Octane needs a buff or a rework
I'll be honest and say I don't play octane a lot, but even I can tell octane needs a buff/rework. The fact that his ult can be destroyed by caustic gas just goes to show how weak he is in terms of mo...
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@Adendon Octane needs bug fixes not buffs, he's perfectly balanced right now imo. Let me explain, he's not a scientist or soldier or anyone with access to high tech gear, he's just a adrenaline junkie with a jump pad and he performs well regardless. Yes he has a rich family but they aren't exactly happy about his life's choices iirc so can't get them to sponsor him I'm guessing. His kit is solid for a aggressive legend and he isn't at any disadvantage in a fight like say Caustic or Mirage, he can actually use his abilities to win more frequently, that's good enough.
@Pretzelnutcake 1) He is supposed to be the fastest legend, and yet wraith and bloodhound can potentially keep up with him, bloodhound more specifically while hunting which is absurd considering the context and lore.
2) His jump pad makes you a sitting duck in midair, whereas pathfinder zip-line has control over when you drop ontop of being two way.
He could potentially be balanced, but its not balanced in a way that makes him more useful or highly picked.
Now if legends could use their drop jets to steer while midair, and even if that were the ONLY change, he would be better and more fun to use.
2) His jump pad makes you a sitting duck in midair, whereas pathfinder zip-line has control over when you drop ontop of being two way.
He could potentially be balanced, but its not balanced in a way that makes him more useful or highly picked.
Now if legends could use their drop jets to steer while midair, and even if that were the ONLY change, he would be better and more fun to use.
- @Monhulio I don't remember seeing anything about him being the "fastest legend", correct me if I'm wrong. I do like the jetpack idea as long as it doesn't slow you even more, it should just let us steer left or right while keeping the current speed
- @Pretzelnutcake The only real difference that would occur with the jetpacks being active is it would add some animations of them being on, and enable aerial control of the player. Same forward momentum but with actual midair direction control. You could even do flyby's while shooting at enemies.
- @Monhulio Yeah would've made sense to have that ability already considering the jetpacks are active whenever we use a tower or geyser meaning they aren't just for show after the first drop
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