I did my "first" match with Octane today...
Well.. Some of you may know that I said I'd never get myself Octane because I wanna do everything I can to keep out bad things out of my life. But seeing as I accumulated too many Legend Tokens to be...
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@Peri_Longbow_plzHe was already nerfed hard imo, 20% per stim is terrible but it was also a buff/nerf because he can stim more often to get away but in another way you look at it that makes him 1 shot... so 1 bullet hes dead
There isn’t much more nerfing they can do besides hitbox and/or jump pad nerf, personally I don’t see the jump pad as too overpowered and it also adds a fun factor to keep people playing the game... there is one condition though where I think players in Shadow Form should no longer be able to use Octane’s Jump Pad
Octane makes a slither of health look like an unreachable ledge of a mountain. It can be so close, it can be seen, but you just don't reach it. And you just fall off if you try to reach it.
As someone who prefers to play Rampart, it's more or less a change of pace having the ability to get out of combat fairly easily. Especially if you solo-drop, you basically drag more attention than a wallet on the street with 500 bucks sticking out. They will hunt you down and try to ruin your game. That's the secondary goal. Just taking your fun away. I had that a lot of times with Rampart. Sometimes I ran across half the map with a single squad on my tail who just kept chasing me. It's not fun honestly, which is why I put away Rampart for now and wait for a mobility nerf, or a good chunk of buff on defensive legends.
As for Octane, it's kind of ironic. The amount of times I saw myself dying already, only to escape with a slither of health, coming back and then killing the guy is just... It honestly feels unfair. It feels like an exclusive Wraith portal that only you can use. I mean Crypto in a sense is my secondary Legend. He's just nice to play with. But even with him I can't just escape combat easily. Especially not if the opponent can fly over the obstacles you need to run around or is just faster in general. With Octane this becomes a breeze a lot of the times. Of course, occasionally you come across situations where speed doesn't help. Like being suppressed and camped with the ring closing in. I hate when that happens.
- @Peri_Longbow_plz How is it any different though than pathfinder being 1 slither of health zipping away to heal then zipping back into battle to kill the team he first engaged? Wraith is the same she can phase away with a slither of health to return and finish the team.
I could not tell you how many octanes i slay daily. They are crazy easy to kill because like you said they stim with 1 hp so they are 1 shot. There are much harder legends to go 1 on 1 with then octane.What is the difference between Octane, Pathfinder and Wraith? Cooldown isn't a word for Octane that exists in his dictionary.
I have already stated my opinion about mobility based legends in contrast to normal/defensive legends. Their utility is unrivaled because being mobile and nimble finds a use in almost every corner of the game. Defensive abilities are only good when properly planned beforehand and even then can be countered in one way or another
For the average player it's more optimal to have a legend that helps them survive. Survival is dependent on a lot of factors, but primarily how fast you can get away from death. For every new player both Pathfinder and Wraith can fit this role. Nowadays Wraith is less of a hassle because you can actually hit her now. Yes, I'm talking from the perspective of a player who has normal aiming capabilities.
I used Pathfinder a lot in Season 4. Pre-nerf, a lot of my survivals felt undeserved. I'm happy he was nerfed to be honest. Still sad that Wattson sits there and receives only a "major buff" to her emote... Which is honestly the biggest kick in the gut a wattson player can receive...
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