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Raptosauru5's avatar
4 years ago

Nerf Wraith and Shotguns

It is not a coincidence that most of the try-hard players are playing Wraith + shotgun.

This is absolutely pushing me away from the game! 

Constantly dying to Wraiths everywhere with all kinds of shotguns is not fun! I have already quit for a month, came back and nothing has changed.

Due to Wraith's child-sized hitbox it is really hard to fight her up close, even though this is what shotguns are for. Guess what, she doesn't really absorb as much damage as you do because half of the bullets misses her. This is really annoying and very unfair. I am surprised that developers think this is ok. Wraith was balanced when it had "Low profile nerf" because SHE IS A LOW PROFILE CHARACTER. Another thing that should be a thing is that her tactical should cancel when she gets shot, same like many other characters do!

However, seeing that she has not been nerfed for more than 3 seasons, I believe that developers are simply avoiding nerfing her because so many youtubers etc. are maining her. (It makes me wanna leave though!)

Shotguns are absolutely annoying as well! The damage you get from somebody just peeking on you with shotgun is quite crazy, especially if the player uses controller, therefore his aim-assist will perfectly predict your movement! This in my opinion removes fun from good rifle combat.

I hope developers are considering some changes, because I doubt I am the only one who hates this in otherwise amazingly fun game.

4 Replies

  • @Raptosauru5 Play cover, that's the best way to counter shotguns. Barring that you could run a shotgun yourself.
    That said Shotguns take skill now that Pk is the only decent ground shotgun, so you should just play to the strengths of your loadout.
  • Bronsn's avatar
    Bronsn
    4 years ago
    @AngstyCoder Dont underestimate the Eva 8, this weapon is very strong now until the mastiff went into the care package.

    But shottys are not the problem, wraith and her ultra low profile is it!!
    You cant hide against a decent wraith, cause they rush you in the most case and wont die cause they are small af....

    I die the most time against a wraith cause i miss the most shots...
    The most picked legend and the reason is her hitbox and strong abilities = op.

  • Raptosauru5's avatar
    Raptosauru5
    4 years ago

    @AngstyCoder Thanks for the tips. I am not a beginner however. Playing cover doesn't work good, because who knows how to use shotguns plays peeks. You just can't do so much damage with a single peek as you do with shotguns. This means I will often loose fight against shotgun because  I don't like to play shotguns but rather AR or SMGs. From the first season shotguns do not feel fair. Now when Wraith has shotgun, this problem is even worse.

    @Bronsn Right? Wraith's hitbox is what makes her OP. Developers should give her back her "Low profile" nerf. That made so much sense!

  • AngstyCoder's avatar
    AngstyCoder
    4 years ago
    @Raptosauru5 Oh I agree about the hitbox, it's always been the reason why everyone ran her & still is despite low profile being removed.
    I don't really see how they're planning to fix that, didn't Wattson get a hitbox nerf before her Heirloom? Maybe something like that is the way to go.