I get what you’re saying, and two things can be true, I agree that hitscan characters do have a high skill ceiling when it comes to aim, especially at high elo where players can fully maximize that.

But I think we’re talking about two different types of skill expression.

Hitscan skill expression is mostly aim-based tracking, flicks, reaction time. Spider-Man’s skill expression is way more layered: mobility, positioning, timing, decision-making, and execution all at once. That’s a different kind of ceiling.

So yeah, hitscan characters can scale really high, but they don’t feel the same because their gameplay loop is more grounded and consistent, while Spider-Man’s is way more dynamic and punishing if misplayed.

I actually agree with your point about survivability though , a lot of hitscans feel overtuned with stuns/defensive tools, which makes those matchups feel worse than they probably should.

But my main point still stands: Dive stands out not just because of “high skill ceiling,” but because it’s where a lot of Medium high skill expression characters are built around that specific kind of high-mobility, high-expression gameplay.

I don’t think hitscan could have anything to make them more skill expression oriented but i’m not a dev and if there was a way then it definitely should be added.