Vantage thoughts.
So, I've been trying to play Vantage and I'm struggeling to express my feelings when playing her. TL:DR I don't really like her. On paper she is a scan legend with movement and an extra gun. Th...
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@DrWizardo Her tactical is what keeps me from using her. Your mention of fighting it rather than using it is spot on. I am unsure how to fix it but the current mechanic seems to built around the quirky bat thing.
A few of the teammates I occasionally play with don't like playing as Vantage because she is a Sniper/Marksmen character fundamentally & they don't like playing that aspect of the game (they are more of your up close SMG merchants).I quite like playing her though every now & again for the reasons my teammates don't ie picking off enemies at range then close in etc but I find her best ability is her passive 'Spotters Lens' which when aiming with a weapon with a Level 2 scope or above it'll indicate enemies locations & shields,the bullet drop indicator/laser scope is more hindrance than help though.Vantage's tactical 'Echo Location' has been bugged for a little while where trying to launch Echo at times doesn't work with either 'not ready' or 'los' & Echo is located 400m+ away but even when it is working one would perceive that the 'Echo Location' would be ideal for those quick getaways whilst damaged in the heat of battle but it is way too slow for that where you just become easy prey to be beamed out the sky by enemies.And so I see the 'Echo Location' as more of a closing in on the enemy rather than getting away ability.Vantage's Ultimate the 'Snipers Mark' is only useful if you can make your 2nd shots count (for bonus damage) as the 1st shot is merely a scratch.B-Tier character for me.
- @Redmattgame I played a little bit on Olympus just now and tried to use the bat to get away from the stairs in the fight night arena. I was killed though as it just took to long to aim, throw out the bat, wait for it to move, and go.
As the enemy team saw the bat they also beamed me since they knew where I was going.
As you say, getting into position is probably what it is best at. Still there are so many out of bounds places where you just cant be, the use of the skill is somewhat lessened by the clunkyness.- @DrWizardo The trick is that you have to change your mindset toward fights. The bat does not get sent out after you're in danger. You always send it out in a strategic direction before engaging the enemy. You can also redirect in the middle of fights, but the idea is to have the bat in place before you actually need it.
The Crypto-Loba-Octane analogy is spot on, though.
- @hayhor I'm guessing since the have Loba's bracelet which is better...but is still bad (xD), and Valkyries jetpack, the bat was "needed" to make it work differently. So they took parts from Crypto, Loba and Octane to create this monstrosity.
Lore-wise someone could just shoot the bat. That would perhaps also mature her a little? As @BigMacAttack8u mentioned her personality is pretty annoying (thankfully the echo location-line is gone).
I am usually playing with mic on, so I try to call stuff out. But yeah, I get you.
Compared to Loba, Mirage or Maggie who are the legends I use most, Vantage's skills are not very team focused.
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