Forum Discussion

5 years ago

So Octane nerf huh?

Watched one video about it and was reading an article about it, so now he got buffed, and people are enjoying it (I am not talking about the random randos who stim every second) that the boy got a bu...

discussion

Daze623

5 years ago

@1234smile4321 I understand Wattson but Bangalore really? Bangalore has one of the best escape mechanics in the game and is a solid legend without being too oppressive. She is far from a joke legend, you're probably thinking of Rampart and Fuse.

I'm not surprised that there are mobility based legends in this game after all this game was marketed as a hero shooter BR.

1234smile4321

5 years ago

@Daze623 Her smoke might have its uses but it's a joke compared to Octane's kit. Best escape? Dawg, a smoke wall that a digi negates, or a catapult? Her ult sucks too, even if it's extremely noisy and does a lot of damage, you can basically drag your face across your keyboard and escape it.

Daze623
5 years ago
@1234smile4321 And how many times do you get a digi threat? if you describe abilities like that obviously they'll look weak but there's a reason why they rarely buff/nerf Bang cause she's a pretty balanced legend at the moment. She's not overpowered like Horizon,Gibby and Octane but she's also not a joke like Rampart and Fuse.
- 1234smile4321
  5 years ago
  @Daze623They're common enough to have one by 6 squads left. Not that it ever mattered when I can just w key into a bango's smoke. I mean, if you're smoking reactively, you're probably pinched pretty hard.
  
  Horizon and Octane need to be brought down hard to the strength of the rest of the cast. I LIKE Bangalore. I think Bangalore is good for the game, as is her power level. We don't need anymore AoE ults like hers and gibby, but she's quite a reasonable character. Bangalore, current caustic, Wattson, good. (TBH, caustic and watty both need buffs, even if Horizon and the rest of the dominant cast got gutted).
  
  Gunplay, not ape shenanigans, should define this game. They did it great for a few seasons but now it's just zoom. Horizon, Octane, and Blood are 3 crutch heroes that let golds escape into plat and plats escape into diamond. You mention Gibby. I think Gibby takes a lot of skill to use and he's just oppressive in the hands of an already good player. An idiot on Gibby is a dead Gibby.
  - Daze623
    5 years ago
    @1234smile4321 Yeah goodluck w keying into a bang smoke against competent players. So you think Bangalore is good for the game and yet you call her a "joke legend"? That's kinda contradicting don't you think?
    And really? Gibby takes a lot of skill? Gibby is as straightforward as it gets. You have a passive 15% damage reduction + you're not slowed by bullets meaning you can reposition much better than other legends. Pair that with a gun shield that pretty much adds 50 more health/shield that regenerates every 9 seconds giving you a really strong tank that can 1 v 1 any legend. It doesn't matter what legend you use, if you're an idiot you will die but the skill ceiling needed to "master" Gibby is a lot lower compared to other legends.
    
    I do agree Horizon and any other mobility legend needs to be toned down but I don't think they're ever going to do that as players love playing high mobility legends. Even the nerf going to Octane won't really affect his ability to be a strong pusher as it's highly unlikely an Octane would push you while low health.
    
    You guys need to stop acting like this game completely renders gunplay irrelevant cause it's not. Gunplay is just as important if not the most important but now requires a lot more skills cause of all the abilities added to the game.