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Hero (Retired)

4 years ago

Bangalore needs a major rework

Let's look at her smoke, it's easily countered by Digital threats. Blood hound can see straight through it with scans or ult. Horizon can also get out of the smoke easily or look down into it and see...

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Nasher355

Seasoned Veteran

4 years ago

@DarthValtrex Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion or not but I don't even see the need for the digi threat. What else are you going to use it to see through caustics gas? It seems like It was necessary to counter Bangalore when their was like 8 legends but now she has so many counters It just allows anyone to counter it. I think when bloodhound scans it should kinda flicker if your in the smoke. Only counter to see through should be him in his ult.

E9ine_AC
Hero+
4 years ago
@Nasher355 Good Bangalores actually smoke the enemy themself and use thermal optics to have a huge advantage over the enemy as they cant see but the Bangalore can.

I feel they need to treat rolling thunder as valks rockets. That they land in straight lines and creating a wave effect of explosions that are quicker explosion times. This is a huge issue with it is that it does not hit people most the times its more of a clear the field abilitiy that does not live up to its full potential of being viable.
- Daze623
  4 years ago
  @E9ine_AC this is how I mostly use my smoke even without thermal optics. Doing the squid tactic doesn't work out that well for me anymore. Unless the enemy team is at a fair distance.
- DarthValtrex
  Hero (Retired)
  4 years ago
  @E9ine_AC The one down side to that, is I frequently use bangs ult to buy time to pop a battery or reposition/take high ground.
  
  I generally agree it's really hard to hit enemies with it. But with Horizon and Valk in the game now, it's just easy for the ult to be dodged now. The only time I hit people with it anymore is when they are running out of storm or already fighting other people. Beyond that they just scatter.
  - asukojo
    4 years ago
    @DarthValtrex
    I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, even bangelore SCARE of these flying BIRDS !
DarthValtrex
Hero (Retired)
4 years ago
@Nasher355 The smoke+Digital together are what made the smoke worth while for the most part. If they get rid of the digital threat from floor loot, they'd need to give something to her to allow her to see through the smoke in a similar fashion.

But that advantage is basically gone at the moment. Everything she has is easily countered at the moment and nothing really stands out or is even mid tier.