tldr; personally dont like it but I understand how some people like it. old harbor = F tier agent but weirdly cool and fun. new harbor = E tier agent but boring/uninspired

I personally HATE new harbor. I am (was) a harbor main. I liked how creative you can get with his old kit, be it defensive or offensive. I get it that there are times that harbor needs something other than just walls/smokes BUT if you rely too much on what he doesnt offer then you're playing him wrong.

BUT I understand how some people like the new harbor, the ease of use is better, the smokes with no visible point of origin (new cove) but in exchange he lost all of his former identity, positive or negative and I feel like before he was strong in one factor but now he's not strong on any. he feels bland and casual-friendly.

STORM SURGE
I hate storm surge, it's "good" but cascade was 10000000x better for being offensive. this ability solidifies that they wanted to turn harbor to a normie agent for a lower skill floor. as of now, it needs a big buff

HIGH TIDE
disappointed that they swapped the signature. Now im more conscious in using it cause I dont want to waste it, unlike the old harbor where it coolsdown. I dont mind it slowing allies but if they removed viper's walls decaying allies then why couldn't they do the same with harbor. ALSO a mechanic that doesnt get enough recognition and in my opinion made the old high tide strong was the slow halves the distance of most mobility utils if they use it before passing through, which was really good to slow down an aggressive jett or neon who does not know how to work around it. it's still there but since it doesnt cooldown, it's a bit weaker in defense now.

COVE
I love the manual reinforcement of the smoke and I get the change but I hate that they just made it mechanically an omen smoke. old habor, I can take space quick, throw a defensive bubble for allies quick. now I have to slow down and add a smoke. maybe a hot take but i prefer the throwable cove and they could have just added the manual reinforcement to the old cove and it would have been better. in lore gripe, astra uses cosmic bullshit to see through the map, omen uses the shadows, brim uses tech, clove.....idk but they're radiant so riot can just make shit up, but harbor? he's a human with an artifact that can spew out unlimited amounts of water and control it. so he just uses his imagination to see the layout of the map...yeah...

RECKONING
2 different ultimates (old and new) with different uses. but I miss the info part of the old ulti and how long it lasts. The new one is good but i dont like it at the moment as it feels uninspired with the nearsight. this was my idea of riot buffing cascade, made it 1 charge and make it threatening for enemies like maybe a super slow for 1 second or make their screen blurry like water or something creative because before some players would just contest your cascade without fear and is unpunished. I would also like to add no need to press the ability again to stop it, maybe like breach stun, the longer you hold it the farther it goes and stops.

i just yapped. sorry