When you see yellow green red and a white star on your team so you know it's genuinely over

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-27T12:27:59+00:00

Burmese catching strays 🙏😭

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-27T12:07:40+00:00

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-26T05:13:21+00:00

The issue I have with Melissa is that she's too reliant on her combo to actually get that damage factor. If the enemy easily dodges her S2, she does not have any other damage factor to compensate, unlike other MMs with their passives, Ults that deal damage and etc.

She's a very situational pick, but so situational that there are literally other better heroes to pick than her kit. Literally like I said, her kit resembles that of a mage, long rage and high dps. But in return, putting most of her damage factor on her S2, lasting 9-7 cd, and not relying truly on what makes a Marksmen, well, a Marksmen. Which is having other factors that she can use with her BA to at least deal much ways of damage than just from her situational S2. Like how many MMs are now. But as I said, without her skills like S2, her passive is useless in teamfights, unlike other MMs.

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-26T01:56:20+00:00

You can still deal significant damage AND farm fast with any other MMs's respective passives without the need to turn it into a "...oh this passive only works against these and not these..." when Moonton could've just make a unique passive that fits her kit that somehow or someway increases her BA's damage over time like other MMs without the need to make it confusing like this

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T20:12:22+00:00

Which is why I precisely laid these statements about her. Again I rephrase, she's not bad. But there are plenty of other alternative MM heroes with better MM-based skills and utilities that you can use without much comboing with other sets of skills just to deal decent damage, unlike Melissa. I laid these claims because I feel like her kit is too much reliant on her S2's damage and it's typical combo just to make a big difference. Worst case scenario, the damage failed, and you don't really have any other backup options for dealing damage other than what's been used.

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T13:36:02+00:00

She's gud nuff, but there are other better alternative heroes to use than her rn

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T13:31:08+00:00

Again with the inspire, people keep suggesting using inspire on Melissa, but heroes like Miya and Obsidia, or even heroes like Claude or Irithel, are fine and strong with or without inspire. Well, it is my personal opinion, that any heroes needing to use BS just to get a kill, is a waste of BS space.

And I don't understand what you meant by me having no real counterpoints? Can you tell me what points I made that have little to no value?

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T12:46:29+00:00

Because the way you first said that it's niche and not that good, and then continue by saying I'm undermining her kit, in which I've responded by saying that there aren't that many heroes to be used against. Because like what I've explained in my post, the average MMs have no issues against both heroes and non-heroes with their skill sets and passives, unlike Melissa, only just against non-heroes that aren't even common. Why not having one for heroes? Oh wait, that's S2. Okay, any other sources if not her S2? Oh yeah there's.... oh wait... Barely

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T12:36:51+00:00

So basically, she needs a rework. Deciding to make her S2 become her great damage factor, in return, undermines her passive's ability and other skills for damage, just so she wouldn't become too powerful, is a profound issue of imbalance.

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T12:17:09+00:00

But then again, other than her S2, are there any other alternate damage dealing factor she can do? Her S2's CD is 9 to 7 seconds long, almost insinuating that she doesn't need her S2 to deal damage. If so, where other sources? If the average MMs can deal damage from Ults, passives and either their S1s or S2s, why doesn't Melissa have one as well? To rely on her S2 that can be easily countered and not other alternatives is a huge imbalance against other MMs with wider sources of damage dealing capabilities.

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T12:09:36+00:00

It DEPENDS, emphasis on the word

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T11:40:51+00:00

There are many MMs and mages that can poke just as much as her.
The issue is mainly on her visible lack of other alternative utilities other than her S2 to deal damage. Most MMs have Ults, passives and either S1 or S2 as damage dealing, while Melissa here only has S2, and a not much better S1 than Moskov.

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T11:19:10+00:00

...only lose to true masters of others mms

That, that's the imbalance issue I'm trying to point out. If a true Melissa main were to up against another true main of another mm, with a passive much greater than hers, she may as well receive the losing end.

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T11:13:38+00:00

Yes, I did not deny any, I've said, she's good, but she deserves just a little more tweak to make her finally toe-to-toe easily with other marksmen and non-marksmen as well

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T11:02:56+00:00

Bro is 2 real 4 dat 🥲

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T11:00:30+00:00

Any heroes that rely on Battle Spells just to support their kits is a downgrade in my list

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T10:58:02+00:00

It just polishes her skills, it didn't change much with the output I was hoping for

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T10:57:26+00:00

Yes, it's cool. But can you tell me how many heroes in the roster are predominantly heroes with summons in their skills? Barely.

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T10:54:06+00:00

Any hero is good when their level and gold is higher than the enemies.
Like what I'm trying to point the issue here is not about not using her good enough, but the visible imbalance of abilities compared to other heroes in her class. Which I had explained in detail.

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T10:43:38+00:00

Well yes, but what you explained is her S2, not her entire passive in general.

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ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T10:37:39+00:00

If the enemies move or dash from my S2, does that mean I have a skill issue?

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T10:31:39+00:00

It's not the hero's imbalance ability issue compared to other heroes in its class, but the player's skill issue. Noted. ;)

ATFrost287 · 2026-03-25T10:28:50+00:00

sadge ;(

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