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 begin with, I eventually said... "Screw it... Let's see what he's about."I know what he's about. Well, it isn't exactly my first match. My first match was with a squad who again dropped in Skull town and I was obliterated rather quickly. So I did a solo-queue. So, now I know what he's about. Saying "screw you" to every situation that should have killed you but instead. My god, the amount of times I should have been dead in this match is astonishing. No, really. I came across a three-man squad who got me down to like 5% health. I got away. next squad, almost killed. I got away. next squad, got Arc-star'd. I Q'd, got away. Really? Is this really how Octane works?The end results: I won.Just nerf him... please... Even a non-skilled, never-before octane player can master the art of flipping everyone off in an instant...

@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 deadThere 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

@Peri_Longbow_plzHe is fine just because you win 1 game solo does not mean it was not a fluke or will be as easy of a lobby in another game. He is not over powered in the slightest. IMO anyhow

@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 anotherFor 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...

@Peri_Longbow_plz I don’t really know your skill level, Peri, but I don’t think that 3 kills and 900 damage prove your point as well as a clip or video was. If you had like 20 kills and multiple team wipes, I would see your point, but I don’t think you can make that claim without more evidence.

I did my "first" match with Octane today...

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TheApexLegendNu
5 years ago
@Peri_Longbow_plz You know, I haven’t actually played Octane in a long time... I was maining him for the longest time but started trying out bad legends like Wattson, Rampart, Mirage, etc and I gotta say after switching back to Octane... I forgot how good he was I was running around 1 shot and never got knocked lol compared to Wattson and Rampart with absolutely no movement based abilities hes insanely op but compared to pathfinder and the others hes okay not the best but far from the worst
iPyromix
5 years ago
@Peri_Longbow_plz He is a fast / action paced legend. Each legend has its own unique structure. And Octane is one of them.

Octane already second nerf is "launch pad". The cool down LP is increased.

What is next? Remove legs? C'mon.
TheApexLegendNu
5 years ago
⚽e@iPyromix Wouldn’t be the first time he blew off his own legs
a simple octane ‘’nerf’’ would be to actually add audio to him... his footsteps are either noisy or nonexistent there is no in between and when he is flying through the air you don’t hear a thing unless bullets are flying at you
CCbathwater
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@CasensHyper She needs more nerfing. I suggest that she's only allowed to pick up a P2020 or RE-45. And maybe a 5 minute cooldown between shots.
I think it's from The Sims, yeah, looks like one of their characters.
FPShogun
5 years ago
@Peri_Longbow_plzSo you won. Yes. What is wrong with that? I win one more with Rampart (who is rampage XD).
CasensHyper
5 years ago
@CCbathwater In all seriousness, I think a change would be nice. Right back to her old passive, 3-second manual revive, with revive shield. Maybe fast heals.
Peri_Longbow_pl
5 years ago
@FPShogun Well, the 'issue' is that I have zero experience with Octane and performed much better with him than with Legends such as Rampart, Fuse or Wraith. Frankly, Wraith isn't my cup of tea though.
To be honest, not all Octane encounters had been bad. Especially in an open field Octane quickly loses the benefit his biggest advantage and becomes a very minuscule challenge. But then again every Legend does, except Gibraltar who actually doesn't care whether you encounter him in an open field or not. So, it can be safely noted that Octane's biggest disadvantage are open fields where even his stim doesn't help much.
But this is why I tried to stick to places with a lot of edges and corners to make Octane excel at what he does best, and that is bringing up distance between you and the opponent player in a secure way. Which works pretty well in most cases, in some cases people can potentially outsmart you. Valkyrie can run away best when there is a lot of high places you can reach relatively quickly. Pathfinder requires wide corners to be able to grapple around them and into safety. Octane gets the highest benefit by simply being in places with a lot of corners and LoS-blockers (Line of sight blockers) - Which admittedly every map has enough of.
And as long as Octanes have even just the slightest opportunity of breaking the Line of sight and therefor incoming damage, and there is a sufficient amount of those things around where they engage in combat, in a lot of cases they become hit&run masters and can quickly outrun death. Which - of course - is his gimmick, but a frustrating gimmick nonetheless.
I actually rarely had issues with Valkyrie and Pathfinder getting away now that I think back to it.
ItzN0tU
5 years ago
octaine dont need any nerf.. he already got bunch.. so stfu
TheApexLegendNu
5 years ago
@CasensHyper Fast Heals was my favorite part about her kit, I don’t think they will add faster revives because I think it could be stacked with a heat shield but a simple solution would be to make heat shields only work inside of the ring

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I did my "first" match with Octane today...

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