LV/Maul [MERGE]

"Kyno;c-2309069" wrote:

"MaricSkywalker;c-2309067" wrote:
Jmk- always uses hello there on cat to start a match- so she can nuke an enemy right out of the gate.

Why does maul not target Cat with his cooldown reduction on the first turn ?

It's a good idea, and we have seen targeting moves like that.

Will it actually make this stick on d?

It would MASSIVELY help LV. Alone, it wouldn't completely change LV on D vs a player who knows what they're doing; but vs that very large subset who don't, it would increase his chances to hold a ton. Don't underrate how major immediately going down 4 v 5 is for the AI. A single turn of RG or storm buffing the team makes a difference.

The second, and equally important AI change is making Piett open with marked on LV. Right now, players can just kill Piett before the mark/before he can stealth himself. If he's stealthed and marks LV, that means he can't die and the opponent has to target LV or other taunt. Would help him get to ult faster vs someone who knows to delay JMK buff because after killing RG, they have to target LV for a round of turns or two instead of swapping to kill off Piett or the fifth. The ones who don't know to delay JMK buffs and get their CAT killshot increased are probably losing.

LV is almost completely dependent on having a team standing around him for his ult to really help. With the current AI, it's pretty easy to get him down 3 v 5 before his first ult. Neuters him a ton. With the above changes, it would increase the chances he can go into ult at 4 v 5 or 5 v 5 and would make him that much more difficult to beat. Wouldn't make him impossible but would actually require a player to have some strategy other than "JMK go boom".

I personally would love to see people using their LV + Maul combos in arena. I want some variety. They spent a ton more than the avg JMK farm so to see them almost all swapping back to JMK is both hilarious and disheartening.