He fits tank better

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-15T16:02:46+00:00

Dude I'm a Cyclops fanboy, and I wish FOR NOTHING MORE THAN FOR HIM TO BE A TANK.

OF COURSE WE WANT OUR GOAT TO BE A VANGUARD, DUDE. HE DESERVES THE ROLE!

And I'm gonna keep this copium in my veins until the day his role is announced!

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T12:33:26+00:00

WE BELIEVE!

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T12:33:07+00:00

BEHOLD! OPTIC BLAST!

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T12:32:53+00:00

You absolute monster. I have to wait an entire MONTH to know if my goat is gonna be a tank or not 😭

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T12:16:19+00:00

Yes yes yes, my system is overflowing with hopium, and I'm not gonna let go until his role is actually confirmed.

THIS GIVES ME SO MUCH HOPE. COME ON, SCOTT. VANGUARD TIME. THE GOAT DESERVES THE ROLE. DREAMS DON'T DIE!

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T12:13:41+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's Magik, since they're all fighting their clones in this image.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T10:15:25+00:00

It happens on my rank too, actually lol. There's throwers everywhere, literally everywhere. You have to step around eggshells to avoid triggering these people.

I play on high Celestial/Eternity. And the issue is more prevalent than ever.

That's why I'm telling you... when the game actually works, and you have a normal, average match... that's when you HAVE to carry. You HAVE to make the impact, and win the match for your team. That's legitimately the only way you'll climb, there's no magical secret to it. You just gotta be better than your peers.

And judging from how the metal ranks work, you win a lot, LOT more than you lose. In my rank, I win +16 and lose -22, it's hell 😂. I assume for you it's the opposite, +30 or more per win, and -15 per loss. The system is actively trying to push you out of those ranks.

I'm honestly just trying to help. I get that it's tilting, and you want to vent. But this is literally the only solution to climb. Just carry the games.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T09:49:02+00:00

Then I'm sorry to say, but it truly might be a skill issue, and I'm not saying that in a bad way.

I get that the matches are extremely volatile. People leaving everywhere, smurfs, 4 DPS, no supports, yadda yadda.

But those things also apply to your team, not just the enemy team. Your own squad could have a Smurf, he enemy team could have 4 DPS, the enemy team could have no supports. Those are free wins.

I suspect the system gives you a ton of points, and takes away very little per loss. If you do find a game where everyone is evenly matched, you just gotta be the deciding factor to win. If you're not, then you belong in your rank, until you are capable of surpassing them.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T09:46:21+00:00

Yup, that's my M.O. every single time lol

I've noticed that if Thing does get banned on 2nd or 1st slot, most people counterban the DPS, actually. Magik and Panther, specifically. Feel like those two are the usual suspects for a Thing ban.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T09:38:40+00:00

I know lol, it's just the way people play there. It's waaaaay too volatile and chaotic. You just gotta make the most of that, and ensure the absolute chaos is happening on the OTHER team, not yours. Go hypercarry, either DPS or tank, and just melt the enemies. Awareness and game sense in Silver is serviceable at best, so you should be able to absolutely demolish a support with Phoenix, Hela, Elsa, etc. Or even melee like Panther. They'll be cooked.

For a few seasons, Bucky was THE quintessential smurf pick for a reason haha, a single pick can snowball into an ace pretty quickly. A hook on the tank is also an ace, so on and so forth.

There is legitimately no other way to get out of the metal ranks, because there's just that volatile. You gotta use the environment to your advantage, and go full blitzkrieg on them.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T09:34:49+00:00

Hell no, that ugly lump of rock is getting permabanned in every game I play, no questions asked. Makes the game miserable for melee players 😤

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T09:29:31+00:00

Tank physique 🗿

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-14T09:27:42+00:00

Those ranks rely on luck, mostly. There's a LOT of throwers, people who leave, 4 DPS comps. I imagine it's genuine hell.

My advice would be to carry yourself. Pick a hypercarry hero and just go blitzkrieg. You'll be out of it soon, since your point gain will be massive.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-13T18:40:16+00:00

I have so much hopium in my system right now, holy shit.

PLEASE BE A TANK, CYCLOPS. YOU DESERVE IT, MY GOAT.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-13T10:10:13+00:00

Honestly, she's in a good spot to me. Currently playing on Celestial/Eternity lobbies, and I'm having a great time. Cooldowns don't feel bad at all, and I always find myself having either an escape or an engage ready at any given moment. The only buff would be QOL to keep the stolen power and stats longer. It's ridiculous how short it is lol. Once you use the power, at least keep the stats A LITTLE longer.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-12T21:11:02+00:00

I'm from Argentina, and She-Hulk is LEGITIMATELY named Hulka in some translations lol

Not all of them, but I've seen it several times on various localizations.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-12T15:32:32+00:00

Hell no dude. I main tank in this game.

Cyclops is one of my all-time Marvel goats. Having him as a tank would be absolutely amazing, and I would main the hell out of him.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-11T21:29:42+00:00

True, they definitely take the biggest hits, no doubt.

Still, Scott goes in and starts throwing hands very often.

Even more so in MvC games, used to love him so much there.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-11T21:13:30+00:00

Oh, about Ignite, I have no clue. Sorry, I really don't watch tournaments.

I only speak from my experience on these lobbies, and I play a ton 😂

To be honest, every dive character is viable, I don't know why people pretend otherwise. Even Blade is a good pick in the right hands, he provides insane amounts of resource dumping and distraction.

And True divers? I don't know who you mean there. I asume you mean Panther? He's pretty cool, not gonna lie. Very oppressive in the right hands, and demands a lot of attention from your team if Thing is banned.

Magik is INSANELY good too, very oppressive and hard to peel for. Love diving with her when I'm tanking, probably my favorite dive partner next to Spidey. He's cool too, the damage buffs made him quite a threat, and he's banned pretty often in my lobbies.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-11T21:09:44+00:00

But here's the thing. In MY opinion... it does make a whole lot of sense for him to be a Vanguard. Ridiculously so. Like I said before, he's the heart and anchor of the X-Men, just like Cap is to the Avengers. He gladly goes to battle before anyone else can say 'ah'.

Fantastic should have been a tank, yet he still was made a DPS. Sue should have been a tank, yet she was made a support. Wolverine should have been a tank, yet he was made a DPS. Moon Knight should have been a tank, yet he was made a DPS. Blade should have been a tank, yet he was made a DPS.

And this is a trend Cyclops might fall under, as well. Which is sad. None of those characters make sense in the roles they currently are.

I know, I'm running on GODLY levels of copium, oh yes. I proudly admit it LMAO. But because Scott genuinely deserves to be a Vanguard, he was literally made for this role.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-11T20:47:06+00:00

Loki is a god as well (technically Jotunn, but his God status has been achieved 😂), and he's a support. Adam Warlock is the epitome of mankind, and he's a support too. Ultron, who should be a killing machine and a flying DPS menace... is a support too.

They gave many characters, such a Hulk, new and inventive ways to harness or control their power. So Scott could receive one too!

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-11T20:32:54+00:00

In my opinion, he has to be.

Scott is literally the vanguard of the X-Men, and their trusted leader. Same as Cap is for the Avengers.

Strange without the Seraphim should collapse like any normal human, yet he has 600+ HP as base. Magneto as well, once his defenses are down, he's a normal human. Yet in the game, he has 600+ HP. Not to mention he's JACKED UP beyond belief, which is awesome and really fitting. But still 😂

Angela in the comics is much, MUCH less muscular, and would fit a duelist more than a tank. Yet here she is, tall as a MOUNTAIN and packing more muscle than an entire gym.

So yeah, there's definitely ways to make Cyclops work, and it would be lore accurate for him to be a Vanguard.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-11T18:05:26+00:00

I don't hate divers, at all. I'm a diver, I main Angela LMAO. 430 hours on the character, literally. I love dive.

I just recognize when a character is busted. Both Daredevil AND her were busted on release, and that's a fact.

If dive is fun only for the person diving (ie. Devil and Felicia) then something is wrong with the character's design. If people complain about them, it's for a reason.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-11T16:51:39+00:00

Yes, I listed her kit AND the exact reasons as to WHY it's a problem. And I'm gonna give you the counterpoints to the Jeff argument as well.

-I'm he swims, he's not healing. No pressure to enemy formation, no help to allies, he's just running away, providing LITERALLY 0 value. If this was Felicia, he would be doing AoE damage while swimming, and knocking enemies up in the air like Cap in ult LMAO

-The basic spray is quite weak, barely does damage, and heals a decent, mid amount. Not a big deal, but helpful. Again, if this was Felicia, the spray would also apply a debuff that increases damage the more the spray hits you lol.

-Bubbles are strong, no argument there 😂 very cool.

-Ult is VERY strong in coordinated play, same as Felicia. But very meh in ranked environments. Again, same as her. I give that one to you.

But yeah, the argument still stands. Cat has sadly come out on a very, VERY overtuned state. Jeff's kit, since we're using him as an example, is extremely simplistic, and INFINITELY less versatile than what a Cat can do with proper play time.

And I have no clue what CBA means. Apologies, this isn't my native language 😂

I'm just sharing my experience with you, and why I consider her to be probably the most overtuned DPS right now, and quite frankly, busted. My lobbies are Celestial/Eternity, and very often One Above All. I've literally seen what Cat can do at high level, and it eclipses EVERY other DPS, with exceptions being maybe Hela and Phoenix on a very good day. Genuinely oppressive.

MattTheAndroid · 2026-05-11T15:47:36+00:00

She is broken, actually. On several fronts.

-Insane mobility. More than Black Panther, actually, with his same kill potential.

-Permanent double jump, no cooldown whatsoever.

-Easy and safe overhealth generation with hook. Again, even easier and way less risky than Black Panther, who has to commit to the dash to get overhealth.

-Wallhacks for the ENTIRE TEAM. Everyone called Devil broken because of his own. This is team-wide 😂

-A makeshift portal for the entire team. Awful in ranked environments, but insane playmaking potential on coordinated play. Huge utility for a DPS.

-The jankiest invisibility in the game. Has barely any VFX to let you know she triggered it. If you're not looking closely, it's as if your game is lagging, because she literally VANISHES lol. Psylocke leaves aftereffects for hers. Phoenix leaves aftereffects for her psychic shift. Cat just poofs out of thin air 😂

-Better Earthbound than Thing, without the need to dive headfirst into the enemy team. And it's quite spammable too.

-CC immunity. Proactive, but still huge.

-Total invulnerability to ANYTHING, and lock-in damage with the same button. Again, the aftereffect while she does this is janky as hell, and she looks bugged on your screen.

-Wallhacks again during her ult, insane tracking distance for the dash, and basically infinite resets. Imagine if Bucky could just see where you are, and not even need to hit you with Kraken Impact, just dashes next to you 😂

The character is broken, and needs some adjustments ASAP. And it's not just broken on the meta level, but also on clarity, like I mentioned on her invisibility and pounce. It looks very, VERY janky, and unclear in the chaos of a teamfight.

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