptor tower being a tad quiter. I have flanked so many camping trams who had the tower up. They can’t hear you coming.. just laser one in the back with a 99 reload and knock another.
  • GH0STEDbyME's avatar
    GH0STEDbyME
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    6 years ago

    @DarthValtrexthat's a good point I hadn't thought of that. Tho I'm guess I'm used to everything on Apex being insanely loud for no apparent reason. RIP headset users.

    @SDS_JuggernautTV Really good points. It's a shame she's been nerfed (/"reworked"). I saw a few teammates use her so I gave her a go! Her learning curve is a little steep but she was satisfying to use when done correctly. I hate how easily her fences go down now. And the 90 seconds on her Ult is *** with how slow the recharge rate is.

    @Extremejinks I like the portable idea. And they should  have a proximity sensor as it would stop audio clutter and actually be a trap rather than obstacle to avoid.

  • DarthValtrex's avatar
    DarthValtrex
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago
    @GH0STEDbyME Yup I really noticed it last night in the LTM. We were on top of the tower at Epicenter, I had fenced it and we were sniping people towards Capital. Had the tower down.. Some guy Zip Lined up the back and over the fence, never heard him.. He then shot us in the back killing us.

    If you play with Wattson's a lot I think you'll notice it more. It's really rather loud.
  • MandatoryIDtag's avatar
    MandatoryIDtag
    6 years ago

    The fact that most terrain is uneven renders her fences pretty unreliable too, that amount of times i've slid straight under a wattson fence or just jumped over one is ridiculous.

    Like darth said her ult is too damn loud also....hell even the fences are when you've got a few set up, I refuse to use them these days as the in game audio is already sketchy, completely unwilling to handicap myself further.

  • GH0STEDbyME's avatar
    GH0STEDbyME
    Hero
    6 years ago

    @DarthValtrexThat's unlucky! I don't understand why we have this problem. Like hasn't this been tested? If you're camping then you ain't gonna hear anything except maybe Octanes stim xD A guy I used to play with used to main Wattson. I had to turn the audio down it was ridiculous.

    @MandatoryIDtag I completely forgot about the bumpy terrain. It's especially bad from between the train yard and towards capital city.

  • DarthValtrex's avatar
    DarthValtrex
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago
    @MandatoryIDtag She is really solid at camping buildings and the ult does come in handy. The best wattson player I know is not a camper. He plays aggressively, the ults are thrown down once we engage an enemy. It gives us that much more health, even if it’s just 4-6 armor sometimes that’s the difference in the fight. Fences he uses on my portals or on exteriors if buildings. Basically they are used as a means to control the direction of the enemy. But they are not really used to keep people out of our building/area.

    I have been using caustic in that fashion. Use the traps to push enemies a certain direction. It’s been much more effective and fun.
  • MandatoryIDtag's avatar
    MandatoryIDtag
    6 years ago

    @DarthValtrex  Mhm, I only ever use her fences for portal blocking...only time theyre actually useful lol.

    The ult isn't bad, comes in handy when you've got an endgame gibby waiting to rain hell on your noggin, the shield charging is a double edged sword if you're dropping it mid fight though. x.x

  • hayhor's avatar
    hayhor
    Hero
    6 years ago
    @DarthValtrex My friend mained wattson for a huge part of season 4 and almost all of 5. The gen is too loud for sure.
  • hayhor's avatar
    hayhor
    Hero
    6 years ago
    @DarthValtrex Oooo warming to caustic finally are we?

    Just imagine it was even easier to pish with him before the nerf!
  • DarthValtrex's avatar
    DarthValtrex
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago
    @hayhor I play him for fun from time to time. But I still think he needs a buff.

    The tarps need to deploy much faster and be active as soon as they hit the ground, not have a delay. The impact area needs to be as big as a thermal or maybe slightly bigger. People walk all around them like they are nothing.

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