Arkraith

Just an average person.

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@jamm3rd Please tell me you aren't gonna use Gen AI in the actual game. That would be incredibly disappointing. I'll probably wait a bit after it comes out before I buy it to make sure

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@PatukahMR I heavily agree with the lack of synergy in her kit now, what's the point of most of her stuff, none of it goes together anymore. They're just abilities randomly tossed in like a potluck

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@GambleO9H @wuz_doc Also her sprint jump is mainly a repositioning tool, as any mobility focused dive character will easily catch up and finish her. Compared to things like Hela Bird and Phoenix blink which are instant escapes from danger, sprint offers no protection or escape if she gets jumped

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@GambleO9H @wuz_doc Blatantly untrue. Most other characters have higher attack speeds that are less punishing if you're missing shots. Even characters like Phoenix and Hela, while still requiring consistent shots, aren't as punishing to be missing with as Widow, who has to rechamber each shot

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@TheMantisWife Yeah, I'm one of them. I've tried like 3 or 4 games with the new widow and she just isn't fun anymore, the nerfed jump, nerfed pull, and lack of any significant form of range is just so unsatisfying. Its just so bland in comparison and her kit is un-synergized with itself now

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@GambleO9H @wuz_doc Certain characters don't require as strict aim, and when it comes to positioning it's not as important for characters who have reliable escape tools, of which black widow does not. And widow only has one self defense tool on a 15 second CD, if you miss it, she's cooked

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@VectorASpecter Changes would have been fine on a smaller level, but after a year of basically doing nothing to her they jumped straight to a full rework instead of trying literally anything else first, just kind of sucks because she was fun

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@GambleO9H @wuz_doc I mean I don't really agree with that lol. While her kit itself isn't complex or much time to figure out, it does require significant aim, strategic use of her abilities, and good positioning, more than most other characters at the very least

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@dreamside0010 @doyouworryabtme I don't see how giving her a new tool or mechanic would be that unhealthy tho, especially considering how often they buff characters to try and balance them. Hell it's been like a year since widow got her last significant buff, they just haven't tried anything with her

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@ScoutSzewc @wuz_doc "as well as needing to aim" implying the sniper character didn't previously need aim? Lol. And no one said her damage should be buffed but a new tool could have helped her a lot.

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@invertedcurse @wuz_doc Yeah and even then it's not much stronger than her ADS is now, still being unable to one-shot kill with a headshot. Would have been nicer if they let the sniper just keep sniping normally

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@doyouworryabtme Well you got one right here lol. She actually revitalized my enjoyment of the game when I was starting to lose interest because of how much enjoyment I got out of her

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@tankdifff Yeah, she has such a negative rep now that people will gladly tell you to your face theyre glad she's getting reworked and don't care if people can't play her like they used to. Cuz apparently it's okay to use rework as a first resort when it comes to widow

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@Zqu73 They already could do that, but for anyone around them too

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@Lifeincarnatex They didn't say anything about needing 200 hours to be usable, that's just how much playtime they have on her lol.
You don't look at a C&D player with 300 hours and assume it takes 300 to learn them XD

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@cuteonlyvibes Uhhhhhh...

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How it feels to be a black widow player right now
On a positive note I got to learn how to fade out images on DaVinci while making this

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@TheWalker_07 They absolutely could have given her a tool or two to help her without completely changing the core of her kit in favor of what we're getting, they have done things like that before. It's just weird to completely change what she was because the non-widow players wanted it.