Opinion about caustic
Why dont u buff his ultimate AOE at least x2 ??? Bcz • Hes slow af • His gas barrels is epic situational and only works at buildings, while apex map is like 90% open space • even gibraltar has 2...
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You said it yourself.
He's a situational character best played in housing.
So naturally you're not meant to just run in the open like a lost Call of Duty child.
No, you're meant to play the more enclosed environments where you can utilize his mechanics to your advantage.
It's not the character that's a problem, it's you not understanding how to use him.
And no I am not implying that you're a bad player.
But each character in Apex Legends has its own specific and unique game play.
And knowing and understanding this is already you getting 1 step closer to being a better player in-general.
Caustic is like any other legend, only as good as the player using him.
Decent caustic players are a real nightmare to play against due to his heavy crowd control abilities....luckily there doesnt seem to be many of them kicking around in my experience lol.
This is more to all replies than any specific one. Caustic is not my main but I do play him frequently. His gas traps as trail markers is effective. Prior to Wattson being introduced it was the only way to tell if someone was following you. Look at the minimap it wil show you position of all your traps. Use it wisely and you can see if a trap you placed has disappeared. Even if you are not getting a damage indicator someone could have shot it. You know roughly where another squad has been recently.
As far as open battle Caustic can be the most brutal foe on the field. If I am in relative close quarters battle and I down someone I am putting down 2 traps near them and shooting it starts ticking their health and negates a rez happening. I will also use his gas cloud as a deterrent from an aggressive push. I don't care if I am getting damage or not from it. if we are getting pushed and are not ready I will skunk the f up. That is how I see Caustic a skunk with some tactical abilities.
I have over 100 nox kills with him and counting, so I know I have a solid gameplay style that works to his strengths. All of that being siad though after playing as him for a game or 2 I like to switch to wraith or lifeline and feel like I am flying across the map. I know it is perspective more than anything but Caustic does feel like a tank. And on that note of tanks I have given up on GIB altogether. I played as him last season to complete the 250K XP challenge and put him up. Now I play as him if he is in a daily challenge otherwise forget about it, just can't play him. His alt is such a cumbersome gadget thing, his gun shield and main shield are great in very limited situations. Otherwise they are giant neon signs hey shoot over here big fat guy waiting to get shot.
Again these are just my opinions, but in the hundreds of games I have played I have only encountered 1 person who devastated as Gib, otherwise everyone else I play with avoids him like the plague.
@MartenPhilip wrote:It's not the character that's a problem, it's you not understanding how to use him.
And no I am not implying that you're a bad player.
But each character in Apex Legends has its own specific and unique game play.
And knowing and understanding this is already you getting 1 step closer to being a better player in-general.Thats exacly the character's broblem. Because of his mechanics and hitbox hes instantly worth to play only like on 20% of the map, because many other places has pretty big distances even between houses and not to mention huge fields, making him simply huge bag to practice your shoot.
Also any players with IQ higher than current Titanic's waterline could just not enter the house where caustic sits and as result having no problems with him at all. Or just spam grenades into it while 90% of buildings have windows and many holes in their walls.
If you want to say about "wat if ze zon ikzakly at hiz buildin he wil win" so think about how many matches ended up like that? 1 of 30? even on this single match caustic doesnt have 100% chance to win...
Thats why he needs some buffs to fight on open space areas
PS Origin says i have nearly 140 hrs on apex and i cant even remember when last time i have died from caustic, simply because he die first bcz of his hitbox. And also just ignoring to fight his barrel house, anyway zone will push him out on open space
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@ZergSquad wrote:Thats why he needs some buffs to fight on open space areas
Is he supposed to be effective in the open space though? I think if you look at each legend individually and compare how effective they are in specific areas you're going to start to question whether Mirage and Wraith should be buffed because they aren't as good as Caustic when inside buildings.
Match Caustic up with Bangalore to provide smoke when you're running outside of buildings or pop Gibraltar's shield if a team opens fire on you. There's options available when you look how legends stack up as a team. If you happen to die in open space as Caustic, couldn't you just say it was a case of being the wrong place at the wrong time? It happens.
Try matching up Caustic with Bangalore and Wattson. Stay inside buildings and play defensive by throwing down electrified fences, variables, and smoke it out so enemies have a tough time seeing the variables or ability to shoot the fences.
Stats don't lie, weak legends has less people playing it, as today, Gibby and Caustic still the least favorite legend in the game.
