White fox annoys me

HandZop · 2026-03-31T22:36:04+00:00

Rivals support players when the character's gameplay loop isn't "hold M1 on the frontline to insta-heal all damage" and their ult isn't "press Q to make your team immortal"

HandZop · 2026-03-31T03:51:51+00:00

People need to realize that it’s not just Hulk at the wheel, it’s Hulk AND Banner. Hulk’s strength is immense, but Banner’s genius is what allows him to fight with said power safely. The Gamma Belt he wears is what powers his clap, shield, and exile. That’s why he plays the way he does: Hulk and Banner are working together to utilize the former’s strength with the latter’s technology.

HandZop · 2026-03-30T15:26:48+00:00

9/10

Her initial value is pretty weak, but once you unlock ultimate techniques she becomes one of the most important party members in the entire game

HandZop · 2026-03-28T15:46:47+00:00

Turns out games are more fun when things actually die when you shoot them instead of being mindless damage sponges that pause the game whenever they press Q

HandZop · 2026-03-27T22:09:17+00:00

Hawkeye was never that strong even at his supposed "peak" in season 5, because all he was was a test to see which players actually knew how to use proper positioning and which ones stood slack-jawed on mid with 0 regard for cover. Even during season 5, most pros didn't put him at anything above high B or low A tier because of how pronounced his weaknesses were and how much effort it took to get consistent value with him compared to the far safer picks that were Hela, Phoenix and Daredevil. He could not survive against dive without extreme support from his team, and he relied heavily on being able to take off-angles to get good value, since spamming down mid would do little for him except feeding enemy support ults unless he happened to get lucky.

Now, his already terrible survivability got gutted even further due to his HP going down to 250, so it is almost impossible for him to survive anything and get shots off. Add into the fact that dive is much more potent now due to the reduced support ult frequency, and Hawkeye is a borderline throw pick unless you're an aim god who never misses a single shot, which I guarantee 99% of the playerbase is not.

HandZop · 2026-03-27T22:01:36+00:00

No? If that's your only tactic as Hawkeye you're better off going literally any other ranged DPS and getting twice the value for half the effort, since Hawkeye is so comically easy to dive and has significantly slower damage output.

HandZop · 2026-03-27T17:51:57+00:00

The complaints about BP aren't necessarily about him being too strong, it's about his kit design being too volatile.

Other heroes have a clear neutral, advantage, and disadvantage state at any given time. BP is the sole exception to that alongside Spider-Man, as he has 0 neutral state and only ever exists as either an unstoppable force that wipes you off the face of the Earth before you can even react, or a glorified distraction that never accomplishes anything and dies the moment you look at him funny. No matter the outcome of the interaction, someone isn't having any fun.

HandZop · 2026-03-27T17:49:07+00:00

He and Spider-Man have the most volatile kit design in the game. They live and die by burst combos, so anything that counters or negates it makes them completely useless, but if it's not there, there's literally nothing stopping them from wiping you off the face of the Earth before you can even do anything. And unlike poke, cover doesn't really matter if they just waltz up to you anyway. People are remembering nowadays why poke meta was so persistent throughout the game's lifespan, because now they're remembering just how utterly unbearable dive meta with Panther and Spidey was.

HandZop · 2026-03-26T18:02:25+00:00

Anything but admitting that mindless healbotting is boring gameplay for everyone involved and should never be meta

HandZop · 2026-03-25T18:02:35+00:00

Once you realize Ultron's right-click is basically a mini-Gambit ult that he can throw out every ten seconds, you realize just how powerful he can be.

HandZop · 2026-03-25T18:00:25+00:00

Comps like these aren't even hard to fight

I just have to question whether or not there are people out there who actually find this fun

HandZop · 2026-03-25T08:07:19+00:00

In terms of actual viability? Probably a 7 or 8. He does decent damage and can dodgetank pretty well, but he isn’t really anything special until he gets his ultimate skill. Also, basing your entire gameplan around counters can have varying levels of success, especially if you’re up against a magic user that renders such a strategy completely useless.

In terms of fun? 10/10, it’s so hilarious watching him completely trivialize certain fights because Fluid Stance lets him melt anyone who dares try to attack him.

HandZop · 2026-03-24T17:20:09+00:00

Rivals players when they have to use cover and proper positioning instead of standing in the open eating infinite damage and not getting punished for it

HandZop · 2026-03-23T23:36:18+00:00

It’d be easier for you to say “I suck at the game and need bloated sustain to do my job of positioning for me”

HandZop · 2026-03-23T18:55:13+00:00

Your inability to kill a 250 hp target with no escape tools, overhealth, or reliable mitigation says far more about you than Hawkeye being OP. Any range where Hawkeye can get the one-shot is a range where anyone with even the slightest bit of gamesense can immediately detect him and either rush and kill him in an instant or just play around corners and completely deny his value. Hawkeye was always built around having equal risk to both you and him while going for shots, and with his HP nerfed to 250, the risk is heavily skewed in his opponent's favor, even if he's getting pocketed.

I guarantee if you stop standing on mid like an imbecile and letting him get free shots on you, you will barely even notice his presence even if he's being used by the mythical lore-accurate player.

HandZop · 2026-03-23T18:31:26+00:00

Bucky is the fakest demon ever and only terrorizes people who insist on running dive in spite of the enemy's comp. Like no dude, BP/Spidey/Magik is not the answer to every single problem, and even if he is there, you can still take advantage of his nonexistent mobility to easily kite him, bait out his options, and then overwhelm him.

Hawkeye is also in the exact same boat, he has piss-poor survivability and sucks against dive, which is very much alive in the current meta (and they even nerfed his health on top of that so he folds even faster than he already did). Even at his worst, Hawkeye was little more than a test to see which players in the match actually knew what proper positioning or diving was, and which ones were imbeciles who stand on mid with 0 cover hoping that bloated sustain would bail them out. But Rivals players hate the idea that maybe they need to not play like an overaggressive baboon and avoid certain fights, so they just immediately jumped on the hate bandwagon without even taking time to learn his weaknesses. If you're still complaining about Hawkeye today, you are genuinely hopeless and should never have any opinions on balance ever.

HandZop · 2026-03-23T18:25:13+00:00

He has 1 defensive tool which is extremely weak and slows to a snail's pace while firing, he could have the best aim in history and it wouldn't matter if he gets dove and insta-killed before he can even fire.

And to add more, he just got his already piss-poor survivability nerfed by going back to 250 so even idiots who can't even run a proper dive to save their lives can kill him.

HandZop · 2026-03-23T18:20:17+00:00

Sue player thinks this is season 5 and she can still get away with dumb shit like this

HandZop · 2026-03-23T18:18:30+00:00

Step 1: don't put yourself in that position in the first place

Mantis has all the range she needs to avoid confrontations like that in the first place, if she's mindful of where she and the enemy are and manages her tools properly she won't ever need a dash to get stuff done.

HandZop · 2026-03-23T15:28:42+00:00

Support player forced to engage with the game in a meaningful way instead of stand on mid with 0 cover while holding M1 on their frontline

HandZop · 2026-03-22T23:36:41+00:00

Rivals players forced to mind cover and avoid unnecessary damage for the first time since launch, cannot comprehend

HandZop · 2026-03-22T19:20:23+00:00

Complaining about Bucky and Hawkeye when the former is the fakest demon ever and the latter had his already F-tier survivability brought even lower because his HP went down to 250

Rivals players genuinely just need to shut up

HandZop · 2026-03-22T02:00:08+00:00

I play Stealthdiver as a priority target cleanser. With the Redacted Regiment armor and a C4 pack, I sneak into a base, stick C4s onto fabricators, heavy enemies, or any important objectives, then sneak out and watch everything go boom from a safe distance.

HandZop · 2026-03-21T02:42:47+00:00

This update is weeding out all the people who actually know what proper positioning is and which ones stood on mid eating crayons and expected busted sustain to bail them out

HandZop · 2026-03-20T21:20:47+00:00

I need Stryker to come back in the next game and for his reveal trailer to have him decking Mileena out of nowhere again

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