6 years ago
New legend idea
Name: Phineas Nationality: British Profession/Description: Eccentric tinkerer Type: Offensive Image: (Attached image is not my own, I can't find a good representation of my idea, but I'm thinking...
Bloodhand is German, surely?
@EdwardDLuffy Bloodhound is Icelandic in origin, and references norse mythology in numerous voice lines, including in the LTM.
Oh. I assumed nobody knew who he was and that the 'Allfather' stuff was all made up.
@EdwardDLuffy Nah the all father is actually another name used for Odin, although that variation is mostly Germanic in nature.
Bloodhound does use icelandic in her speech, e.g bloth, slatr etc.
Bloodhound also references Valhalla and other norse myths so it's safe to say that's her origin. 😛
@littlxr This legend sounds like a Torbjörn rework from OW.
That's fine though as he's an awesome character with a cool kit, would love to see something similar on apex.
Noted, and altered original post to my original idea instead. It was one of the two for me.
In terms of abilities, I think it's always going to be tricky to create and come up with ideas that don't seem OP or useless, but then, I believe that every legend is OP in their own right already, at the right time.
Bloodhound's scanner is OP when you need it, because it lingers now and allows you to line up a close range sniper shot on a player coming around a corner before they do. I've used that to win fights or create a push.
Crypto's drone is OP when tactically placed just before certain gunfights, as the enemy may be too under fire to shoot it down yet, and so are all lit up like Christmas for easy pickings.
Caustic is OP when final circles loom around one building. I'm a Caustic main, and find that many of my wins, especially solo, have been via blocking off doors and tactically forcing enemies into the ring, or into panic.
Gib's shield is OP, you can drop it down to basically cancel anything dangerous coming your way for a moment, or use it while running to put up a "wall" behind you. That thing has saved my * countless times.
Small edit: Loba; I feel a lot less players are picking her now that novelty has worn slightly, but to me I think she's incredibly strong. I don't win many games, mainly because I play with randoms or an inexperienced player and never a full, gelled team. But since using Loba particularly in the limited time event, I find I get wins with her far, far more frequently than others. In the LTM, her ability allows me to run straight for a Kraber/Peacekeeper combo, freeing up my entire inventory for grenade spam and the team medic, whilst simultaneously allowing me to teleport to the high ground for easy sniping with the Kraber. Honestly, for that game mode, there is no better legend. She is OP as hell there.
So, I'm not trying to justify my ideas, I don't mind how people take them, it's all just wild suggestions after all 🙂 But in terms of things being OP and "unnecessary" etc, I think everything personally has a certain area where it goes from being "useless and wacky" to really dangerous, and equally from really dangerous to borderline underpowered. It all depends where we are when we use em. Caustic isn't so sharp when he's caught anywhere out in the open after all for example. He becomes arguably the worst legend in the game outside of his preferred habitat, but one of the strongest inside it.