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5 years ago

OCTANE NEEDS BUFF

OCTANE NEEDS A BUFF/CHANGE 1. His Speed Ill start by saying that with a name like Octane and having the description of “High-Speed Daredevil” you would think he would be the “fastest” overall legen...

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Sir_Named

5 years ago

They aren’t going to make his hit box smaller, either. The hitboxes are supposed to be about the same area they are, so they aren’t going to decrease his hitbox.

KoltSolo

5 years ago

Respectfully Id have to disagree with everything you mentioned. Low profile makes legends more difficult to hit along with receiving 5% more damage (If even hit), it has nothing to do with changing the legends original hit box size (so having a character such as wraith with a smaller hitbox than octane than on top of that she has low profile is where I make my argument that octane needs low profile as it fits his characters description anyways and he really needs it.

Wraith undoubtably moves faster when she ultimates and for a significant distance which also adds to her speed and how much more ground she can cover than intervals of octanes stims.

Bangalore’s movement when being shot at is faster than octanes stim and she doesn't take damage(unless hit) and she doesn't make a debilitating sound when running away faster.

Sir_Named
5 years ago
@KoltSolo No, low profile does not make legends more difficult to hit. That would be changing the hitbox. Low profile is applied to legends who are already hard to hit.
Wraith has low profile because she is hard to hit. (Aka, smaller hitbox)
Also, how would low profile make them more difficult to hit without changing their hitbox?
Anyway, wraith’s ult might move faster than octane, (but I’m not sure, I kind of doubt it, but I could be wrong.) but it is an ultimate. It’s not something she can spam easily, because it has a long cooldown. Octane’s stim has like a 1 second cooldown, and is easily spammable.(Not that it’s a bad thing)
I actually am somewhat sure that Bangalore has only 25% boost while octane has 30%, (again, could be wrong, but I really doubt this one). Also, it only activates when she is fired on and missed, making it really situational, and not as good at closer ranges. (People get better at aiming) Sure, she doesn’t make a sound, but I don’t think it’s too much of a problem. Octane’s stim is loud, but it shouldn’t decide the match for you. I think there may be a setting option to reduce it’s sound, but I don’t know.
- Sir_Named
  5 years ago
  Alright, looked it up. Bangalore has a 30%, and so does octane.
  Source for Bangalore: https://www.gamesradar.com/apex-legends-bangalore-character-guide/
  Source for octane:
  https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/02/10/apex-legends-octane-guide-abilities-hitbox-octane-tips-and-tricks/
  Wraith’s portal is 25%, according to this website.
  Source for Wraith:
  https://rankedboost.com/apex-legends/wraith/
  - KoltSolo
    5 years ago
    Im sorry you are being led by misinformation from random sources and not actual Apex Legends in game evidence.
    LOW PROFILE = Legend more difficult to hit, takes 5%more damage.
    Each legend has their own hit box ”size” and LOW PROFILE in game does not state it changes hit box size.
    
    And what I said about octanes stim shows true in basically every scenario he is in and needs to stim. For example trying to 3rd party is a lot easier when you engage with the ability to hear all the sounds ( explosives, ultimates, footsteps, reloading, running, climbing, jumping, etc.. )