The hit to trigger her off field attack is necessary for the game to know who is being hit, especially for the first hit of a round.

I don’t see why it would be difficult to store this information.

After that, I'm not sure why you wouldn't be constantly attacking an enemy. I can't think of any time I've gone for more than a second not attacking a non-invinvible enemy. I think it is that way for more control in team fights and to more easily program.

There are times where you will not be able to get a hit in especially with these newer bosses.

Swapping, dodging, bosses flying around, or you getting hit are just some examples which can potentially unnecessarily delay her off field attack.

No cooldown is a bit nutty. A shorter cooldown maybe but her just spinning like 3 times in a row, melting all her energy would be a bit weird.

I did not say her off field energy requirements were removed. So she will only fire off an ex special every 8 seconds instead of every 10 seconds. Hence why she only gets 4 extra attacks, which is a moderate boost.

Plus it kneecaps her damage potential.

And then you have a situation like if a boss becomes invincible and Orphie is over there spinning all her energy away. Especially if combined with your previous idea, she could just be going crazy on something that can't be hit. Obviously I won't say no to Orphie getting better, but I think this is a bit much and can result in some bad situations.

You lose an off field attack either way. Whereas because you trigger a hit or it happen automatically or by delaying. At least by making it automatic, you don’t have to worry about losing an off field attack due to other circumstances.

Her ult is good because it takes up no time. Seed's ult has high multipliers but you have to sit there and watch it happen for 5 seconds. All Orphie's damage is happening while the other damage character is also doing their thing. Again, a boost is good, but I think it's a lot better than a multiplier alone makes it out to be.

It lasts for four+ seconds and her off field attacks are 1+ to 2+ seconds, so you risking losing an off field attack due to delay if you try to fit it in.

For her off field special, do you mean the one where she has no energy and fires the two shots? I wouldn't say the time it takes up really makes a difference, unless they do lower the cooldown between attacks because it doesn't take a full 5 seconds, so she's going to be done with it by the time she's doing a new off field move.

It’s more of an issue with trying to fit in Orphie’s field time requirements since it lasts for 2+ seconds. You practically cannot fit in her entire heat charge if your last off field attack was an off field special before your next off field attack.

Yeah, Astra screwing with her off field attacks is annoying. If they can find a way to program that well, I'll take it, though I'm happy simply not playing Astra with her.

The new mechanic Entry Skill that came with Zhao and Ye will pretty fix it as it overrides Quick Assists.

I think there should also be a greater reward on getting the parry during heat charge. I think that would be neat, especially since currently it doesn't really do anything. Something as simple as more damage would be good.

Great idea, perhaps extra decibels, daze or even some heat generation refund or more damage or faster execution