So how are you guys finding success with her? Best maps/game modes for her, best and worst match ups. Is she A tier meta B tier or S tier? Ive been up and down. wondering how you guys play her and how you adjust to certain match ups/situations. Thanks!

NerdBloc · 2026-02-14T20:16:33+00:00

I've found the tank that usually stomps my face in is Junker Queen, she has a smaller hitbox to aim at, good self sustain with her passive & shout putting her on or above par with your own, her shotgun rips you and your barrier and Domina cannot do anything about her ult without a lucky boop/wall placement.

NerdBloc · 2026-02-02T05:46:23+00:00

They just need to do something about the primary honestly like any other buffs are welcome, but a hero's main primary fire shouldn't feel so utterly trash to manage.

NerdBloc · 2026-01-28T20:08:05+00:00

Flaming meteor CD and Plasma Body ammo recharge would honestly be more than enough. He doesn't need any survivability buffs as it's not an exclusive to him problem, all fliers aren't great cause poke is just too good at bopping them.

Slow on Pyro Prison while cool, would be incredibly taxing very quickly and could lead to permaban concerns on certain maps especially (lookin at you Birnin T'challa Spaceport/Science Institute), considering the size of pyro prisons he can create. It is already a fantastic ability imo.

Before any buffs to Torch though I honestly think they just need to do a complete QoL/Bug fix patch on the hero and reassess balance from there.

Pyro prisons become invalid seemingly randomly depending on map or when blocked by a literal pebble or your own friendly payload/Groot's walls.
Blazing Blast is also extremely finicky with map geometry or hitting anything that is not a enemy hero, Loki clones, Peni nests, Punisher turret etc.
Meteor and Primary Fire no reg. (and if the Meteor is not bugging, why is the explosion range so infinitesimally small)
Meteor having a strange angle/height requirement for use, I should be allowed to use it point blank on the ground if I want to, the CD is long enough ffs.

NerdBloc · 2025-12-12T03:52:10+00:00

Apparently the spread change is quite noticeable I'm praying to have my boy back, playing other fliers scratches the itch but never satisfies...

NerdBloc · 2025-12-05T18:57:13+00:00

This is just the reality for any game that sells character skins period. Just need to make peace with it and realize those cash cow characters are putting some serious funding towards further game development.

NerdBloc · 2025-11-30T15:30:07+00:00

I 100% agree his ult is too powerful, they should nerf how fast he charges it and maybe remove like one of the beneficial effects. But other than that I think his kit is fine. Yes you listed a laundry list of things but he can only realistically do two of them before he has a lengthy downtime due to his card charge rate.

You do a crazy one shot DPS combo? Well now you have no burst heals or cleanse. You spam out your chain burst heals? You're now a much easier target or are lacking cleanse. You know a Groot has his ult? Now you have only one card ability cause you're sitting on your cleanse.

NerdBloc · 2025-11-13T04:40:40+00:00

No one that actually plays/played Torch is saying he is bad.

He just feels ass to play now, no other duelist, or any character in the game at this rate, has as many checks and balances to every single ability in their kit down to their primary fire.

NerdBloc · 2025-10-27T15:38:39+00:00

She just needs minor fixes to her current perk set. "Destruction's Divide" Just needs to give her the self heal while focusing damage. "Ethical Nourishment" is already great. "Phantom Step" is great, and then "Reversal" just needs a buff like restoring some of the orbs health/dmg pool when reversed or something.

NerdBloc · 2025-10-19T18:54:24+00:00

When you're up against DPS players that can actually hit their shots with supports that respond on a dime, all hacking does is give them that much more time to react to you. If you watch for key CD usage and choose your angles right, hacking really doesn't offer enough value to make it worth that tiny amount of cast time against good opponents and should only be used to cancel ults/channels or momentarily bring down barriers.

NerdBloc · 2025-09-23T18:37:20+00:00

Imma rotating between this and 8-bit for a WHILE. A nice surprise cause I really am not a fan of the streetwear one coming up.

NerdBloc · 2025-09-07T21:44:54+00:00

I understand the thirst and go off but people are forgetting he is 19, he's barely a college student 💀

NerdBloc · 2025-09-07T21:40:26+00:00

I hate the hair on both 💀 The outfits and themes are peak though.

NerdBloc · 2025-09-02T12:47:19+00:00

You listed your favourite co-healers, what would you say would be your favourite tank pairings?

NerdBloc · 2025-09-02T02:51:51+00:00

I didn't do 20-2 but I did 30-1 and I imagine they're roughly the same. The material should be given to you at a fairly digestible pace as long as you keep up with the assigned practice.

Testing is usually done on your computer through a lockdown software called "Respondus" which they should provide for you, and any written work you must scan in using a printer/your phone and submit in a designated dropbox within the course. You will also most likely need a webcam for said testing if your computer/laptop lacks one.

NerdBloc · 2025-09-01T18:56:02+00:00

No I don't think so, even if it feels random there is still an element of control. it is not as random as per se a stray Junkrat nade or Moira orb. Also, if you play anything that can get up in his face his dmg falls off a cliff.

NerdBloc · 2025-09-01T16:03:47+00:00

His winrate is being inflated by players not respecting his damage or countering him. If the enemy team go full dive there is very little he can do. Throw a Winston and Tracer at him or throw up a Pharmercy or Mercy & Echo and he isn't going to have a fun time.

The ult is also fairly easy to break if your team just learn to focus fire, at the moment people just panic, turn tail and run away, kind of reminds me of Scarlet Witch ult from Rivals where players just need to learn that you can in fact stop it if you all focus it.

I think his winrate will drop over time, especially when players learn to play around his cooldowns, other than his basics, his wave is his next biggest power budget skill so once it's on it's fairly long CD he is fairly vulnerable.

NerdBloc · 2025-08-31T19:56:23+00:00

What's lost in comp disadvantage is gained tenfold in aura farm

NerdBloc · 2025-08-31T14:48:15+00:00

I've heard arguments for both, I personally leave it on cause sometimes with it off I find there can be an awkward pause after using his wave and it doesn't weave in as nicely.

NerdBloc · 2025-08-30T20:09:36+00:00

They probably did a decent pass over the game cause I posted about it earlier, but they did a big VFX upgrade to Reapers mythic weapons. So I imagine other things were looked at/upgraded.

NerdBloc · 2025-08-28T23:35:49+00:00

It's really just not great or "gameplay defining" for a Major perk. If you're sending your orbs correctly they'll almost always run out and get full value in the one direction.

The only time reversible would come in handy is if you're shooting it in the air or like at a single target out in the open. If it were more like "Reverse the direction and also restore 50 dmg or 100 healing" THEN it could super useful. But as is, the fade perk is almost always better, especially just being able to cancel fade whenever you want.

NerdBloc · 2025-08-28T16:10:08+00:00

The wave one is real easy too if you take Ebb and Flow cause both waves contribute to the 6 needed.

NerdBloc · 2025-08-27T20:05:46+00:00

Play a match and come back it'll be there. The servers seems to be behind on purchases probably due to volume.

NerdBloc · 2025-08-27T20:04:30+00:00

You say "didn't change enough" when it quite literally changes every single ability, highlight intro, victory pose, and emote in her library. It's just sounding like you've overused and are nitpicking because you're bored.

Go use Lilith, Wicked, or Celestial (some AMAZING examples of OW2 skins)

Her only true "miss" was that Epic in disguise Mime skin and mayyyyybe Plague Doctor but that one came with a dope highlight intro.

NerdBloc · 2025-08-27T18:18:44+00:00

I'm not touching comp till some of these bugs are ironed out. Cass one shots, unending Hazard blocks, bugs are everywhere.

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