Legends Spotlight, Vantage.

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@1ronKeys wrote:
@Asmodeus566I'm enjoying playing her and having a gentle success with her.

I haven't got as many wins with her as I have Ballistic since my return, but I have about 3x the number of games with him.

I seem to have a similar KD but I am narrowly missing 5 kills a lot of times with her. Get 4s and a lot of knocks.

I feel I benefit from her and Ballistic for the same reason - 3 weapons. But I play them very differently. Hyper aggressive with Balli but more considered and positional with Vanty.

I think that is why when I checked my stays with her I was surprised that they seem on course if not better than with Balli. Why I called it a 'gentle' success. Because it feels like I'm strolling to victories. As opposed to octane stem levels of skirmishes.

I think this is sometimes my issue tho 'trying' to do stuff instead of just playing and let the 'stuff' occur (i.e. forcing uses of abilities etc)

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My experience of Vantage:

I play a bit calmer with Vantage, mainly because I'm looking for adVantageous positioning, where I can have eyes on opponents and splat them with the Sniper.

I wonder maybe this inadvertently improves my tactical and support play; rather than trying to sneak up and CQC brawl in potentially unideal locations with risks of getting third partied for the sake of kills, I'm actually seeking strong positions, not fighting pointlessly, whilst also providing cover and info for my teammates.

I sure as heck know how annoying it is when you're trying to engage in a fight but get slapped once or twice by a sniper. You end up having to seek cover.

I find this sometimes means I run the risk of not being where my teammates need me or finding myself out of place in certain fights.

Weapons

I'm still trying to find my preferred load generally, so pinch of salt...

Contrary to Asmodeus, I run with a marksman (3030), partly because I like the weapon, but there's also a logic;

My mindset will be set for long range engagements, and so will a lot of my positioning - seeing as the Sniper has 6 shots and you may not be full charge... when you've landed with it, its good to be able to continue to support and follow up your attacks, as well as if you catch an enemy as they begin to push but you're still in mid-long range. 

It helps a lot with bridging-the-gap between ranges and stages of a fight.

I'm undecided on close-mid; I change between Re45, Hemlok, r99.

Because the server been iffy for me, I currently avoiding burst fire and finding single shot cannbe more successful - so maybe Hemlok (tempted to try Flatline in single mode too)

Sometimes I'll run (for eg) a re45 and hemlok. Sometimes I'll run a hemlok and 3030 (my usual fave) but I wonder if it makes me feel too built for mid-long.

Abilities

echo isn't as smooth as I'd like. It can be incredibly fiddly. So it's not going to be the best of escape tools.

I was hoping it would function somewhere between Loba's bracelet and Overwatch's Sombra's relocation tool.

Think of it like her quip and name "Moving to Echo for a better angle." Vantage; a place or position affording a good view of something.

As such I find it's best to think of and use this as a tool to get to better angles and positions. Get up on a ledge or roof. Or get from one roof/ledge to another.

It can be used in escapes, but it's more specific and also easier if you already have echo recalled.

Ideally you could leave echo somewhere and trigger back to it. But you need to be facing it and it also moves along with you and only has a range of about 40 meters, and often launches closer than that. 

I tried setting it up in a location so that I could ping back to, but it's tricky to manage with thr fact it moves and also needing line of site plus accidental recalls.

But it does help a little in catching up and fleeing - if you're being chased by Oct/ Path Lob you will get caught.

Sniper

This rifle is fun.

I never typically had too much success sniping in Apex. But I'm enjoying a lot with this. Easy downs. Few eliminations (they feel so good when you pop someone with the Sniper and immediate elimination! Yum)

If someone has high shields, they usually still shoot back after hit one, but on hit 2 their demeanour changes immediately and they scurry away with their tail between their legs (I've been there too... get pinged, who wants what? Second tag... wow my health, nope, not for me thanks)

Had a lot of games with 4 kills, and a lot of the victories I've had felt like they've been walked in. 

But my KD and Win rate is similar to or > what it has been with Ballistic who I felt like I'd been doing amazing with (a lot more aggressive and I have better kill badges with Balli)

If you like to play more tactically and positionally. She's a great great choice.