Ideas for a revenant buff
There was so much hype for him , but as of now he is kinda underwhelming and needs a buff
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@hayhor It's not a take or opinion but a fact.
His hitbox and even the way he walks is just like Caustic but with extra damage. Everyone is silent when crouched you just get a slight speed buff but compare that to sliding it's not really that useful except in rare circumstances and his ultimate having to heal health and not shields after a push puts him at a disadvantage. He has uses which will work when you pull it off but on the grand scheme of things he's pretty useless.
Love the quips though.
His hitbox and even the way he walks is just like Caustic but with extra damage. Everyone is silent when crouched you just get a slight speed buff but compare that to sliding it's not really that useful except in rare circumstances and his ultimate having to heal health and not shields after a push puts him at a disadvantage. He has uses which will work when you pull it off but on the grand scheme of things he's pretty useless.
Love the quips though.
His quips are pure evil but so funny.
Slight speed boost? He walks as fast as other legends walk upright. This is important in two aspects- Means you can basically crouch walk very quickly to or from a fight without anyone knowing and when in a gun fight you can crouch and shoot, moving side to side extremely fast crouched with a smaller target.
As for the need to heal after a push. That is up to whoever is rev putting it in a spot where you wont get instantly shot.
Regarding the hit box, it is what it is.
This is what I know for me- He is now my 2nd choice to path and I already have over 20 wins with him. Not sure what the percentage is but overall I'm 10% or more this season and seem to win more with him. Maybe it is just luck?
@hayhorIf you compare with Wraith in a gunfight she has the same hitbox as him when he's crouching and because she's standing she can strafe at roughly the same speed.
That's why I mentioned the sliding as it's more effective than crouch walking a bit faster and you can mix it up with your strafing to change not only your direction but also speed making it much less predictable.
If you make a push you'll need to be reasonably close to the action to fight the remaining people or finish anyone you downed but they can revive, pop a battery and relocate in the time it takes you to get back in the action and that's without considering the high risk of using his ultimate.
I heard some people say his silent is good for collecting banners but Crypto would be of more use with a lot less risk and Path will always have the advantage to getting high ground.
I used him exclusively when S4 released but after awhile I realised that other legends have more utility even though he is probably one of my favourite characters.Edit: An idea for a buff.. Let them choose if it's health or armour/shields you wish to take damage on and have damage tick over time for his tactical. Also fix his hitbox.
- @apostolateofDOOM Yeah I have used his stealth to get banners. I will have to look up the hitbox sizing vs wraith as you mention. I did not see it this way but I admittedly do not study things in that much detail. At the end of the day I play the game to have some fun and I find him effective and fun to use.
I like the buff idea you mentioned. I've been in spots where people couldnt use the protection because they did not have heals.- @hayhor I assumed as he's 9ft and wraith is like 4.3ft and I'm just randomly throwing these numbers out so may not be 100% accurate :P but point remains the same.
I think having the choice would make him more viable end game and adds flexibility with the amount of meds/shield you currently have.
- @hayhor Here is the issue with the crouch walk.. You go into crouch walk towards a fight.. I'm going to run right by you making all the noise in the world because guess what, I want in on the action. So unless you're flanking or pushing fights solo or trying to grab banners and run.. It's really not that big of a deal.
- @DarthValtrex I typically flank with it or even loot while listening. I crouch walk a huge majority of the time with him. It probably looks silly to teammates. 🤣
@hayhorI will admit, his silence thing comes in handy for people heavily reliant on their legends abilities. Nothing like taking grapple away from a pathfinder and watching them panic.
and yeah probably explains how the revs loot my building without me hearing then kill me.
