BB-9E Shock Spin Problem

Correct, this E skill of BB-9 is very worse than the E skill of BB-8 !!! With BB-8 we can even reach 1st in the match HvsV !!!!

With BB-9 nobody never will ever be able to be 1st if they don't change this!

It should be equal to Phasma's droid

@R1cardao  Yeah, BB-8 is fine .. but BB-9 isn’t balanced. With his slow movement and the shock spin bug not affecting more than one hero the ability is more of a liability than a benefit. 

@VetteC5RX The ability does knock back multiple heroes at once as long as they're within the closer range when initially activated (have done it many times). Anyone outside that range or entering after the initial activation simply takes damage, which is completely in line with the ability's description: "On activation, BB-9E pushes and damages close by enemies with an electric pulse. Enemies further away will have their blaster overheated and grenades disrupted. BB-9E will damage close by enemies for the remainder of the active time." I believe it's working as intended and is not a bug. If and when enemies lock on to you during the remainder of your slow-moving spin, simply cancel the ability and dodge away.

@R1cardao See attached image 

@nrobh  If that is the intended case then the logic is poor and flawed. The deactivation isn’t instantaneous and if the crowd control aspect is only at the immediate activation then BB-9’s movement shouldn’t be slowed. 

The “close by” range isn’t indicated, only the total AOE so that would make proper timing clumsy. 

if the ability isn’t to do a full knock back after initial activation then those entering the AOE should be susceptible to a stun. 

The damage done by shock spin isn’t as great as the cable spin of BB-8 so the opportunity to defeat an opponent really isn’t there.

I hope this IS a bug otherwise it’s yet another example or poor logic from EA.

@R1cardao If this is how he was designed to be, yeah; he needs balance.

BB-9 in this state isn’t an effective character. There are a few characters who have abilities that in real practice are more of a liability than a benefit when it comes to other hero & villains (Kylos frenzy is a good example of a poor ability). 

A fair balance would be a stun effect for anyone who enters the AOE. Because the damage from shock spin is so low any saber wielded can just run right up and kill BB-9 before the ability can be effectively turned off and him dodge away. ... That’s not a good strategy anyway because most saber users have a pretty descent lunge distance and hit boxes in this game are large. 

No matter how you look at it BB-9 is either bugged OR broken by design.