Community ManagerYour reply here shows how Gibraltar and Caustic struggle to keep up with their squads, and that Caustic is actually best when playing in a building presumably again away from his squad.
So what's the point of 10% damage absorption when they both need far greater mobility to stay with their squads so that don't rely on squad mates in the way that other Legends don't rely on squad mates either.
It's a squad game but where is the care and attention from the devs to make sure that squad play is evolving?
I think this is a lily-livered patch.
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@warslag wrote:
So what's the point of 10% damage absorption when they both need far greater mobility to stay with their squads so that don't rely on squad mates in the way that other Legends don't rely on squad mates either.
Regarding 10% damage reduction, this was the official response on why the development team leaned in that direction:
At the start of Season 1, we previously talked about how our beloved Thicc Bois (Pathfinder, Gibraltar and Caustic) were getting crushed due to their hitbox size compared to other Legends. We first wanted to try adjusting hitboxes to better fit the model. For Pathfinder, this change worked very well. (Note: separately, we are actively investigating and working on fixing unrelated hit registration issues sometimes affecting all characters). However, after looking at the data and player feedback, Gibraltar and Caustic only improved slightly with the hitbox adjustments.
We don’t believe that hit box and character kit tuning is sufficient to bring Gibraltar and Caustic in line with their smaller competitors. Starting with Patch 1.1.1, Gibraltar and Caustic will get a new perk added to their passive - Fortified**, which reduces damage taken by 10%.** Over the week or two following this change, we will be watching how they perform with this additional protection and aggressively tune it if they are still underpowered relative to their size. Our goal is to ensure both Legends are viable picks by the end of this process.
Additionally, we’re also making a few quality of life kit adjustments to ensure their marquee abilities are a more impactful part of their individual playstyles.
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