So Caustics gas is supposed to be used as area denial from what i can see, but the dmg it does isn't enough in this high ttk game (hope it stays with this ttk PLEASE).People will still run through it, kill you and not worry much about the gas.I think to make his gas more lethal is the longer the the person stays in the gas, the more dmg they take.The dmg can be increased by 2.Not sure how many seconds it should take for the dmg his gas does to raise, but just an idea of how they could buff his gas a bit.

The problem with his gas is that it does not stun or slow enemies if they have armor on still. They can just walk through it and the damage over time is so low that it won't strip them of it before they get out. My suggestion is that nox gas should bypass armor and do direct damage to health with the stun/slow effect taking effect shortly after entering the gas. This would make the gas a better area denial ability if players are actually afraid to enter it in fear of losing control of their legend.

I agree with making the nox trap do more damage over time, maybe starting with 5 and doubling every second?If not, then it should deal a set amount of damage over time if it’s activated at all, regardless of how long you stay in it.

My real life friends complain that when I use his gas it disorients them and makes them slow or have issues aiming. They also can't see through it.So, when it pops off, it is a great way to have my team yell at me in real life....wooo.Since it does anemic damage they double down on how much he sucks.Signed - a fan of caustic..I was really excited to unlock him.

Totally agree I'm trying to Main Caustic and considering you gotta grind to unlock him his ultimate AOE seems little lack luster, considering its his ULTIMATE ability how comes Bangalores smokescreen has bigger range. I get that it doesent do damage but the range on it is *... people just run away making the whole ability to see in the gas pointless. Compared to other Ultimate AOE's like Gibraltas, Bangalores and even bloodhouds their AOE's are nuts

Yeah... i main caustic... he is * good while last circle and defense with 6 barrels... but i liek to paly him jsut because i know where are enemies ( my second main is bloodhound). This toxic is... useless... just little slow and you can stay at gas for 50 sec and yo uare ok :D Maybe buff it on even 5 dmg? good could be 10 dmg and 50 % slow... or 25 % . And make it more... throughsee. Same like smoke by this black girl... you can see at this smoke at when yo ufight there its... useless. And if you dont want make toxic gas slowing so make him more dmg. And maybe... if you want make some charakters faster and some slower, so get these slowers ( caustic) some help like more hp... def? Because its really bad when you want fight and bloodhound can jump like rabbit and his hitbox is little and yo ucant even move and your hitbox is bigger than godzilas. some balance could be fine, ebcause when i play tank i expect some def or something... not to be slow and easy to hit...

Caustics nox gas ability needs a little buff

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FakeEndo
6 years ago
I just played a game with caustic and was in a 2 story bldg with a random teammate. He was in a corner of the room not gassed, I was on the staircase. There were 4 gas traps going off (2 at each door) and an ultimate gas in the middle of the room by the windows, the entire room (except that corner) was filled with gas. Robot comes in the door and stands in the middle of two gas traps and just stands there for long enough to fire off several shotgun shots off and finally kill me, then keeps standing there and finishing me through my knockdown shield, all while it ticks away 6, 6, 4, 6, etc....it's like if you had a group of 1st graders help you fight a grown man.

Suggestion, make the dmg increase over time, and also attach a d.o.t. (damage over time) effect to it that is possibly related to how high you allowed the initial damage to get.
For example, ticker starts at 5, then 10, then 20, then 40...then you leave the smoke, you get another 40 hit, then another 20 hit, then another 10 hit, then another 5 hit essentially giving the gas damage a half life.
I mean think about it, if you inhale toxic fumes you aren't healthy as soon as you walk out, it takes recuperation time and the toxic effect wears off slowly.
Make it happen!
xX_Wolf13_Xx
6 years ago
Currently, it increases 1 per second, starting at 1. maybe it should be double that and ignore armor
myHEXOR
6 years ago
As of right now, i can not take a caustic player serious. If you're not in the right spot, being prepared, you are only being a bit annoying at best. There's no point really.
sumbuzzy
5 years ago
Bang and Gibraltar ult’a don’t do damage to their own teammates. It just slows them
Sir_Named
5 years ago
@fluffyruffz The damage does already raise, it goes from five dps to 10 dps. It is good for area denial, as enemies shouldn’t want to run straight through, (it also slows them and has a slight visual effect when you get in), but caustic can see better in the smoke, and dig threats or other skills can reveal enemies for teammates.
If someone is running straight through your gas and killing you, there is a problem somewhere, and I don’t think it’s the gas.
Sir_Named
5 years ago
Actually my damage numbers are wrong, but my point still stands.
Also, I don’t see anywhere how armor prevents the slow effect.
Sir_Named
5 years ago
@Z1R4N The damage is directly to health.

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