Good Job On Octane <3
I was worried that Octane would be overpowered but EA did an excellent job on balancing him! As a new character it is hard to balance them but I think EA and respawn have done a wonderful job balancing him and let me tell you why.
1. Tactical ability: He can run 30% faster and most people think he is amazing or over powered due to how quick he can move however every time he uses it, he loses 10% of his health which makes him die one shot quicker and most people might not think that is a big deal but its a matter of life or death, if you are the enemy and land your shots, you would win that fight even if you were trading shots and had the same armor due to the fact that he is 10% lower and cannot heal during a fight. I think it is good because it is just like wraith where if there is a tough scenario and you need to move, you can rely on his ability a tad bit however you are weaker and have a greater chance of dying. To be honest its because he is a new character and that is why some people might think he is unfair with speed but you can use wraith in the same concept but his tactical ability is every 2 seconds. (In case you think that's also very overpowered keep in mind he loses 10% every time he uses it! if he uses it multiple times he is much weaker). Another point to add is that he is very new, after a while people get used to the character and learn how to avoid or beat him without breaking a sweat. For example: Mirage! Many people fell for his decoy when the game was new and his ultimate ability but after a while people understand the character and easily avoid the decoys and pin point the mirage while hes using his ultimate due to the fact that he doesn't go fully cloaked and can be damaged while cloaked.
2. His passive ability: Yes he can heal 1 every 2 seconds When not in combat which most people might think it is amazing but It makes sense, since how his character was made, he is supposed to move quickly and for him to use his ability, it removes 10% of his health which equates to 10 health when he is fully healed and it takes 20 seconds for him to regenerate it back. I think it is fair since his ability is only outside of combat and think its reasonable in case he uses his tactical and gets shot, he will have more health then if he were to just use his ability and not be able to heal passively or he would have to waste time using a syringe which would take 4 seconds making his tactical useless since you would waste more time healing and using his ability then just running and more people would just run then instead. Also there are Legends such as Life Line who can throw a drone down and heal much faster and even in
combat.
His ultimate isn't really that impressive but its good to go around places sometimes. No one should be complaining for that as is it legit no problem. Give it a few days to a week and he will be no problem. If you have your opinion on why he is overpowered or not or any other info you would like to add just reply :P <3. His hit box by the way is not to small, his body is small, but his hit box is like wraiths and its not hard to hit a wraith to be honest. unless you are a terrible shot then practice in the training are and find the settings you are most comfortable with and practice aim a bit.
by the way is Octane a homeless guy who became homeless due to needing to buy a leg prosthetic and chose to solve his problems by being a drug addict? i'm telling you he looks like he never ate in a year, never showered ever, has a weird tattoo, wears literally ripped clothes and just overall looks dirty xD and crazy. Plus he injects chemicals into his leg!
