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@solo_ARK4N Maybe a Caustic main like @BigBlackCaustic can correct me but I believe that the slow+blind effects are mainly what they wanted to keep. Without the slow effect players won't stay in the gas long enough for it to be effective. Players leaving the gas too quickly also makes Caustic's passive worthless. The gas man would still be good for blocking doors but players could push past his traps and melt the Caustic team with minimal risk.
To compensate for his loss of the slow effect you could quicken the animation for his traps and eliminate every nerf to his tactical that Caustic's received. This makes him slightly less useless in open spaces and allows him to be an aggressive legend that's a hard counter to camping again.
I kind of want to listen to the opinions of pros because I'm pretty sure they were just being selfish here. Wanting tweaks that makes the game more rusher friendly even if it unbalances a character they don't like. I could be wrong but most players (pro or not) push for changes that suit them while disregarding other playstyles.