for me he isnt exactly the strongest character, would give him 1 or 2 minor buffs(giving him the ability to not be hurt by his own tactical so he can be more aggressive with it for example) however playing fuse for me is a tonne of fun, sticking an enemy with his tactical feels very rewarding and i am just enjoying using him a lot
He's been my main since S8 and I've 675 kills with him. It took a while to learn how to play him.
I basically won a game solo with him yesterday. Round 5 with the only other squad hiding in a gas-trap filled bike shed on Olympus. It took one Knuckle Cluster to blow the bloody doors off then the shed was soon full of nades. The enemies came out into a hail of bullets ... game over.
His ult is only good for two things - dropping it on a third party fight or creating a barrier so you can res/heal yourself and your team. It's really dumb that TMs are undamaged by the ult, but Fuse is.
His nade ability is very good for getting camped teams out of settled positions. The final ring yesterday was at Estates in one game and I arc-starred an enemy squad off their building and onto the ground.
Nades are good sent quickly in pairs as they deploy via Fuse much quicker and directly. Pop one where an enemy is and one where you think they'll run to and you're in business.
The KC is good at getting people out from behind small rocks and bins. It's also good in early fights when enemies haven't yet shielded up. Okay, so the max damage is 35 but that can be a massive advantage in an early 1v1 scuffle. I've survived countless 1v1s unarmed v armed enemies early game that I wouldn't have done with Rev. I had a fun fight with another Fuse yday when he KCd me and then I KCd him. I won that one with a couple of punches.
The bad stuff? Sometimes the KC doesn't go where you want it to go. I've knocked myself with the KC at least three times.
In terms of ranking I'd put him above Rev but below all the usual suspects like Wraith, Bang, Gibby etc.
@Swarth2300Nope nope nope. He should be damaged by his tact and here’s why.
Caustic is unfazed by his gas as he’s a defensive fat guy so he’s still vulnerable. It’s also time and proximity delayed but can be shot to activate or shot down to dissipate. + when gas goes off, most know to back off.
Bang is not hurt by her canisters cause she ends up hurting herself (visually) anyways if she’s not ADSing with digithreat. It’s also an indication for “hey there’s a bang here somewhere that’s either running away or healing” in most cases.
Fuze as an attacker, what would the downside be if not hurt by his tact? Absolutely nothing. He can full on push in his tact while others take cover, the area isn’t large so it’s not obv seen from great distance + it sort of stuns the enemy. + deployment is fast and can cover a wide distance.
So no, I’m opposed to having him being impervious to his tact. This is coming from a guy who has played him extensively and knew I would since his abilities were mentioned.
@Swarth2300It’s like Caustic’s trap in the beginning. If someone doesn’t have shield and they’re close, they’re dead cause 1 KC and 2 punches is down (btw KC does 50 dmg on stuck @EdwardDLuffy on non-low profile). Afterwards it’s a great move to flush out, damage or flush in... Can’t tell you how many times ppl were in the open and like cattle I herded them towards where I wanted and ulted or naded the hell out of that place (is especially fun when you’re 100m away and it works or when you lure them into the bike shed/bust stop and just cut them off with 2 arc stars on both sides & then nades or thermites... Like WHY would you... if you know KC is used at you go into a small confined space where this character shines! XD).
Also I use it as a tracker. I’m quite proficient with ordnances and stuff so usually when I use it I stick ppl with it, even from a distance. I’ve yet to see someone get stuck by it who charges at me. If they’re running away, that means easy shootings or at least tracking as I know where that person is. They usually look the way they came and usually I go the other way and still shoot them in the back while they’re topping up like the coward that I am.
I’ve always used lots of ordnances. Before fuze I used to carry 2-4 arc stars cause I like crowd control/flushing. Now I usually have 6 arcs and 2 nades or 8 arcs.
His ult isn’t about dmg but crowd control. Use it as that and you’ll be successful if you know how to aim. You need to be elevated to have it work cause if ppl are higher up than you, you’ve already lost. Use it not to dmg but trap a wounded animal legend and finish it him off. With a Horizon or octane or path it can work wonders.
You can also use it as a ‘ring negotiator’. You know the Ring doorbell right? You see who’s there and even hear them. Well this is similar, but slightly different. I call it the Ring Negotiator because an enemy/enemies needs to think. Would they rather take lots of ring damages, die by the ring or get hurt by my ult (+ still take ring damage... and if I’m gatekeeping bullet damage). This only works in ring 1/2 out in the open or if enemy is in the building or ring 3 or higher... basically any time.
Good thing about his ult is that it’s a tracking skill as you see where they’re getting hurt ^.^
If you do want to use it damagingly use it with caustic. Out in the open. No escape.
