Is pathfinder ever going to get a nerf?
Impossible to escape a pathfinder/chase. tactical is 13 seconds for a recharge. Impossible to get accurate headshots Hitbox is still absolutely awful Are devs actively looking into this or are the...
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I main Pathfinder and I think he top 3 tier among the existing legends in pretty much all categories, hitbox, defensive, offensive, utility etc etc. And I think we rather should nerf the strong champs than buff the weaker since I think this game should primary be about shooting and the basic movement where abilities just adds the "spice" to it all.
So here are two nerfs that I think would balance Pathfinder without taking away too much of the essence of the legend:
1) If you use your Q without hitting a surface, then put it on 5(?) secs CD.
This would increase the skill cap by forcing the player to learn the reach and have a precise aim and also punish "bad" usage of it which is the case with most other legend abilities. A badly timed or fat-fingered Wrath Q means full CD so why not the same with Path?
2) Simply increase the ultimate cooldown.
In all honesty, the CD is a little to low in relation to how big of an impact it can have on the game. So many games when the Zipline literally was the only reason your team out-ran the circle or got the winning position in the end game etc. At least 150 secs imao.
@Babbediboopi I honestly think that Pathfinder is the only S tier character. I would class Octane/Gibby/Caustic/Lifeline as A tier, and the rest as B tier. Yes, you read that right, even wraith, her nerfs have got to the point where her character is now completely destroyed and the only thing she has got going is her hitbox and her height, that is it. Tacticals now trash, ultimates now trash, no speedbuff, 2.5s to activate a tactical and you still get shot/burnt while in phase. Garbage.
Yeah I might even agree that Pathfinder is a S-tier legend. Like I said, I think he is top 3 in ALL categories imao; offensive, defensive, support/utility etc etc. I would also put Wraith up there in competitive/high elo games though because her ability to transport the entire team to a new location is invaluable when positioning is so important. But I guess that isnt that useful in causal games etc
- @Babbediboopi As a wraith main, I'd rather use Octane than Wraith. That should tell you something. Wraith is mostly trash now.
Well, the picks in the most recent Apex Legends global series tells a different story. I think there was a Wraith in EVERY single team comp, with Pathfinder being a close second (some teams played with a Wraith, Gibb/Caustic, Watson comp instead of a Wraith, Path, Watson comp). So with all respect, its kinda hard to argue that Wraith being "universally" trash in competitive play based on that. I mean you are ofc entitled to your own opinion but the stats speaks for itself.
Wraith is also the most picked Legend outside the pro scene. Here is the pick rate for PC players from the 27 Jan to 27 April for all matches played during this period and as you can see Wraith is #1 and Path #2 with no competition.
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