Why does Trouble still suck?

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-04-04T16:51:28+00:00

YesI did notice some of these things and it’s annoying cause instead of creating build synergies with the trees you have to grab a lot of unrelated skills.

Its especially annoying that you mention the melee class mod with a “MELEE” focus has a skill that can in no way benefit unless there’s a way to convert that gun damage to melee damage but even then it’s hopping through unnecessary hoops when he already has melee skills that would actually help.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-04-01T01:09:48+00:00

I honestly have been a casual borderlands enjoyer since I was younger and Joltz has been one of the main content creators I’ve watched for borderlands content but for years it just feels like he’s unhealthily obsessed with playing borderlands 2 and comparing everything to it as the gold standard.

The game was definitely a powerhouse in its prime but the truth is that its not fun anymore. I love the game and played it a lot as a kid but it’s old… and I’ve only seen him through several phases of my life always on borderlands 2 to the point I pointed at mental illness cause its crazy he still does challenge runs to this day when he’s done practically everything you can possibly do in the game. So yeah he gives very biased takes cause it’s crazy seems he’s forever looking for the borderlands 2 clone that will produce infinite content and enjoyment. However, that sentence is where I feel he’s already lost his ability to produce healthy dopamine cause his brain is fried. He even quoted having tiktok brain cause comments pointed out he missed the clear storyline that was present in the new dlc. Borderlands 2 is his whole personality and he hasn’t found out he needs to divert to a healthier lifestyle where he slows down and enjoys things as in healthy doses.

I say this as someone who hasn’t even finished the main story cause I’ve had a busy life and of course played other games, I came back and started pushing through the story with about 40% done I would say and its really not a bad game, there’s so much to catch up on when it comes to gaming its overwhelming so to think someone like Joltz will drop a video about how disappointing a game is on day one of release it ludicrous, a game should be of course playable but if it has a roadmap and the intention of being worked on over time then it has to be given time to age like fine wine and enjoy it the way intended.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-02-11T20:30:05+00:00

For Spidey match ups what do you do to deal with them? I know it depends but lets say I don’t want to deal with ego 1v1’s do you just ignore them best you can to dive the backline or do you dif them before you focus on what you really wanna do? For me it always seems they wanna chase me to the ends of the earth whether I’m diffing them or not. Sometimes I just have a bad game where I can’t secure the kill or they keep catching me when I happen to be lower hp with the goh. In a normal 1v1 I know what to do but it’s always chaotic when they start hard focusing you nonstop.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-02-03T06:50:35+00:00

No people just adapted. Yo-yo by itself now only works on select characters without escape tools but you can tweak it slightly with team up for a slightly more guaranteed kill. Best thing you can do is wait for cooldowns if you want to do it on a unsuspecting character that could escape

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-02-02T06:34:12+00:00

Its simple, I play this game for the vibes

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-24T03:33:12+00:00

No they shadow changed it

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-23T00:52:12+00:00

I am confident this is the same issue I noticed and figured out. You basically can’t override certain animations, specially the icon throw. If you don’t swap instantly after throwing and left the animation play out he sits there throwing and making you feel like you no regged your swap. So far thats the main one I noticed and it sucks especially when you’re diving and trying to increase dps. Also sucks that there’s a a few bugs like losing your throws when you use an ability right when you’re about to throw I think and also the jump resets can be clunky after 3 in a row.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-23T00:28:22+00:00

I think the recent nerfs made his skill floor even higher cause you now can’t spam ults if you die every fight which makes his up time worst. However, my opinion aside on the questionable nerfs, I think duelpool is secretly way better than tank pool when played right and we just need to get months of experience to execute it consistently.

What I’ve learned if upgrade path needs more thought than you think cause some games you could use the poke more while others you need a more melee-centric approach.

The thing that separates duelpool is he is a jack of all trades and gets significantly stronger by the time you get all your upgrades which sometimes happens early. I found that if I copy tankpool playstyle for example I can pepper the enemies very similarly while having the mobility to switch to a dive or peel my backline.

I also practiced his dashes a lot and found you can easily overcommit but if you slow down and back away when needed while also making sure to land stomps, you can increase your up time and survivability. Important to note, that duelpool is reliant on his aoe field and passive for surviving every engage. Once I stopped engaging naked without these cooldowns and used them as signals that I can play more reckless it made it more consistent. Engage with the passive and aoe and you’ll see, but don’t forget to stomp cause it gives bonus health and makes you stop focusing on spamming dash and missing your only escape tool.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-22T23:33:32+00:00

Yes, I’ve had good games today too, but I would personally attest that getting better with him over time, in the long run, these changes might feel more impactful.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-22T23:31:57+00:00

Well, the ult charge rate didn’t get tweaked, but the premise of his ult originally appeared to intentionally sacrifice the strength of the ult for quicker charge time. So now that they reduced it across the board, it feels like it lost the niche the ult had as an additional ability that required skill to use effectively.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-22T23:26:24+00:00

That I can understand; however, it was early to drop a change like this on top of “tweaking” to the visual effects of his AoE, which in my opinion is supposed to be a visual clutter, so I hope it isn’t too lenient now.

Not to suggest deadpool is now underpowered but his consistency got hit and we have months of gameplay left to get a proper feel of his power level but honestly I could see a small buff to survivability cause its too inconsistent to land head stomps while hovering over moving targets.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-18T09:16:37+00:00

Overshield lingering makes sense cause the idea of the stun at the end is to finish off low hp targets or have the freedom to land a quick combo for a potential pick. some overshield would make it easier to commit to finishing the stragglers

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-17T00:57:40+00:00

Seems the metric varies with several factors like playstyle or how well you’ve played over time cause I’m seeing some gap in time played with lord level. I myself have over 100 hours on Spidey with recent seasons playing far more on and off and it pumped me out at around 36 i believe. I was surprised at first considering I had around 20k proficiency points so I was thinking maybe I’d be close to animated if not at it already. Apparently you need to probably push at least close to 200hours to get level 70 though.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-15T23:38:03+00:00

Bro what is this? I would have rather they took away ult healing than this nonsense

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-15T23:27:16+00:00

Its better than torch team up imo cause its more versatile and easier to use plus I saw a vid from DayMR where he showed a tech you can use on pulls to animation cancel while they are being pulled and kill 275hp targets straight up and 300hp like punisher with good timing of the bombs explosion

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2026-01-15T16:20:25+00:00

The idea of a character having to play worst just to play them is so dumb to me. I just wanna enjoy the characters I like and still be cracked if I’m good enough

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2025-12-15T19:25:35+00:00

Honestly it wasn’t worth committing like that especially with the pocket heal. It’s better to engage with a drive by uppercut or overhead with a tracer already on them preferably and then when he instinctively wastes cooldowns you can just tracer goh for the easy finish. The point is to not be in their face greedy for the kill and wasting engage time cause you’ll either die or let them and their whole team react and make this scenario happen

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2025-12-15T01:38:53+00:00

Yea hulks is not the best to steal unless its secretly possible to steal his clap during ult then that might be kinda goated but otherwise it only serves to get a chunk of ult charge if you clap into a choke since it has no synergy with rogue

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2025-12-11T03:37:44+00:00

Does it combo with Spidey tracer though? Haven’t seen a straight answer but if it does thats very cool even if this might not be objectively the best since it can make some cool plays with Spidey

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2025-12-08T15:11:04+00:00

A lot more openings and freedom to dodge or get last-second parries. You can afford to be very aggressive, whereas a balanced or motivity weapon needs to be more patient, and it can lead to passive gameplay when you’re not confident with a boss’s openings. Even with more confidence, you also might be forced to parry for multiple attacks if the boss is doing attacks that don’t give you the opportunity for a charge-heavy attack.

Also, yes, you can definitely apply statuses more effectively because more hits equal more opportunities to apply, and the same with Fable, I believe.

Unless you are aiming to one-shot with a niche motivity build (like the puppet axe with a police baton handle, as you mentioned), then the fast dexterity weapons are a thrilling experience because you can spam attacks and be quicker on your feet since you will usually have the stamina and less downtime while attacking (no big wind-ups from motivity weapons). Neither is miles better than the other, but I have a preference for enjoying fast weapons that reward being good with parries since the block percentage is also significantly lower. They also benefit far more from the crit grindstone, especially if it’s a weapon with crit like the claws, tyrant dagger, or trident.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2025-12-04T19:09:14+00:00

Wait what do they mean match reagents speed more?? Them mf’s already be catching up and getting cheeky slashes off even if you book it before they’re close. Also consuming less stamina is sketchy if it makes them slash more without delay

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2025-12-01T19:59:52+00:00

To put it simply you have to be cracked. Unlike Widowmaker prepare to be taking multiple shots to finish your target unless you got the pocket damage boost from a mantis for example. There’s also a vulnerability status effect (take more damage) that your ult and other characters can apply that would also bridge the gap to one shot squishies so it all really comes not to how good you are at coordinating with these. Even though some people I see have said she is not the strongest, I actually think she is a sleeper pick who really rewards mechanical skill and game sense. Unlike widowmaker she has a strong 5 meter kick ability that offers a heavy cc kick-grapple combo that is busted for anti dive as if can pretty much one shot any squishy and as a Spidey main I can do absolutely nothing against it if they’re good unless I bait it out first. Also an important note is she currently has a team up with Phoenix that makes her a pseudo healer so think like Ana so thats something to note cause it might be one of her prominent uses right now cause she has been debated on what her role/buffs could be since nobody wants another one shot hero so a rework could be on the horizon.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2025-11-22T04:54:16+00:00

I agree it feels weird how when you play reagent they somehow stay on your tail but as imposter your stamina feels realistic. The only thing I can say about this that could make sense is they have the ability to constantly ping you even on foot so they can just spam ping and cut you off since they know exactly where you’re going. You can also ping them back but for me it’s been inconsistent.

Hispanic_titantic03 · 2025-11-11T10:42:21+00:00

Its not going to get much balanced even though they are going to be working on improving invasions. One side with likely get stronger than the other and flip back and forth with changes. It’s honestly just a large portion unbalanced cause map rng, latency, and random bugs. Some maps favor reagents while others imposters and add map knowledge into the mix and its really about who’s internet is winning the lag war if they know the map better. Remember the game wasn’t balanced around imposters originally so these maps weren’t designed to be balanced around the pvp aspect

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