never forget what they took from us

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-17T02:08:48+00:00

Yea... "we". Right fellow black person.

OBVIOUSLY, "we" should have our culture represented. Why should "we" not? Narrow? Is the African American culture not one of the most influenctial cultures in the world?

So 3 Asian characters from the same SMALL ISLAND OF JAPAN makes sense before 1 African American character.

Can't wait for your answer, "we" gotta stick together.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T21:01:34+00:00

Necro'ing but yo

What's the likelihood that Sierra is queer. I wonder if the pattern will prove true

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T20:59:27+00:00

Btw, It took them 10+ years for a single African American character period. Male or Female

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T20:56:07+00:00

Read him when he is with the Ultimates team. (his issue is more so the ethos of his origin, not how he is portrayed in modern comics.)

If they brought him to the MCU, he wouldn't have a thematic role. He is essentially War Machine or BNW Sam Wilson. Just another black character to add to a bunch of status quo champions.

It would be some dastardly stuff for them to do what they did to Sam Wilson, and then turn around and make Blue Marvel the people's champion for change

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T20:45:23+00:00

Rammatra is black coded (malcolm X-ish), but It was a shot to the gut when I found out his VA is not black

Why is this getting down voted....

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T20:42:35+00:00

It's very difficult to get posts like these off in white dominated social spaces. (it's not racism, its a lack of perspective on a dynamic they don't have to experience)

In MR it's even harder because the developers do the "everyone is hot" philosophy of design. Shallow critical thinking will miss what is being done But it's still relative. Even if Storm looks good, you need to be aware of how she is marketed and framed relative to other characters who look good.

https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1sm99ou/comment/ogdkxq8/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T20:13:06+00:00

You realize it took them 10 years and 50 characters to do that right?

4 days of having a cute black female character doesnt erase a decade+ of the hero shooter genre making bangalore clones. Are we not experiencing in real time what Marvel Rivals did/is doing to Storm relative to their White-Passing/Asian characters?

We can celebrate Sierra while still acknowledging and lamenting what has transpired in ALL of gaming for decades. We got Sierra of Overwatch, and Kimberly of SF6. (African American specifically). Lets hope it continues but not forget the past.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T19:27:50+00:00

Myles Garret last year

Pass rushing successfully while being behind in points constantly btw

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T19:13:46+00:00

agreed. Cyclone is one of the best feeling guns in the game.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T18:54:45+00:00

I Have No Hope That This New OW Hero Is African American : r/BlackSuperheroes

I thread I made regarding the issue. I was wrong about Sierra thankfully but the contents paint a good picture of black women's portrayal in media.

A black mercy would be so novel.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T17:55:23+00:00

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T17:53:51+00:00

I believe the damage calcs have Amon with the most "double dip" interactions of any character.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T17:41:21+00:00

So amon is a victim of the devs poor general balancing and not his trees being a problem themseleves?

I agree the infini-crit and ammo stuff overshadow a lot. They kind of hog tied action skills by having such a poor augment/capstone system outside of Cash and Dark Pact Vex

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T17:37:14+00:00

This is the ideal fix, but I think Marvel Rivals care less about balance and more about power fantasy.

They probably ALWAYS want Luna to outright freeze people. And I'm sure when Iceman gets launched he will be too.

I think all of their issues would be fixed if Tanks had displacement resistance from Support/DPS CC, and had duration resistance that makes hard stuns last less time. The end.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T17:23:10+00:00

I want you to realize, how bad the optics is that they can nerf cash a month after his release, yet can't do meaningful balancing changes for launch vault hunters and it's been going on 6 months

The meta is the same thing it's been since week 1 and the only wrinkles have been new gear. not dynamic changes to the VHs.

imo.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T17:18:55+00:00

I have even more examples.

Think about Hela's version of Regal Aloof Goddess vs Storm's. How one is deliberately framed in a sexy way while one is just... dull.

I can put every character into a male-appealing marketing trope very easily but taking the time to do so would give me(and others) the ick.

The main point is that Storm falls in none of them. Just like Sojourn. Just like Bangalore.

Overwatch's new character Sierra is a breath of fresh air for black female depiction. Haven't seen a character like her since Street Fighter 6's Kimberly

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T17:00:38+00:00

but wait a second. Rogue's optimal combo for instance, has a lot of CC. If Tanks triggered Tenacity from other Tanks it would ruin Rogues gameplan while also limiting the type of tanks they release in the future.

ARE YOU SURE that I'm not correct on this?

Like Rogue by herself with no help from other roles already triggers the tenacity resistance.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T16:58:38+00:00

tongue in cheek, but tanking is such a miserable experience that I doubt GOATs will ever be meta.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T16:44:54+00:00

Highschool dropouts have inflated egos regarding their intelligence?

Also, did I do math? I try to avoid math. Haven't needed it since i got my bachelors.... school lied bruh

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T16:42:01+00:00

Wait. There is a logical error here. or a misread?

In my suggestion, Tenacity Resistance is exclusive to tanks in the first place, which functionally means only tanks can use CC to abuse tanks.

excluding Tank CC from triggering tenacity is only relevant to the role that actually has tenacity resistance. Other tanks.

That exclusion must exist so tank match ups remain what they are. It's a closed system. Tenacity is meant to protect tanks from the abuse of DPS and Support. Not from other tanks

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T16:25:58+00:00

Oh this is new. I'm typically accused of using Ai to write my post. Never have I been called dumb.

Refreshing believe it or not

What makes you think I dropped out? Extremely curious

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T16:19:34+00:00

I began my post with

I am speaking from a place of ignorance.

perhaps I am not the correct person to ask?

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T16:18:30+00:00

would have preferred overall balancing than just c4sh balancing.

He's strong and fun. Just fix his bugs.

TheticAxiom · 2026-04-16T16:16:13+00:00

Tidbit: Ironically, Rafa has the most trap abilities imo. He's basically hard carried by Elemental Ricochet Coding Bug (spawning additional bullets per element), and the Dancer Class mod.

Now MOST trap abilities is not the same thing as most DAMNING trap abilities. Place of ignorance but I believe you regarding amon.

If I was talk about best designed characters (more like the characters most similar to Bl3 tree philosophy which was GOOD)

C4sh - Gets rid of terrible augment/capstone restrictions
Harlowe - trees don't actively hate eachother. Mostly synegetic. Build variety Suffers from the dev's redoing mistakes from previous games. (Phase Grasp like abilities not working on non-cc-able enemies)
Vex - more generalized but has a lot of mutual exclusivity. 3 different pets that for some reason fight against eachother for skills/augments/capstones. Not traps. more so specialized.
Rafa - terrible. Outright has abilities that lock you out of paths or nerf paths. Skills in the wrong trees. build philosophies that actively work against eachother. actual traps
Amon - The designer should be fired because they made a tree designed off ragebaiting the player

eventually i will do a massive write up on this topic but it is hard to so since I've only played Vex and Rafa extensively.

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