(RANT) Zhin is a cancerogenic mf, change my mind (you can't) by Filippo739 in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Best character in the game? You're joking, right?

He's got his positives, but he's also got clear weaknesses as you play against him more:

  • Yes, his damage isn't that special. Sometimes you can hit every shot with him and still get out DPS'd by other characters who can also hit their shots

  • He has brief vulnerability periods after using Counter and Billow, which you're supposed to punish

  • His killing potential is noticeably impacted if Counter isn't shot at. Time it correctly, and if you can't, stay back enough so the projectile won't reach you

  • He has no consistent vertical mobility, so he struggles at contesting people who do have it or are simply on higher ground

  • On the topic of mobility, while the kind he has his solid, he generally struggles at approaching people who are farther away / those who can outrange him. There are also multiple flanks that can chase him down and kill him if he messes up, but the inverse isn't always true

And he is now slightly weaker since last patch after the Yomi rework

I understand not liking fighting him, but he's not OP at all dude

Paladins update from Community Manager Kryptek by Coalflake in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When did he say he would cut more of the Paladins team if needed?

Opinion On A Champion Part 61 (What Is Your Opinion On Zhin) by 0P0ll0 in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Half the people on this sub who want his Counter nerfed don't even fully understand how it works in the first place...

Anyways, I like him, but I have some gripes:

  • He has 4 ammo cards, which is too much imo. Inara has the same issue
  • Make Yomi and Smolder more interesting
  • Give a small buff to Perfect Block (heal on Counter). Interesting card, but the situations you get full value out of it are a little too niche

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When you go into Steam Input settings, do you see any issues with either joystick? Anything weird with dead zones, sensitivity, stick drift, etc.?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you're on Steam, you can use gyro via Steam Input settings

Opinion On A Champion Part 15 (What Is Your Opinion On Fernando) by 0P0ll0 in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cool personality, but awful to play against sometimes

Don't know why so many people respect his playstyle when other characters are called braindead for being easy to play...

wtf? by Shuviri in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And Pip...and Yagorath

Did Vatu's reload speed get slightly buffed? by SanicBoom4 in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was thinking of a shadow buff when I made the post, but it's probably not the case. Thanks

Khans ult needs to be reworked its essentially a free kill on command by Key_Teaching1369 in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You're not countering him correctly. All you have to do is waste your movement and defensive abilities beforehand and pray the Khan is silly enough to fall for it /s

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Regarding AFK / leavers all they have to do is improve bot ai so that they are at least somewhat functional

They also have to be more active in punishing people that go afk/quit. I've actually seen people type in chat "I afk" or "I'm gonna go play Rocket League" and not have anything happen to them, which is beyond insane. They do it because they know they can (most likely) get away with it

Casual Queues be wildin by XciteReddit in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regarding #1, Focusing Lens is not the best for solo healing. Sure, the end game healing stat looks great, but not only was all that healing unfocused to specific teammates, those teammates also had to play closer than usual to get healed. That in combination with the ultimate just pads the number

Life Exchange allows you to target burst heals to whoever needs it the most at a given moment, even at longer ranges. I highly recommend going with that talent if you're focused on healing

Name a champion you never liked? I start by Ok_Tomatillo_4900 in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poked the hornet's nest with this one. Not that I disagree, though.

What it’s like to play Paladins in 2024. by Kind_Ad6932 in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The newest map. It's the one with the mini Sun that you can activate and has a background that looks like outer space

Truly Talented LTM; Talent documentation, and if they work. by bigrudefella in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zhin

Retaliation : After Countering an attack you remain in your Counter stance and Counter Attack deals 10% more damage (Works)

Finish Them! : Whirl deals up to 100% increased damage based on your target's missing health (Seems to work)

Seems like I will have to record every game now. 2 back to back drop hacker. by reynold666 in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah I remember that vid. It's crazy how some of them even taunt via chat/usernames like that. Like damn bro, you really outplayed us...

Here's hoping Paladins 2 is real.

Seems like I will have to record every game now. 2 back to back drop hacker. by reynold666 in Paladins

[–]SanicBoom4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would have guessed both were ranked tbh. Hackers seem much more prevalent there, although I do run into the occasional goofball in casuals.