How to fix Alter who has a 0.6% pickrate sadly

its crazy how much traction this post got on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/1goyukr/how_to_fix_alter_she_is_at_a_06_pickrate_bottom_3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

and that people seem to voice the same concerns as I do:

-Alter is useless outside buildings (because of too little penetration on the tactical, fixed with double penetration range)

-Enemies shoot you when you exit the portal (because of the void phase, fixed with the removal of it)

-Allies don't know they can teleport back (fixed with instant teleport when downed)

-Ultimate is utterly useless (fixed by instant knockdown teleport)

creative changes for sure. The most impactful will be the one with no void or delay after using the tactical portal. That is enough to make a significant difference.

They have to address all those problems. Agree with all your points

1. increase penetration distance of tactical

2. reduce the cooldown on the tactical. literally she can't escape from any situation. almost 30 sec cooldown for an ability that is of general mobility for all players including enemies. this should be reduce significantly taking into considerations that enemies can use it. down to 15 sec or less.

3. eliminate this crazy duration of the void, and if they don't reduce it, then make it a silence portal

4. The ult should be a fast live saving scape under fire or difficult situation. right now, you get kill easily using the portal. that is counterproductive to the idea of escaping. 

I would change her completly...  I suggest you to watch this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayhZSKFMeV0 
His ult is the main problem to me.. and the tact ? its just useless if you dont have walls around you.. 

This is a long post. I used google translate. Sorry.

As many people feel,
・The results are greatly affected by the terrain.

・There is almost nothing you can do in the final round.

These are very big weaknesses. However, I think it's fine to leave it as it is.

If you try to forcefully improve that, the concept may be broken or it may become OP.

(Besides, if the final round is indoors, she is very strong as it is)

Alter should be an expert who leads to the final round.

In other words, we need to break away from the passive concept of "being able to create insurance".

What I think is "As long as one (weak, low mobility) Alter reaches it, the troops can move safely".

Specific reinforcement ideas are shown below.

○passive

・Pin items in death boxes accessed remotely and let allies know.

Even if only Alter's supplies are abundant, the benefit to the troops is low.

It also wastes the troops' time.

Alter's support role should also be strengthened.

○tactical
・Increased penetration distance
Make it possible to pass through some of the huge walls that separate POIs.

Even now, there are Evac Towers and Valkyrie's ultimate, which allows you to fly farther.

Even if you can get similar results with tactical, I don't think it's OP.

○ultimate
・Extended throwing distance
I don't think there's any problem if you can throw as far as Horizon's ultimate.

It requires three steps: throwing, landing, and activation, so I think it can be sufficiently differentiated from Ash's ultimate in terms of speed.

・Reduced the size of the projectile so that it can slip through lattice windows.

・Make the effect duration infinite by default.

At the moment, ultimate is very difficult to use until you get the upgrades with infinite effect duration.

Battles often occur suddenly, and if you hold back because of the two-minute time limit, it's often too late.

○Upgrades
・Level 3 Upgrades
Removes Unending Nexus (infinite effect duration) and instead adds increased effect range (+50m to 100m?).