Wattson Buff Idea

She's able to give any energy weapon a "charge" when holding it resulting in additional damage. Similar to Rampart's buff of LMGs.

discussion

7 Replies

erthaccont232
5 years ago
being able to give triple take/peacekeeper charger at slower rate when not aimed sounds like fun
DarthValtrex
Hero (Retired)
5 years ago
@Lord_Scorpion34 While I like the idea, this would make certain guns really really really OP. The Volt is already one of the highest DPS guns in the game. If they add any type of buff to the damage output it will make it really OP. The same is true for the Devo. This type of thing would create a ton of balancing issues with the guns.
MandatoryIDtag
5 years ago
@erthaccont232 Strictly speaking neither of those weapons are classified as energy weapons, so they wouldn't receive any benefit from this buff anyway.
@Lord_Scorpion34 I agree with darth on this idea though....you really wanna get steamrolled by a super charged devo/volt every game? Now combo wattson with rampart in this hypothetical and you've got a game breaker lol
Koochi-Q
5 years ago
@Lord_Scorpion34 This person has watched too much anime... and I approve of it... That's one of the few things in life where 'too much' equates to 'good' XD

Idea tho... nope :P
Lord_Scorpion34
Legend
5 years ago
@DarthValtrex, @MandatoryIDtag I get what you're saying, but you don't see a ton of Ramparts running around now even tho she has that perk lol. Make things more competitive sure but I don't think it would throw things that much out of whack. I think it just makes sense since she's all about electricity & energy. And why should Rampart be the only one with a weapon perk lol. But it's "just a thought." Rampart voice lol
Cro_Pittt
5 years ago
@Lord_Scorpion34 I wrote more than once some changes to Wattson that could make her viable again especially in tournaments. If people see the pros use them, i'm sure casual players will start using her more as well. Here's my ideas again lol:
As it stands now she isn't picked because Crypto can counter her so easily so i think these two options are a good compromise.
1) Crypto's ult doesn't destroy her fences and ult, but simply disables them for a limited time (like 10-15 seconds). This would still allow the pushing team a good amount of time to do it, and also rewards the Wattson team if they win the fight by reactivating her abilities again;
2) Crypto's ult destroys Wattson's fences but it doesn't do the same with her Pylon, instead he only cuts its "timer" by 50% or even more.
Another idea could be to buff her new passive. Now it recharges 0.5 shields per second, while 1 shield per second would be good. If it's too op you can disable her passive when her ult is up.
erthaccont232
5 years ago
@MandatoryIDtag she can also charge up havoc/devotion (slower than turbo or something). but why does it have to be energy weapon? the class of a weapon has nothing to do with charging. she literally yells charge when she jumps.