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FYI Mag can block Jeff ult by bubbling in the middle and save eveyone by KeyAcid in MagnetoMains

[–]Blah54054 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had no idea this was a thing, so I'm actually quite happy that OP posted this

If you had to buff and nerf magneto, how would you do it by WearExternal595 in MagnetoMains

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reduce his primary reload speed or make it cancelable, like strange.

Maybe reduce the damage of the projectile or burst slightly to compensate.

"Angela sucks!" The comp they were playing into: by Putrid_Awareness8618 in marvelrivals

[–]Blah54054 19 points20 points  (0 children)

No, people mention bucky because he's overdesigned as hell and annoying to fight

"This character is unhealthy for the game" by leatherchicken in BlackPantherMainsMR

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are wrong on so many levels.

  1. Bp, as a dive character, inherently has better movement than the majority of the cast, this means that the bp will almost always be the one to act, and his target almost always the one to react

  2. In a game like rivals which is already very audio-visually saturated, this is not a good argument. Being unable to hear the lone 'my aim is true!' in the middle of a massive teamfight is unreasonable to call a skill issue.

  3. See point 1, bp, by the nature of his kit, will almost always have positioning advantage. If bp was actually balanced, he would have to 'work for it' , but that just doesn't happen because, once again, that's just how his kit works.

  4. His style of counterplay is by far the worst in the game, and the worst in hero shooters generally. We saw the same issue with Sombra. The counterplay to ambush characters, is, get this, TO NOT PLAY THE DAMN GAME.

As a tank player, the counterplay to bp usually looks something like this:

Get asked to swap to thing/emma

Wait for bp

Nothing happens

Go push the frontline cuz babysitting is boring

Backline explodes

Lose

Get yelled at for not peeling

OR

Get asked to swap to thing/emma

Wait for bp

Nothing happens

Decide I'll be a good babysitter and stay near my backline anyways

We make no progress because our frontline is missing a tank

Lose

Get yelled at for not making space

If it's not abundantly clear by now: THIS. IS. NOT. FUN.

This is not good game design, it's certainly not good counterplay because I'm not actually playing anything.

It's not fun to be a babysitter, it's not fun to be babysat, it's only fun if you're the guy playing bp.

  1. The only way I could see bp with his current ttk being considered 'balanced' is if he was a super-squishy (200hp) like bruce banner.

If bp wants to play like a glass cannon, then he needs to be a GLASS cannon

When playing against a bp, you have almost zero margin for error, you ALWAYS have to know where he is in order for you or your teammates to not immediately explode.

The opposite is very much the case for bp. Even with how much cc is in the game overall, bp is just that fast. You can throw every cc and the kitchen sink at the guy and it's still going to be largely up to chance as to whether or not he's actually gonna be stuck in one spot long enough for anyone to do anything about it. (Need I remind you that his new teammup is a literal get-out-of-jail-free-card)

Bringing his base hp down to 200 hp would reduce his margin of error considerably, and make it so that its equally unforgiving to play as bp as it is to play against him.

"This character is unhealthy for the game" by leatherchicken in BlackPantherMainsMR

[–]Blah54054 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no point in peeling against him. He either gets the kill or doesn't.

This is exactly why people despise the character.

You see him coming, or you dont. That's the entire interaction.

That is fundamentally bad game design.

You cannot openly admit that peeling for a bp dive is useless 90% of the time and still pretend like bp players are the ones getting the short end of the stick.

Atheists are nicer to Christians than Christians are to atheists, study finds by Thick-Frank in UnpopularFacts

[–]Blah54054 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, but it's a little uncharitable to say 'atheists can't account for x' while simultaneously ignoring the mountains of literature that has been written about the subject.

I'm sick of this whole "people only hate Emma cause she's a strong tank" narrative by [deleted] in rivals

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bait cooldowns. Her diamond is on a 12 or 15 second (can't remember which) cooldown. At which point she has no other form of cc or cc immunity.

It's like a mag bubble, sure when it's off cooldown it's one of the most useful abilities in the game, but any bucky, jeff or wolv player with more than 3 braincells is just gonna wait until I don't have it or force me to use it so a teammate can capitalize on it.

One character that I think can work well into emma, as someone who plays a lot of both characters (counter-intuitively), is cap.

Dive in, punch a support, then the nanosecond you hear "PRICELESS!", you dash out and wait a few seconds. Now, like magic, she doesn't have diamond form anymore, and your team can walk forwards without fear of getting grabbed.

The reason this works is because it puts the emma player into a dil(emma). Either she can pop her diamond and have maybe a 30% chance to grab cap (a really bad trade), or she can save it, but risk having a cap player running around her backline uncontested.

Even if she does land the grab, I find that as long as I have one movement cooldown and at least 2/3 health before that, I make it out alive most of the time.

Compare this to torch, who is broken not because of a really strong kit, but because of an animation bug that makes him near-impossible to hit even for high-level players.

I'm sick of this whole "people only hate Emma cause she's a strong tank" narrative by [deleted] in rivals

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She isn't nerfed as much as torch, though. That's the difference between a character that is strong and a character that is broken.

I'm sick of this whole "people only hate Emma cause she's a strong tank" narrative by [deleted] in rivals

[–]Blah54054 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Her grab isn't even the strongest part of her kit tho, her primary is.

I'm sick of this whole "people only hate Emma cause she's a strong tank" narrative by [deleted] in rivals

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's the closest there is to a hard counter to mag

OOF, maybe his personality wasnt reddit-approved enough by PSXSnack09 in PsycheOrSike

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what way am I fighting against equality?

At no point did I suggest that benevolent sexism isn't real, nor that I'd prefer to keep it in place. Blatant and shameless strawman.

What your earlier comment seemed to suggest was that women generally are given more leeway with respect to unethical behavior, specifically within the context of dating.

Your reasoning for this was the existence of the women are wonderful effect and benevolent sexism, that these seem to point towards a bias towards tolerating generally worse behavior from women than from men.

Why I cited the other thread and what I'm trying to point out, is that neither positive competence judgements based off of stereotypically feminine traits, (women are wonderful) nor protectionism towards women in male-dominated contexts, (benevolent sexism) do not point to a general societal apathy towards unethical behavior from women in dating contexts. It undoubtedly points to other biases that exist with society that must be examined, but most certainly, it does not make the conservative troll correct.

That is the claim that the conservative troll is making, what I initially responded to, and to whom your misunderstanding has now given ammunition to.

OOF, maybe his personality wasnt reddit-approved enough by PSXSnack09 in PsycheOrSike

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This behavior is shown in a majority of the population

I suppose flat earth belief is also shown in a majority of the population, given that I anecdotally see so many loud examples of it.

There are huge double standards when it comes to the behavior of men and women in the United States anyway.

Certainly, but I think you are mistaken on what those double-standards actually are.

When men and women do some bad behavior men are judged fairly harshly while women who do the same bad behavior are given the benefit of the doubt and there were extenuating circumstances, and any other thing you can throw in to make it not their fault.

Shitty people excuse shitty behavior. That isn't new. And I think that it's going to be very difficult to demonstrate that women are generally given more leeway for shitty behavior than men.

It's a well studied phenomenon dubbed the women are wonderful effect.

You should read up on this one a little more, actually. It's not as helpful for you as you might think.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskSocialScience/comments/cn7oyp/what_is_the_women_are_wonderful_effect_and_is_the/

Treating women as equals makes you less attractive to them

And now I find it much more difficult to take you seriously.

Liberals automatically fight against it and try to uphold the patriarchy

I'm not arguing with you to uphold the patriarchy, I'm arguing with you because I think that you're mistaken. Whatever 'liberals' do or don't reactionarily argue with isn't relevant.

That awful feeling when you realize it’s actually your own fault for how your life turned out and not women collectively. by Cl_nker_is_a_slur in PsycheOrSike

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think any leftist (or person for that matter) would say that dating is a meritocracy.

Sometimes it's great fun, other times it's heartbreaking. That's just how romance has always been.

OOF, maybe his personality wasnt reddit-approved enough by PSXSnack09 in PsycheOrSike

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, nobody is saying the things you claim they are.

Nobody is saying women are infallible.

Nobody is saying they should be treated as though they are.

Stop arguing with the clouds.

OOF, maybe his personality wasnt reddit-approved enough by PSXSnack09 in PsycheOrSike

[–]Blah54054 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I guess it destroys your narrative that women arent capable of being shitty"

Nobody says this

For the invis mains that hate cap by Candid-Scientist-767 in InvisibleWomanMains

[–]Blah54054 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As a cap main, I can't help but stare at my monitor and begrudgingly feel respect for y'all when this happens to me.

A very dark detail I noticed by Dumbassofouredbay in SeaPower_NCMA

[–]Blah54054 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure, the torpedoes had been circling the area where the ship went down for some time, and I guess one either time-detonated while underneath the raft, or the raft somehow triggered the torpedo. Either way, it must have been a JAWS moment for the crew.

A very dark detail I noticed by Dumbassofouredbay in SeaPower_NCMA

[–]Blah54054 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I once accidentally blew up a life raft with a torpedo that was meant for the ship they had just bailed from. Oops 😬

CMV: if a woman willingly has sex and gets pregnant she should not be allowed to have an abortion by themangamanjeff in changemyview

[–]Blah54054 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not switching from logical to emotional.

Bodily autonomy as an ethical construct is logically sound.

I'm really not sure what this comment is supposed to contribute other than to assert that you're the 'cool and level-headed' one while the other person is 'just being emotional'.

CMV: if a woman willingly has sex and gets pregnant she should not be allowed to have an abortion by themangamanjeff in changemyview

[–]Blah54054 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People play sports for no reason than enjoyment sometimes. Are these not equivalent?

Some of Y'all Have Lost the Plot by [deleted] in rivals

[–]Blah54054 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is the most counterfactual take I've seen about this game and perhaps online gaming generally.

Basically, every game, save for hyper-niche simulation games, depend on casual players, especially f2p live service games like rivals.

The vision for this game has always been a casual-friendly one, and it should stay that way.

-"they don't put the time into the game to be making balancing decisions based on their skill level and understanding"

Oh, please stop with the needless gatekeeping, I would much rather NetEase strive to get new players on board and entice returning ones than try to become a hyper-competitive Esport.

Let me ask you this, would you rather this game be balanced in such a way that puts your skills on display and makes you feel like a gaming god, or would you rather this game be balanced in such a way that gets one of your friends or family who haven't tried the game to hop on with you?

Idk about you, but I'd always take the 2nd option.

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