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MoNosDirtyGamin
6 years ago

Why some legends are picked more than others & Legend Buff Ideas

Simplistically, this is down to their ability to escape.  Wraith - can phase walk to relocate AND relocate the entire team (VERY HELPFUL in ranked) Pathfinder - Grapple Bangalore - Speed boost whe...
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Sir_Named's avatar
Sir_Named
6 years ago
@MoNosDirtyGaming Well for some, yes.
For others, they don’t have escape abilities. Like Gibby, whose tanking abilities are high enough that people pick him for that.
Or Wattson, (although it’s only in high tier). She has very little to help her escape a dangerous situation, yet pros pick her a lot.

For low tier/casual play, you’re mostly right, since people like playing fun, speedy legends.
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MoNosDirtyGamin
6 years ago
@Sir_Named Gibbys tanky so there's no need for him to escape, plus he has his shield/bubble.

Wattson's got her pylons so she doesn't need to escape either.

Both of these circumvent the need to back off and heal.
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    Sir_Named
    6 years ago
    @MoNosDirtyGaming Yeah, but since they don’t have as much of a need to back off, yet are still semi-popular, this kind of disproves your theory.
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      MoNosDirtyGamin
      6 years ago

      @Sir_NamedIt doesn't disprove my theory, your statement supports my argument because this is proof that this is their form of "backing off".

      For pathfinder + wraith if you back off to heal, you're still chased and you have that extra 5 - 10 seconds to heal up etc.

      If you use gibby, his bubble allows you to heal a lil faster and acts as the "escape" mechanic because the enemy has to push to that bubble, you could easily go on the other side of it. with the bubble being 12s now that is more than enough time to pop a phoenix. Not to mention fortified and his arm shield.

      If you're using wattson, shes got her pylons to slow down enemies and then you've got her ultimate progressively replenishing your shields, both deterring enemies from pushing.

      Wattson, gibby and caustic do not need to retreat to heal up because their tacticals slow the enemy down enough by giving them that much needed time to heal.

      Thus, my point on legends having an "escape" mechanic still stands as a basis for them being popular.

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        Sir_Named
        6 years ago
        @MoNosDirtyGaming
        Eh, maybe, if you look at it like that, but that’s a huge stretch of the truth to fit your views.

        But if you look at it plain and simple, Gibby and Wattson have no escape abilities, yet are still fairly popular. Therefore disproving (at least somewhat) your theory that the popular legends are ones with escape abilities.

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