It is when I don't see it pulled, or I happen to be looking in an area the ult wasn't popped that gets me almost everytime.
However, yes... whenever a Mirage pulls it right in front of me, I then can always tell which is the real holographic trickster, by - as you mentioned, there are a few tell tale signs.
The ones that don't know how to play him are usually quite obvious. However, true Mirage mains know exactly when to pull it and what to do as its pulled and immediately after. That is when I'm hooped.
I still can't get over how effective he was in last years WE where I played him exclusively. Popping the ult worked far beyond 50%, allowing me to either get away or kill my foe. Had this Gibby I got away from (and later killed), and in the next 10-15 seconds all I heard was "you got bamboozled" voicelines. Even the tactical was far more effective than I would've imagined. All-in-all a fun legend to play, at least in these types of modes.
last i remember unless it’s been fixed, seer aim assists the real mirage target. i don’t know how bh interaction works, does the ult show red for the decoys as well?
thats kind of my point, how do you make him more competitive? (diamond plus). sure he can bamboozle the low levels, doesn’t make him a great legend.
he needs a little buffs and tweaks. whenever his decoys get hit, instead of the running man, it highlights the enemies.
remove the annoying blue flare that is a detriment to the team using mirage.
little changes like this will not make him op in any regard, just more playable.
Since a lot of people seem to need this information, I've copied this from an old reddit post:
All 6 Mirage Ult Tells in method order:
1st method) use when the enemy pops it in front of you
Emitter Lights) the real one can be tracked through following the lights that activate during the start up animation of the Ult.
Flicker) the alternative to following the Emitter lights, the real one flickers longer than the Decoys during the start up of the Ult
2nd method) use after/with the 1st method or if the enemy didn't Ult in your line of sight
Footsteps) Both the tactical and Ult Decoys don't make any footsteps, the real Mirage does so follow them.
3rd method) use in conjunction with the previous methods. use if the enemy is trying to hide the sounds of the footsteps by crouching or is trying to act like a stationary Decoy; or running into a wall.
Holstered weapons) the real one has secondary weapons holstered on his back or thigh, the Ult Decoys don't replicate this.
v Additional tells that also help expose the real Mirage v
Console aim assist) the aim assist tracks the real one and ignores the Decoys.
Heirloom Trophy) Only the real Mirage has the trophy equipped on his back when not in use, both the Ult Decoys a Tactical Decoys don't replicate this either.
Corrections: Since this post I copied was made, loud footsteps have been added to decoys. And they didn't mention that Mirage's footsteps kick up dirt, while decoys do not. In the average encounter, there is almost no reason IMO to get fooled by a Mirage ult unless the enemy is actually skilled at using him. Skilled Mirage mains know how to work around this stuff, but in my experience only a small percentage of Mirage players one will encounter are actually skilled at using his abilities.
@pandareno1999you’re right, he has so many tells. you can hear his footsteps now tho.
maybe not make hun a reveal legend, but maybe make it so his decoys properly work and that you remove all the visual clutter that him and teammates deal with (maybe make them look like shadows for the team with the mirage)
so proposed buff:
-fix clones to run off mountains and not die
-change all clones to a black trail and make the mirage clones look like black shadows to the allied team.
-increase the invisibility again on the ult.to at least 3s.
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