@BalladalidilaHonestly for me I still can do anything ive done from the start. I have had to adapt many many times now to her changes. I am tired of adapting every single season to major changes.
While I can understand why some of the changes was made they just keep hitting us with curve balls every season. While some legends never get touched despite how strong they are.
While im not saying that other legends can compare to wraith and path abilities some actually can. Not in terms of getting away but in terms of brutal slaughter abilities. Like gibby ult near instant damage to a radius. Causetic gas traps stacked with ult.
Point i make above though is all legends have their very strong suites and their weak ones. We keep getting weaker and having to adapt. While some strong battle legends remain the same.
Same goes for Lifeline and Pathfinder right? Lifeline mains can no longer rely on popping super fast shield cells between fire exchanges and had to re-adjust the play style.
Pathfinder cant rely on having a grapple into battle and one just ready again to get himself out of battle; he has to tactically choose when and where to grapple.
But the reason for these changes is exactly the same as for Wraith. Before; Lifeline, Pathfinder and Wraith was the ABSOLUTE most picked legends in the game, both among pros and in pubs. I think Wraith actually had 33.3% pick rate in Pro-matches, i.e one Wraith in EVERY single pro squad. And you cant argue against that kind of statistics; that objectively means that these legends are the strongest in the current meta.
Yeah, some legends has more combat related abilities, like Ramparts, Gibby, Caustics ult, but that is really not the point? The only important question is if Wraith now is nerfed to the point of being useless, which I nor the statistics can say she is. On the contrary, I think she still is one of the most popular Legends but not as OP as before, and super important for the team if you play high ranked or pro.
Yeah I agree. Lifelines change was both appropriate and not a nerf, but more of a side grade/change of the "purpose" of the legend. And as you say, I think Wraths main strength is her ULT in high elo ranked and at the Pro scene, which makes her nerfs super annoying for people who just grinds publics. But thats the same with Lifeline right? Whats the point of having a great knockdown revive when 50% insta-leaves as soon as they are knocked :P
Anyhow, any game that at least aims to have a healthy pro scene MUST balance according to the format of the pro scene, not for casuals. And before, she was both a super good fighter (probably top 2 together with Path) with her Q and hitbox AND totally indispensable for pro team play from her ULT. So they had to nerf her somehow and even now, I think she is "viable" as a fighter and still indispensable in pro games.
PS, I have never thought Wraiths hitbox was broken or OP, but it is one of the "best" in the game and adds to her overall strengths.
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