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TeaJay16's avatar
2 years ago

Rampart Alt Too Powerful

I've played numerous games in this new season and the rampart alt is WAYYY over powered. Literally downs you within a second or two even if you have purple shields. The amount of power they gave this character in this new season is insane. Makes it almost not worth playing because you get downed by a damn rampart alt half way across the map?? Apex really messed up on this. You need to nurf this character because it's definitely not fair in regards to other legend alts. 

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  • @TeaJay16 I would agree with you if I could aim that big gun effectively more than 3m.

    What I find interesting about bubble gum girl is she is the only one that drops to the map with a gun coming without looting. She just has to wait.

    And it ain't no p2020 either.
  • Just fyi it's 'Ult', for Ultimate. Alt would be an abbreviation for alternate. Anyways Sheila is usually more useful/scary to go against when she is just carrying it around, up close, as opposed to when it's stationed and you're mid to long distance away. You can hear the gun itself though whirling around, so if you're paying attention to the audio it usually gives you enough time to know she is using it, to not get surprised, and when it's stationed you'll see the telltale laser scope, which could mean instant death if you're out in the open, but if there's cover just run like hell to it before the bullet spray comes at you lol. But it's much more scary when there's a lot of audio going on and you get surprised by it up close, in which case yeah you're likely to get blown away instantly. I really don't see it as game-breaking imbalanced at all, but when you mowed down by it, in that moment it does seem that way lol.

  • MrGreenWithAGun's avatar
    MrGreenWithAGun
    Rising Ace
    2 years ago

    Usually I pick bubble gum girl more to hear her crazy laughter and snarky comments. They crack me up.

    Who cares about the gun? When your team gets slaughtered, you get to laugh the whole way down!

    🙂

  • @matzesingt Lol. A pickrate does not mean she's not "OP". Her ult is extremely powerful. That is a fact. It decimates players instantly.

    But, not running into the red laser is for sure a good way to survive lol

    My only complaint about her ult is how quickly she pulls it out and is mowing people down.
  • matzesingt's avatar
    matzesingt
    2 years ago
    @SolitaryMassacre If something is op then people will abuse it, especially in higher ratings.

    To me hee ult is fine, just don’t challenge her, and if you do then do it with short peeks arround a corner that ult is so loud and so visible that you pin point her location almost to the centimeter.

    But I also seen a lot of weird people trying to cross an open field while she is aiming there, or they try to challenger her in open field 1on1 and that is something you should lose 100% else the ult wouldn’t be of any real use and she would be better of just using a normal weapon
  • @matzesingt I hate this logic of "Pick rate = OP"

    People pick legends for an array of reasons. Something can be OP but still not picked because something else is preferred by that player. Therefore, pick rate cannot equal "strength" in game. Example: Players may prefer wraith for how they play and her low profile over rampart's ultimate. Etc.

    EA does this all the time, they use pick rate to determine which guns/legends need a nerf instead of actual helpful heuristics like "accuracy" (for guns) and maybe like average kills for legends (note you do this on a kill basis not overall, this way pick rate is irrelevant. You normalize each player to a standard value.)

    ANYWAYS :P

    I completely agree with you on rampart's ult. It is perfect where it is and you def should not challenge her or run across open terrain and expect to live lol.

    My only complaint is when I'm in a firefight and I can't reload faster than she can pull out her ult and mow me down. Which to that I say reload speeds need a slight buff when equiped with purple stocks.

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