So we see a lot of requests for octane buffs here, but i ask you this....does he really need a buff?Octanes passive is now more useful than ever due to limited syringe/med stacks.People want a higher stim speed buff,but i mean lets be honest, when used properly rather than blindly charging around in straight lines, the stim makes octane a nightmare to hit.The Ult, admittedly it's not the best one in game i'll grant you however it has saved my squads skin on a number of occasions when needing a quick escape. It's great for ambush plays and third party pushes also.Octane when played right is the perfect aggressor, he can close down large distances quickly to add pressure, reposition quickly to gain more advantageous spots or just directly charge in for the kill.Contrary to common believe he's a finesse legend...it's all about your tactical sense and timing. Blindly rambo every gunfight and you're going to find octane pretty crappy lol.And before a certain somebody says it...#buffmirage!

Octane's in a wierd place right now, not S tier, but a buff could potentially push him over the edge to being OP.Absolutely does not need a nerf though, if they give him low profile that would just wreck him.Perhaps a small buff of 35% speed increase instead of 30% or a 6.5 sec duration of stim instead of 6, it often feels that stiming with no gun equipped is barely any faster than the Lifeline running besides you with her gun up.He's still completely viable either way, not one of the legends that needs tweaking atm.

MandatoryIDtag

6 years ago

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Does Octane really need a buff?

So we see a lot of requests for octane buffs here, but i ask you this....does he really need a buff?

Octanes passive is now more useful than ever due to limited syringe/med stacks.
People want a higher stim speed buff,but i mean lets be honest, when used properly rather than blindly charging around in straight lines, the stim makes octane a nightmare to hit.
The Ult, admittedly it's not the best one in game i'll grant you however it has saved my squads skin on a number of occasions when needing a quick escape. It's great for ambush plays and third party pushes also.

Octane when played right is the perfect aggressor, he can close down large distances quickly to add pressure, reposition quickly to gain more advantageous spots or just directly charge in for the kill.

Contrary to common believe he's a finesse legend...it's all about your tactical sense and timing. Blindly rambo every gunfight and you're going to find octane pretty crappy lol.

And before a certain somebody says it...

#buffmirage!

discussion

BillyCrash100
6 years ago
Octane's in a wierd place right now, not S tier, but a buff could potentially push him over the edge to being OP.
Absolutely does not need a nerf though, if they give him low profile that would just wreck him.
Perhaps a small buff of 35% speed increase instead of 30% or a 6.5 sec duration of stim instead of 6, it often feels that stiming with no gun equipped is barely any faster than the Lifeline running besides you with her gun up.
He's still completely viable either way, not one of the legends that needs tweaking atm.

19 Replies

Wingmannedbro
6 years ago
I say no, simply on the count of being the smallest skinniest legend and without low profile debuff.
MandatoryIDtag
6 years ago
@Wingmannedbro That's another really good point i forgot to mention, he does indeed have a decent hit box lol. 😛
DarthValtrex
Hero (Retired)
6 years ago
@MandatoryIDtag He’s low on the order of legends who need a buff. Mirage and caustic need it more.
CrazyPlays54
6 years ago
@MandatoryIDtag Hey, you stole my line!

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EA_David
Community Admin
6 years ago
Good post. If I was to give any buff I'd allow up to 2 charges of his Ult, I do get caught wanting another jump pad from time to time.
BillyCrash100
Seasoned Scout
6 years ago
Octane's in a wierd place right now, not S tier, but a buff could potentially push him over the edge to being OP.
Absolutely does not need a nerf though, if they give him low profile that would just wreck him.
Perhaps a small buff of 35% speed increase instead of 30% or a 6.5 sec duration of stim instead of 6, it often feels that stiming with no gun equipped is barely any faster than the Lifeline running besides you with her gun up.
He's still completely viable either way, not one of the legends that needs tweaking atm.
MandatoryIDtag
6 years ago
@CrazyPlays54 I figured the word "buff" would draw you like a moth to a flame lmao, figured i'd get in there first. 😛
PROInD3
6 years ago
I'm main octane. Around 3k~ matches (14k~ kills). Than I play octane I feel like this class is a headshot magnet, but I feel like the main issue is in launch pad. If good player see's you using launch pad you're probably gonna get 200 damage beam from automatic gun. So It's risky to use unless no one spots you doing it.
Passive - totally fine no need any solution heals slowly but effective.
Ability - Stim. Needs simple fix or what respawn would call a bug solution. Remember than you could hear octane using hes ability (stim ) 10 miles away from you? Well they solved that issue by lowering sound that hes ability makes to enemy's but the other side of issue still exist. Ability makes to much loud noise to user that makes you loose ability to hear where enemy's at. Just lower the noise of stim to user and problem is solved. We don't need buffs or nerfs just a regular smart fixes that could make this more valuable to actual gameplay.
MandatoryIDtag
6 years ago
@PROInD3 Some really good points here man, i agree that the main issues octane has are QoL issues.
Since you use so much,out of interested have you noticed that sometimes when your trigger your stim he isn't moving at his full stimmed speed aswell?
PROInD3
6 years ago
@MandatoryIDtag I think you are right. I felt sometimes issue like this. My guess would be that It's server fault since they added this new event so servers having some hard time. Or it's just another bug that has been added with the update.