Caustic is terrible, and the new map shows it
LONG POST! Caustic is a very bad legend. As a Caustic main I am happy the new map came out because it shows everyone how bad he really is. It is very open, and players are starting to see that he can...
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@CausticCoffey Wins and kills are lowest for him because most good players want to get higher kill games. He's harder to do this with not because he's bad but because there are specific bonuses that help go for higher stats - mobility and healing. The core idea of Caustic is one that most aggressive players are NEVER going to choose over other more mobile/faster healing/evasive characters, ever. This accounts for the lack of wins - there aren't that many good players who are likely to pick Caustic.
If you want to use his bottles out in open areas - you throw them and have your team mates shoot them, or you shoot them. When they're activated they can't be removed.
Most Caustic players seem to want him to be able to make areas totally inaccessable to all but Caustic, his team and enemy Caustics for 3 or 4 minutes at a time : this would be garbage and CLEARLY isn't what the developers are pushing for.
He's about area denial, breaking teams up and creating space for heals. People who always get off at the first bus stop of thinking will see Caustic as being good for nothing but camping, but they're also the kind of Caustic mains that show him as having barely any wins against his name.
They die slower than a Pathfinder crouching in a building, but they still just die. This is how it should be.
If you want to use his bottles out in open areas - you throw them and have your team mates shoot them, or you shoot them. When they're activated they can't be removed.
Most Caustic players seem to want him to be able to make areas totally inaccessable to all but Caustic, his team and enemy Caustics for 3 or 4 minutes at a time : this would be garbage and CLEARLY isn't what the developers are pushing for.
He's about area denial, breaking teams up and creating space for heals. People who always get off at the first bus stop of thinking will see Caustic as being good for nothing but camping, but they're also the kind of Caustic mains that show him as having barely any wins against his name.
They die slower than a Pathfinder crouching in a building, but they still just die. This is how it should be.
Caustic was better in King's Canyon by far. Trees, bushes, rocks, smaller choke points, smaller buildings, more cover, and intelligence easily acquired from enemies passing through where you've been. Season 3 and the new map brings buildings with 4 floors and several entrances per floor and choke points so large you need to spread all 3 gas traps across the width of them for any possible area denial and that's ALMOST okay, but there's always no cover to hide or obscure those traps in these areas. There were so many slot canyons and narrow passages on the previous map. Areas where you could setup OUTSIDE and have them covered by a decent Caustic. Anyway..
I have 58 wins this season and 3,400 kills total with Caustic.. got Diamond with just him last season.
He has the LOWEST DAMAGE and LOWEST KILLS despite being obsessed with death. (ironic) Also the 4th lowest pick rate at 3.38%. (2 per match)
Means to me he needs some attention. I would suggest..
- Faster trap activation / deploy speeds
- Traps not being activated through CLOSED / INTACT doors.
- Reduced item or ability usage speed by 25% if recently damaged by gas
The two most picked champions if caught in gas are also the two with the easiest time ignoring it.. imagine that. (Wraith / Pathfinder)
I'm not opposed to spreading gas or a wider radius to it given the size of the new map and the overall low pick rate of Caustic, it's obvious he needs something done. He's not competitive, he's not dangerous, if anything he's a free kill outdoors and the first guy you'll want to shoot at.
It's also ironic that Pathfinder and Wraith mains are the ones who disagree on Caustic buffs the most, even though they have the easiest time dealing with him. It has to be because it disrupts their playstyle and they can't just rush in guns blazing like with every other legend (except wattson)
-Great post, even with these changes,(he needs more), I would be happy. Hope respawn gets on top on Mirage and Bloodhound as well to give them serious buffs.
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