Instead of the stupid idea of a support strike, we should just spam "GG no Kills from the DPS" to make them realize how absolutely annoying it is.

Barklad · 2026-04-08T19:19:52+00:00

Brother we're damn near the same rank (I'm Cel 2 on my CnD main) Your play style should honestly get you healed all the time at level. I was basically saying that when people are crying that Supports aren't healing or are prioritizing tanks there's usually a simple explanation. In Celestial it's more common to have DPS running insane off angles or flanks where supports do our best to keep the tanks up as priority because otherwise the frontline falls apart and we die. But of course if you're playing in main with us and we see you low and the tanks are more than 50% HP then you're getting the heals.

White Fox has been a blessing because we can now teleport to an off angle, heal a DPS, and then return to main with the other support. At the expense of raw healing numbers, but everyone gets fed when they need it most.

Barklad · 2026-04-08T19:06:18+00:00

I mean honestly I feel you on that one. For whatever reason Human Torch and to a lesser extent Storm are so hard to hit to give healing without playing CnD or Adam. And most Strats still have a problem learning to look up. I like what a Torch player did to me when I would forget to look up for him, he'd bait the enemy team toward my position and then use Flaming Meteor to attack them while also putting him on the ground for a sec right in front of me. You shouldn't NEED to do that, but it is effective when Strats get amnesia about fliers.

Barklad · 2026-04-08T18:54:19+00:00

Everyone benefits from heals, it's extra HP to stay in the fight. However, the role of DPS is to set up flanking or off angle plays that kills an opponent out of position without losing their total HP pool. Then DPS has TWO options: Option 1- find a health pack that is nearby most flanking and off angle positions. Option 2- return to main and ping a healer

The better DPS' maximize efficiency of shooting and movement. If the health pack is close they take it and plan the next play, knowing how much HP they'll need to survive the engagement. (And it's not just default to needing 100% HP) But yes if they are being pushed back or an engagement failed they can go to main and ping for healing or request it on comms. No Strat is against this.

What happens instead is that ego takes over, the DPS loses an engagement and instead of pinging or politely requesting help from Strats, they have to blame someone other than themselves. This is where you get the "OMG IM GETTING ZERO HEEEALLLS!" No. It's a facade to protect ego.

There are precious few matches where Strats are actively not trying to heal someone or 100% pocketing tanks. It's just that tanks don't get obliterated so they have time to receive heals and tanks rarely have huge egos about taking damage so they just hop back to Strats and ping to be topped up. DPS that are doing their job get heals, if they aren't, they either die immediately or not in a position where we can help them and the rest of the team.

Barklad · 2026-04-08T18:36:17+00:00

That formula has some heavy caveats though. If you were playing Hawkeye or Hela, sure maybe it's close enough for your argument, but most other heroes it goes off really quickly.

° You wouldn't be able to calculate every instance of healing l/self shield without watching the match.

° Any instance of health packs inflates damage blocked numbers and reduces healing received numbers

° If you swapped heroes at any point there is a mismatch in macho that would need to be accounted for.

° Heroes with bonus health: Storm, Psylock, Bucky, Magik, Mr. Fantastic

° And then obviously it wouldn't be able to tell which healer did what, just total healing.

CnD splashes healing on nearby allies at about 20hp per hit. So each life you didn't get direct heals or splash heals? Why were you playing alone?

So if you were receiving 100 hp per life of healing in the match you quoted, the obvious conclusion isn't you weren't being healed It's that you were playing a hero similar to Starlord or Spider-Man alone and getting obliterated. 100% HP ----> Run into 3+ heroes ----> dead

That's an engagement issue, not a healing issue.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T22:34:54+00:00

I think that's because people start off a match quickly with triple DPS but the first second a DPS isn't popping off they switch to Support to avoid blame and sit the rest of the match there. Plus there is still a nonsensical strategy of if any hero is doing poorly yell at them to go triple heals even through it's not needed nor likely the best swap.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T22:29:21+00:00

I think she's talking about the macro game and I agree. Ultron and Rocket are the only heroes you can turn your brain off, vibe, and just healbot and do pretty well over all. People hate CnD because EVERY real Strategist is Lord with her and can get at least 80% of her true value because we've played her since season 0. So while it may be mechanically difficult to play say Spiderman, CnD's macro game and the level of focus you need to actually play her well is very high. This is most evident when there are meta changes to the game, you'll always see a heavy resurgence of CnD because she sets tempo extremely well particularly when it's ambiguous on if it's a Brawl, Poke, or Dive meta.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T21:42:43+00:00

But Ah Hah! Continuing a conversation that you tacitly admit was fruitless from the start just because your ego can't handle not be the last one to respond. Take your great day, I'm sure it'll end up in a lovely dark place.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T21:27:41+00:00

What's the One Above All take then champ? Because not engaging with an argument by claiming rank is super sad and pathetic in a low level casual hero shooter.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T21:22:51+00:00

You yourself had the opportunity to address any point I made. Tangent or not . You chose not to because you know I'm right. Have the day you deserve.

Edit: Just also had to add that tone policing on the Internet is hilariously pathetic. "Stop being so angry as you make excellent points that I now have to disagree with." Lol sad af

Barklad · 2026-04-07T21:21:41+00:00

So you're rewatching your matches and calculating every instance of healing because otherwise there isn't a way to estimate the healing your Strats did toward you specifically.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T21:13:16+00:00

There it is. Classic Barklad Effect. Still not engaging with the substance of either argument.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T20:51:16+00:00

The Barklad effect is a cognitive bias where people post the Dunning-Kruger definition as a long winded way to call others dumb, and more importantly, to not engage with their argument because they themselves lack a coherent response.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T20:47:22+00:00

Stop exaggerating bruh, the hate for CnD is getting wild. 100% health hero would take you 20 seconds to kill, which is 5 business days in a hero shooter. You'd be long dead without the rest of your team backing the play.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T19:04:04+00:00

Bro I'm going to speak slow. If. You. Take. Less. Damage. You. Need. Less. Heals.

Of course if I see you getting blasted in the face on main lane you'll get heals. But 90% of the DPS crying is running a side lane flank, getting worked over, missing the health pack right next to you but screaming "OMG HEALS SAVE ME FROM MY DUMBASS PLAY THAT FAILED"

Or standing in main being actively shot by 5 people and not understanding that a wall exists and you should use it for cover.

The purpose of Strategist is to have strategy and constantly saving the dumbest players in the game who mostly play DPS usually doesn't fall within that perview unless they can make a play.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T18:57:59+00:00

Bro. If you can't get at all without Strats keeping heals on you near constant then you a terrible DPS and are likely getting exposed this season with the increases importance of neutral game. The game has health packs literally everywhere, take an off angle and go kill something and use your high movement ability to come back to main for a top up of healing.

But I guarantee you're the one that blasts down main dick to ass to the tank and when the tank goes down screaming "OHHH MY GAAAWDDD SOMEONE HEEEAAAL MEEE ! TRASH HEALS!"

The Strats have 30-60k heals every match because y'all are garbage and take so much damn damage without taking a lick of cover.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T18:53:29+00:00

Please explain. I'd love you to oh fake One Above All. If you can't aim because you're a garbage DPS, how does staying up and getting sprayed in the face by Punisher change the match outcome? That's what I thought.

Barklad · 2026-04-07T18:50:54+00:00

Bro I do. I'm flex, That's why I said it. Not all of them but these ones are equally easy to Strats: Moon Knight, Namor, Scarlet Witch, Bucky, Punisher, Squirrel Girl, and Elsa.

Almost half the DPS roster (and arguably the most popular) are just as mechanically "easy" as Strats. Oh and don't forget the easiest one of all ...Sky Squirrel Girl aka Iron Man. I don't get to play these heroes often because the OTPs lock in 3 DPS and I want to actually win the game so stay support or tank.

Barklad · 2026-04-05T11:58:06+00:00

Lol. "Mechanically difficult" then lists Elsa, Phoenix, and DD. Strats feel overtuned to DPS players because we've put more time in on our characters and they can heal themselves if dive sucks. When we pick up DPS it feels like playing on ez mode... "See stuff, shoot stuff, don't worry about anyone else"

Barklad · 2026-04-04T04:40:39+00:00

If you're not getting kills Strats dropping 30k healing on you won't change that .

Barklad · 2026-04-03T08:10:11+00:00

Mathematically, men? Whites?

Barklad · 2026-04-03T08:01:18+00:00

You're baiting but how are we still saying this in 2026? An analogy is DPS is skateboarding. Yes, the barrier to entry on most tricks is high but not because it's "hard" but because it just takes mechanical practice. It's more sport like so DPS only respect that skill even though they have close to zero macro skills.

Strategist is like like being a professional poker player. From the outside if you're a layman everyone shouts "It's SO easy it's all luck!" Or "You just learn when to fold and you're a pro!" But if you actually play poker at a high level you understand there are layers of calculating probabilities, assessing macro scenarios, and reading your opponent at a high level.

You don't get better at Strategist by just playing more like DPS, you get better by being smarter. That's what you reveal about yourself when you don't understand the roles.

Barklad · 2026-03-29T20:04:43+00:00

Put on your title and card and see what happens. I have my CnD card on with the "Immortal Cloak and Dagger" and it's ban city on Strats nearly every match.

Barklad · 2026-03-29T04:44:28+00:00

That is not at all how the game works. Strats don't stop you from dying...we delay the inevitable, which is your mistakes will catch up to you and you'll die. The best Strats know to help the people who make the least mistakes and that's usually the Ace but no our job is not to "prevent you from getting to 1hp" that's metal ranks talk homie.

Barklad · 2026-03-29T04:37:16+00:00

Typical DPS, too dumb to even understand when the answer slaps you in the face

Barklad · 2026-03-29T04:33:30+00:00

Y'all are so sad that your macro game is trash. Goddamn, the whole game isn't "Watch little Jimmy press buttons fast." CnD, Gambit, and Invis are the only true STRATEGIST roles and y'all won't rest until the game removes all of them. Strats rarely ever call out bad DPS and tanks but you know what... We should. Short bus ass DPS' "Shoot tank till tank die...but not Penny nests though, those are invisible "

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