@Ironflower196 wrote:
@LordloshBangAdding 15 seconds will still keep it as the ult with the shortest cool down. BH ult is no where near game deciding and Gibbys can't be used everywhere. Octane pads have caused me plenty of grief as Caustic and Gibby I've had barrels, domes, grenades, and ults bounced way off be cause of them(just speaking on the annoying factor of Octane not holding it against him those where my fault). Octane can be a huge help to the team and his jump pads are great, if he wasn't then pros wouldn't run him.
Pros have shown that wraith is still the safest most effective way to reposition. However I can argue Octane's jump pad is the most versatile and useful way to maneuver through the maps.
1. Speed wraiths portal takes time and can't get to high places like Octane pad.
2. Horizon is only really good for high ground not for traveling great distances to engage or disengage from a fight.
3. Paths zip is literally a linear way to travel which makes you much easier to shoot also can take more time to set up because it has to meet certain conditions. It also can't be destroyed so it can be used against you. You also can't heal while using the port or zip.
Once again tho I'm just agreeing about a small nerf to cd for his ult. Honestly tho I feel the main problem is audio with the octane because there are times I can't hear him stim or jump.
BH ult is a game deciding. And its 100x time better than Octane one. Octane ult won`t help you get out of place, if there is enemy chasing you, it will help to killed you faster, cause you will be a duck in the air. It was way worst before tho.
BH ult is giving you a huge speed advantage, and on top of that, its give you and your team a free ESP hack.
Yeah its a game changer for sure.
And lets be real here. Its not like every team is using him in competition. TSM experimented with him, but a lot of team are still not using it.
Yeah its pick rate goes up with the changes.
But again he was garbage through the whole game existent. He deserve to be strong now. And he is strong, but still have a lot of drawbacks to his kit.
As your points, Octane jump pad is definitely a great tool when enemies don`t know you are coming, and for third party.
But if they see you, they will beam you in the sky, cause the movement is 100% straight, unless you have bad vertical aim.
For disengaging it could be useful, but it could make you kill.
Still there is game where its going to win it, and games where its going to kill you.
These past days were watching Hal stream from recent tourny, where he decide to jump on a team using the Jump Pad, the guy beamed him straight away, and TSM was wiped. That move pretty much cost them the game.
Its a hit or miss.
Portal is 100% safe. Still better in million situation. I will take Horizon Q any days of the week compare to Octane Jump Pad as well.
Again don`t get me wrong there is a reason why people are using him. He is strong, and its give you huge speed and maneuver options.
But its not OP/Broken, and just because its strong, that doesn`t mean he deserve to be tooned down. If something is broken in his kit i would agree.
As far as audio goes i have never ever have problem with Octane audio. Its the loudest legend by far. I can hear him way behind me, when he is chasing me.
