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CompleatBeet
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5 years ago

Bangalore Buff/Rework Ideas

Bangalore should be the best character for offensive play and pushing the enemy really well and should definitely be an alternative choice to Wraith in Ranked but how do we do this? Respawn Devs have taken a lot of ideas into consideration but here are my ideas to make Bangalore the offensive powerhouse she needs to be!

Passive

Bangalore will be fine if the Passive stays as is: if it receives a buff to speed it will be on par with Octane and that will severely affect Octane's usage.

Tactical

I feel that people are misusing the Smoke by using it supportively. It should be entirely offensive so I'd say increase the distance you can fire it by 10% and increase the vision loss significantly to the point where it can leave people helpless for a few seconds after they find their way out and is extra detrimental to the team. It should NOT be used as a way to safely heal or revive: thereby encouraging usage of good team compositions e.g. running a support character with Bangalore.

Ultimate

This is the part of her kit that needs action immediately.

There is no need to make the rockets detonate on impact or it's just a reskin of Gibraltar's ultimate.

Make them land quicker so there is not much time to react and reward the people who are prepared.

They should all be set off if one or more is shot or touched by a player (ally or enemy). This means you can control the flow of battle (literally) and attack at the right moment.

Remove the slowness effect it has on allies.

If you want to see this implemented let's get 10 "Me Too's" so the developers know that we want this!

If you disagree, let me know why!

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  • Sir_Named's avatar
    Sir_Named
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    5 years ago
    @CompleatBeet
    I agree with the passive.

    The tactical should be able to be used defensively. Part of it’s power is in how versatile it is.
    Also, it already fires extremely far, an increase of it’s range wouldn’t really help.
    It’s probably just me, but I can’t see anything in the smoke if I get caught in the center.
    All in all, they could probably just decrease animation times and it’d be fine.

    I 100% agree that they shouldn’t make it a Gibby ult reskin.
    Exploding on touch or being shot might be a bit strong, although it should definitely still explode after some time.
  • CompleatBeet's avatar
    CompleatBeet
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    5 years ago

    @Sir_Named 

    Interesting...

    Although changing her Tactical to make it more offensive would make her a solid aggressor and potential competitor to Wraith's superiority in the offense department of the game.

    The ultimate rework idea for it detonating when shot or touched will make her great at pushing the enemy which is her purpose! This all fulfills her intended purpose to be a good aggressor and powerhouse.

  • StarMystro's avatar
    StarMystro
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    5 years ago

    I possibly agree with the remarks towards her Ultimate, but... I don't know how I really feel about ANY buffs/nerfs to legends. What I'm saying is; Maybe it's just me, but all the legends seem really good already for different situations? I mean, Bangalore has always been a great pick for offensive/control engagements- using her smoke canisters as offensive tools to mask mine (and my teammates) assault or force enemies to reposition.

    You mentioned people are not using her Tactical "to the best of it's ability", no? Using it more as a supportive skill? You're absolutely right. I see it too, but... If Bangalore's abilities get buffed only with the mind towards giving an incentive towards a particular play, it will only boost players who're already taking full advantage...maybe?

    Like the buffs to Gibraltar and Caustic... I didn't really think they needed the damage reduction- I mean, "Bigger hitboxes"? I was winning games with them at first, but hey; it only increased success. 

    Not sure if I made much sense, I apologize for any inconvenience

  • Sir_Named's avatar
    Sir_Named
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    5 years ago
    @CompleatBeet
    Having it explode on touch or when shot could be fine, it just seems like there is potential for it to be a little too strong.
    Like, what if you’re close and a missile lands on you? Does it explode and you take damage?
    And how long would the missiles remain? It’d be very bad if you got caught in the center and couldn’t get out.
  • CompleatBeet's avatar
    CompleatBeet
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    5 years ago

    @Sir_Named I know what you mean but Bangalore sort of needs to be OP: no other offensive legend except Bangalore has the potential to compete with Wraith.

    "It'd be very bad if you got caught in the center and couldn't get out"

    That's really the point of my idea: to surprise, trap and finish your opponents. Although it could be very strong as you said.

    - Nerf Ultimate Accelerant replenish amount?

    - Slight reduction in flare throw distance?

    - Increase time to charge Ultimate?

  • CompleatBeet's avatar
    CompleatBeet
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    5 years ago

    @Sir_Named 

    I meant to say she needs to be top tier and I strongly believe my ideas can push her up there and make her more useful.

  • CompleatBeet's avatar
    CompleatBeet
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    5 years ago

    @StarMystro I think all Legends should fall under only one type of play style (offensive, defensive or support) which would heavily encourage well-thought team compositions e.g. if Bangalore's smoke was good for healing and reviving safely, then there would be no need for a skilled player to run a team with Legends they can rely on e.g. Lifeline and Gibby/Wattson to protect and help Bangalore in intense fights.

    Apex Legends revolves around teamwork which is why picking characters that work well together is vital and giving characters only one play style encourages this.

  • Sir_Named's avatar
    Sir_Named
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    5 years ago
    @CompleatBeet Yeah, but other legends can definitely compete with Wraith. Wraith isn’t just some god character, her abilities are good, but it doesn’t guarantee a win. Plus, other characters have different abilities that are used for different purposes. Revenant, for example, has a pretty good ult, but it’s purpose is radically different from Wraith’s ult, which makes it a little difficult to say whether one character is better than the other.

    Having all legends fall under some kind of play style could work, but it could also remove a lot of interesting mechanics.
    Crypto’s EMP could be considered an offensive ability, but he’s a recon legend. Should his EMP be more recon focused instead? Not really. His ult is pretty okay where it is now.
    Mirage is an offensive character, should he lose the ability to go invisible when reviving or respawning someone? Probably not.
    Plus, it’s also kind of difficult to hold their abilities to their play style without starting to have overlap.

    Limiting Bangalore’s versatility is not really the way to go, plus it’s kind of difficult to change the smoke in such a way that would make it harder to use defensively.

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