The State of Citron
(I know there has been a thread on this but sorry can't seem to find it so posting a new one :/ ) Holy cow this character needs help. I've played through to Super Elite recently as my continued ques...
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@TheSprinter85 thanks for the input. I didn't notice his sprint was faster.
Yeah if just Navel Laser were somehow buffed it would work better. Not great sign to have players never using what is meant to be a special ability.
I only ever play Citron in Ops.
I’ve tried in PvP and I just don’t find him to be terribly great at his job for all the reasons already mentioned here.
When in Ops I’m more than happy to shield my teammates during Boss waves because it feels worthwhile and effective to get in between a Pea Gatling and the Sensei boss so he’s not knocked out of his rooted state or to block the Gargantuar lightning stream so a Night Cap can safely strike. The character really shines there.
But in PvP I don’t get that same feeling of being effective because there are actually very few situations where you can play that same defensive roll to the same extent. In PvP the limited arc of the Citron shield matters a lot more than it does in PvE and instead of feeling like I’m effectively shielding in PvP most of the time I feel more like I’ve just delayed the inevitable by a few seconds.
Since you can’t shield and fire at the same time when you pull that shield out you need to feel like it’s making a difference and in PvP those times are few and far between. I use the shield all the time in PvE but in PvP I wish I could swap out the shield for the ability to zoom and aim like with every other character.
@realitysquared I'd say that Citron is super effective in the PvE side of the game, but quite ineffective in PvP, because the Al can't particularly break the shield easily, whereas in PvP the shield can be broken quickly because of damage output of players. 👍
- @TheSprinter85
That’s exactly it- for character clearly designed to be able to shield others the shield he’s been given just isn’t capable of taking enough punishment in a PvP match which leaves you feeling ineffective when you try to play him according to his role.
