Ban Legends

I suggest adding a banning phase to legend selection. The 3 of us first ban a legend then the 3 of us pick. I would love to be able to ban octane every game. Octane and wraith mains are game ruiners

discussion

19 Replies

Cheese9Man
Not applicable
5 years ago
If I can't pick my preferred legend because you picked it yourself is fine. I'll insta quit though if a teammate "bans" my legend for no other reason.
jaygates879
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@ChaosWolf211 Can see this for custom lobbies if they get introduced, but no pub or ranked. Might work for arenas but it would always be whoever is meta / annoying "Lifeline would never see the light of day if I had the choice" but Devs are way too concerned of making sure every character has good playrates.
jaygates879
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Actually, devs would probably try this like @EdwardDLuffy said or maybe take a note from BH chronicles to see if or how the playerbase adjust to not having access to more favorable characters
RockDokRock
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Sorry, I don't think anybody should have the power to ban a legend I want to play and have sunk countless thousands of game (and funds) into. No. That's a dealbreaker. Terrible idea.
- DR
CCbathwater
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
You can already "ban" teammates from playing certain legends. It's called "leave match". I used it quite a bit in s9 whenever I got Valk+Octane teammates.
Cheese9Man
Not applicable
5 years ago
@CCbathwater What’s wrong with Valk? She’s pretty balanced right now in my opinion.
CCbathwater
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@Cheese9Man Nothing wrong with Valk, but the players playing her, in s9 at least. Flying for no reason, making noise, usually flying straight to the enemy and insta-die. Octane the same, stimming for no reason, making noise, stimming straight to the enemy and insta-die. Blaming Lifeline for not helping them fight, despite Lifeline actually has to run normally to them. She can't fly up to the roof where Valk died, she can't keep up with Octane, who stimmed 200m ahead.
I just got tired of this seemingly negative IQ team composition halfway through s9, went "**** that!" and left the game.
RockDokRock
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@CCbathwater Yeah, but that goes for any legend being played in a dumb way. I got a nice squad wipe the other day from an idiot loba who setup her shop right out in the open. Entire squad was stood there, out in the open looting like idiots. If a Loba on my team does that I just won't use it.
That was so easy even for a donkey like me...
- DR
CCbathwater
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@RockDokRock That's usually my Lobas. Never understood why they do that. There's a building 3m to the left of your shop... why are we out in the open? But I rarely get Lobas, but in s9 it was Valk+Octane every other game! Every other game of this dumb flying/stimming. If my drone had the same cooldown as an Octane stim I'd just go throw noisy drones at Valk and Octane constantly.