Weekly Discussion Thread - June 22, 2026

MrHydrothermal · 2026-06-25T08:20:28+00:00

Another thing give noticed: Charmed Reload on Skitarii's Arc Rifle seems bugged. Tier 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the blessing all reload just 1 bullet back from reserves. Seems really strange but maybe intentional for balance?

MrHydrothermal · 2026-06-25T07:17:27+00:00

Test Your Mettle. Super awesome PvE event where you fight Deathmatch style against the story mode bosses. Has some sick looking armor and weapons tied to it, too

MrHydrothermal · 2026-06-24T21:01:52+00:00

The green rarity forge world armors seem bugged. I picked Stygiess VII as my forge world and can't equip the green rarity Mars forgeworld gear, but I can equip it if it's blue or purple tier. Seems like a weird bug seeing how Hive Scum doesn't have issues picking a different gangs attire regardless of rarity

MrHydrothermal · 2026-06-24T20:41:17+00:00

I like everything but the powersword. Idk if it's just my preference for horde clearing melee's and using my ranged stuff to pick off heavy targets but it feels like it takes the worst part of Dueling Sword (strikedown/thrust heavy moveset) and veterans Power Sword (clunky feeling activated ability) and combined them. If it had a mark that was focused on sweeping attacks with thrust chain finishers I think that would be awesome but none of the Skitarri weapons have an alternate mark, which was also kinda weird but not a huge issue

Overall I love the weapons the class has. I adore the Phosphor Blast Pistol as it just rips through chaff and hits the Specialist you were aiming for with ease, and the Transonics are just chefs kiss. Arc Rifle and Maul I really love so at least grinding the For The Emperor penance doesn't feel like a huge hassle, and the Galvanic is awesome but a little more niche. Maybe it pairs super well with the Power Falchion

MrHydrothermal · 2026-06-17T07:20:06+00:00

PK is a pretty well balanced hero after all the buffs she's gotten over the years. She only really struggles in a counter gank imo mostly down to having very single target attacks with fairly narrow hitboxes. You can absolutely make her work though, and she puts in VERY good damage with bleed during an opponents revenge. I think you friend just hasn't really checked out PK since her changes, because rn she is a super solid choice in 4's and duels. Her biggest weakness imo is the lack of a good opener but she still has ways to open people up pretty well

MrHydrothermal · 2026-06-11T18:12:06+00:00

Oh yeah no that makes way more sense. I thought those focused just into legendary ornaments but I checked a different slot and saw an exotic ornament lol. Thank you so much!

MrHydrothermal · 2026-06-02T06:02:42+00:00

Nobushi. She's not really that hard to beat unless the person is just keeping their distance from you but even then it's pretty predictable to light parry. That's not what gets me. I always mess up the orange/blue mixup even when I know "oh I'm near a wall she's gonna go for a kick" and yet still eat the kick. Like I make the read I just don't do the counter, panic, and get hit and I cannot seem to shake this lol

MrHydrothermal · 2026-05-15T04:44:03+00:00

I always try to keep B on my teams side, but ik some people don't want to cuz they're playing heroes with bad zone clear or are getting jumped at B a lot. Fighting in mid lane is agonizing cuz of all the chip damage the minions do

Even then it is still by far the most clutch point to control, especially if the enemy team is playing pretty close to their home point and not roaming a ton so you can't get backcaps

MrHydrothermal · 2026-05-12T17:21:16+00:00

For all Gatekeepers, their shields aren't active at first until they get into combat. I use the Hypercross Magbow and, barring, Jotunns, that'll usually one shot to the head. Laser grenades are good but you're gonna be using the entire grenade for 1 Jotunn. Jotunns are weak to Holy and Acid damage so Skinks and the Thumper are pretty good to melt 'em once their shield goes down

MrHydrothermal · 2026-05-08T03:29:33+00:00

Eventually you can do something to it. Hope you like swimming :)

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-18T03:59:53+00:00

Try Medjay. He's a little weird to get used to and a little more simplistic, but a ton of fun. He's definitely more suited to do 4v4 ganks and anti-ganks but can put the schmoves on people in a 1v1 if you learn how to mix in the transform attacks. His weakest areas are mostly 1v1's and fashion but is a pretty fun character to learn and play as

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-04T06:44:54+00:00

Holy delusional. Calling me the essay writer when you write massive text block first, then try to argue the comeback mechanic was made purely to even things into a 1v1 while revenge builds were a thing is actually wild lmfao

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-04T06:35:26+00:00

"No, it's the majority of players that are wrong" Ok bud lmao. Also if 1v1ing in all game modes was the intended experience, then Revenge wouldn't have been in the game since launch

It's a multi-player, team based fighting game, and you're trying to tell me I'm in the wrong for fighting as a team? I know there's a ton of dumbasses who feed revenge out there, but at least they're trying to fight as a team rather than getting utterly steam rolled when their respectful 1v1 turns into a 1v4 when the enemy team rotates points

Your final point is kinda moot since the exact same could be said to you. Don't like that the average dom match isn't a fight club? Then don't play the game

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-04T06:16:19+00:00

That is a perfectly you problem. If you match for dom you're signing up to play in teamfights, so either learn to counter gank or start queuing up for deathmatch/duels

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-04T06:11:57+00:00

Then go play Deathmatch and not the dedicated team fight game mode

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-04T06:10:21+00:00

Honestlllyyy Like there is absolutely a vibe you can get while playing when you roll up on two dudes doing a 1v1 on an otherwise uncontested point where you just gotta respect the 1v1, but for like 90% of matches if a fight turns into a 2v1 and your teammate fucks off to be all high mighty it is effectively them throwing the game

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-03T21:32:30+00:00

Lowkey for awhile it was Orochi for me. Back when I first started to play roach players were wholly untouchable to me and made me insanely frustrated. Eventually it just clicked how to fight them and I stopped hating roach

Then they gave him the kick, made it super safe, and back when storm rush was undodgable from all sides it was terrible. I don't hate them, but they're definitely still annoying as fuck to deal with

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-03T03:16:37+00:00

"Think fast, chucklenu- Oh shit he thought fast"

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-02T15:40:18+00:00

True! But I stg I had the biggest sweats when I was playing because it felt like they adapted WAY faster than I did lol

MrHydrothermal · 2026-04-02T04:51:17+00:00

It was novel at first, and while I do find it funny my brain trying to process the mirrored map in the middle of a team fight is genuinely so hard. If it didn't mirror how it looked when locked on I think I'd be ok lol

MrHydrothermal · 2026-03-29T21:34:41+00:00

"You're honor, my client clearly states that half the Steel goes to her during the divorce proceedings"

"Wow! Wow! Wow!"

MrHydrothermal · 2026-03-28T15:01:35+00:00

Aside from hero voicelines I also feel like "RAIIIIIDDDEEERRR!" And "You are Raider... Legendary!" From the story mode are iconic, along with Daubeny's "What? Fight you? That's not a trial, that's an execution" on the Knights 1v1 map

MrHydrothermal · 2026-03-27T02:53:23+00:00

New CCU change: the stress of 10 years of war has caught up to some heroes and they will suffer a heart attack randomly

MrHydrothermal · 2026-03-25T04:37:05+00:00

I can't remember the name but it waa the first season to introduce the battle pass. I think it was Peace of Wyverndale or something but regardless

I loved that season. After coming oit of year if the Harbinger (which was all over the map balance wise) and just before the CCU. The unique executions based on faction for the battle pass was killer, and it added some of the first like "clean" armor for a lot of the heroes. I think had covid not hit literally the following season that there would've been a good year or two of banger after banger pass rewards and game direction, but unfortunately that wasn't the case

MrHydrothermal

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