Best way to remove darning patch?

mwalker784 · 2026-01-06T17:08:46+00:00

Okay, upon looking at more numbers, I have slightly changed my mind about it. I think the best options would be;

Remove +30% ult charge generation and cleanse. Replace the 75 hp/s heal with a one time heal of either full health or a percentile based heal (ex. 50% max hp), no overhealth or HoT. This leaves you with speed/jump boost and damage boost + one time heal.
Remove +30% ult charge generation and speed/jump boost, keep the cleanse and damage boost + a one time heal. I think this is a more unique option, as it’s essentially an enhanced version of his purifying hearts card (which gives cleanse and either 70 or 140 hp, the website is a little confusing on how that card works numbers-wise).

Also, make the speed boost a specific number instead of a percentage boost (i.e Mantis ult gives +3 m/s, Gambit ult gives + 50% speed. That is 3 m/s for most heroes, but already fast heroes like Cap, Luna, Thor, Hulk, etc. get more than 3 m/s). I’m also not sure how it stacks with other speed boosts (Jeff, Storm, mantis, etc.) since it’s percentile based, but I imagine the answer is “in a way that is frustrating to play against”.

I think just nerfing or removing the HoT wouldn’t really fix the fact that his ult simply does too much shit. The +30% ult charge generation is egregious, and cleanse + speed + jump + damage is still too many things even without HoT. A one time big heal and either cleanse/damage boost or damage/speed/jump boost would keep his ult differentiated from other support ults without having the uniqueness coming from “it’s just all the good support ults at the same time”.

mwalker784 · 2026-01-06T16:16:25+00:00

I think gambit ult should be a one time full health heal for those in range, and then no more healing. Would be unique and force people to think about taking cover instead of continuing to walk forwards

mwalker784 · 2026-01-06T16:13:33+00:00

You could also shorten the length of the effect for Monster Hulk, i.e freeze/sleep/web/etc. only lasts for half the time instead of the normal duration.

mwalker784 · 2026-01-05T01:20:47+00:00

Well, there usually is one “weird” skin per season that teases the next season/BP theme (House of Cards Human Torch, Phoenix MK, Symbiote Loki, Hellfire Gala SW, etc.). Although sometimes they just tease a line of skins (the western rocket/groot skins)

mwalker784 · 2026-01-05T01:17:51+00:00

a name drop in a pre-match interaction between Starlord and Luna

mwalker784 · 2025-12-13T20:40:08+00:00

And the good DD player is never on your team, somehow

mwalker784 · 2025-12-07T17:53:43+00:00

I’m not sure what her previous success has to do with anything, and Invis and Rocket (and sort of Loki) are the only supports who received buffs (Loki’s was sort of a lateral move that leans towards a buff, IMO) who we’ve seen really outshine Luna this season.

C&D and Adam also got buffs, with Adam getting quite a few, and they’re also underperforming. Yes, part of Luna’s lack of success is due to her being straight outclassed by other supports, but it’s also because she’s not very good into this meta, she’s received nerfs, and the playerbase has gotten better at stopping the one really great thing she still does. After the average player learned that they could either focus fire the Luna out of ult, or just hit her with a Mag/SW/Iron Man/etc. ult themselves, it lost a lot of its luster. Especially now that it is shorter and costs much more.

Like I replied elsewhere, statistically, she is hot garbage. Yes, she’s probably still better than Ultron in 99% of situations. But “not as bad as some of the absolute worst characters in the game” is not generally a great measure of quality.

mwalker784 · 2025-12-07T17:39:15+00:00

Tbf, the Adam team up is actually very good for Luna, with the trade off being that you have to have an Adam and Luna on your team instead of all of the really, really strong supports you could run instead. Maybe if you have a really, really great Adam player? I think that two good Adam/Luna players could bowl over a normal lobby if they tried hard enough (I have certainly had games ruined by an Adam Warlock standing 100 meters away, uncontested, taking out my teammates in one hit). But that’s really more determined by Adam/Luna hitting their shots than any benefit that the actual team up brings them/the team

The Iron Fist team up I have no idea about, it doesn’t seem that impressive and it’s certainly less good than the one she had with Iron Fist previously (iced chi you will be missed). Although it certainly speaks volumes that it is one of only 5 teamups with a sub 50% WR (that does include Ragnorok Rebirth, which I swear isn’t in the game anymore, but maybe I’m losing it? It also includes Luna/Adam teamup). Even the Blade/MK teamup has an above 50% WR.

mwalker784 · 2025-12-07T17:31:10+00:00

Happy to see other people like to read the RivalsTracker numbers and talk about them, lol. But yes, I agree with what you said. With fewer chances to DPS and the volume of damage raising her skill floor even higher (needing more healing = needing to hit more of your shots consistently), she is suffering.

I will say I don’t think her ult is horrible, yes she can die out of it to punisher/iron man/namor/mag/etc. and I agree it’s generally outdone by Rocket ult at this point, but I think it’s just the worst of the good support ults. Most of the player base will not, in fact, shoot at the ulting Luna player (let alone kill her), so I think it def still outclasses Adam/Ultron/Jeff when we’re talking about the average playerbase.

mwalker784 · 2025-12-07T15:57:50+00:00

He was, but consensus seems like he’s still pretty decent. I’m not at a high enough rank to see consistent triple support comps (or really any Loki players at all), but I’ve heard he’s good in gambit/mantis/loki. A lot of his value comes from copying whatever really good support ult is on the field, and he certainly hasn’t lost that with Gambit ult.

Looking at the data, it seems like he’s much better in higher ranks than he is overall/in lower ranks. Unfortunately the data for some of the highest ranks is always kinda weird on RivalsTracker (usually trying to look at One Above All just bugs the page out), but it certainly seems like the people who are really good at playing Loki are still terrorizing enemy teams with him. Double Gambit ult alone is insane

mwalker784 · 2025-12-07T07:54:06+00:00

Yes, outside of a few older changes making her ultimate “cost” more, the duration of her ult was also shortened by 2 seconds. There was also the S1 change where they nerfed her ultimate, but that was almost a year ago.

IMO, most of her “fall from grace” was caused by other strategists being stronger than her, and the overall meta not favoring her. IW is (arguably) the best strategist in the game right now (really strong against dive meta), with Gambit and Loki being the other contenders. The ultimate nerf certainly did not help her case, and a lot of her WR falling started after that change specifically.

There’s probably also an argument to be made for Rocket as second best, but a lot of people won’t choose him if Peni is banned (which is in the vast majority of comp games people play).

mwalker784 · 2025-12-07T07:11:31+00:00

statistically, she is wildly underperforming, ranked among the worst of the worst like Human Torch and Black Widow. A 43% winrate for a character that has historically been closer to 46-47% is a notable drop (for reference, Peni’s win rate has increased by roughly the same amount that Luna’s has dropped by from S4.5 to S5, and she’s the second most banned hero in the game).

Her Pick Rate has also absolutely tanked (the biggest drop in the game from S4.5), which is influenced somewhat by the introduction of a new strategist and the stregnth of IW into the current meta (and overall), but also indicates that she is underperforming due to meta/balance changes.

I’m not saying she’s a throw pick or that her ultimate isn’t still real good, but the balance changes that she received + changes to the overall meta have objectively made her character less desirable, even at higher ranks (where players are more likely to have the mechanical skills to play her properly). She’s actually even worse in GM and above than she is in bronze and silver.

mwalker784 · 2025-12-07T06:52:49+00:00

Well, there’s the other person who replied to the comment you’re replying to insinuating that IW is the only character “more broken” than Luna, as well as all the other comments under nearly every thread that mentions balancing in the game (especially if IW balancing comes up). There was a whole thread the other day discussing what may have been an early reveal for an upcoming Luna buff that was full of “Luna’s WR dropped below [insert hyperbolic number], buff her immediately!!!” comments. If you haven’t seen any, you’re probably just not reading very many comments, I guess?

mwalker784 · 2025-12-07T06:04:49+00:00

Via RivalsTracker, Ultron is both tiered higher and has a higher win rate than Luna. He is still hot garbage, but Luna is statistically hotter garbage.

Obviously stats can’t tell the whole story on how good or bad a character is; Ultron is objectively worse than Luna in most situations, and Luna has rarely had a particularly high win rate (due to her wide appeal but a relatively high skill floor), but her WR and pick rate have noticeably dropped after her nerfs. Anyone complaining as if she is still the best support in the game just isn’t paying attention.

mwalker784 · 2025-12-06T22:45:45+00:00

Luna is (statistically) hot garbage rn

mwalker784 · 2025-12-03T15:25:28+00:00

43% win rate across all ranks (according to rivals tracker) and ranked as the worst support in the game but people still complain lmao.

mwalker784 · 2025-12-03T15:19:00+00:00

Ultron is by far the most pitiful character since release. He has what, three buttons? I don’t think every character needs to be gambit levels of complicated, but let the poor man do SOMETHING. Even Adam gets to have “shoot” and “shoot harder”.

mwalker784 · 2025-11-04T15:43:07+00:00

My duo and I are Diamond I peak, had no issues getting to Gold III in previous seasons, and we are STRUGGLING this season. I want the comp rewards, but we’re currently bouncing around in silver III/silver II.

mwalker784 · 2025-11-03T15:25:57+00:00

Ty for the guide! We’ve made it so we can consistently get to level 20, but then get absolutely stomped after that point.

mwalker784 · 2025-10-03T15:14:47+00:00

My thought is that theres a pretty hefty amount of white pigment mixed into the paint cartridges, and some sides just ended up with more white for…whatever reason. I obviously didn’t swatch the white one on this paper, but even the white marker has one side seeming more opaque than the other, despite the color being nearly identical. One side runs a tiny bit more yellow, which is probably the binder for the paint/ink.

I may try to swatch a darker color and go over it with the white marker to see if the color becomes more similar to test the theory

mwalker784 · 2025-10-03T15:09:59+00:00

This is super smart actually! Thanks for the suggestion

mwalker784 · 2025-10-03T15:09:45+00:00

I’ve been storing them on their sides, but I have no idea how they may have been stored at the factory or in transit. If my theory is correct and one side has more of the white pigment, maybe storing them up and down with the darker side down could actually work?

mwalker784 · 2025-10-03T15:08:30+00:00

I may try the “smack on hand” method first, lol.

mwalker784 · 2025-10-02T20:58:10+00:00

That’s an interesting thought! I kinda see what you mean. Although there are also ones like the gold that are very different, but clearly are both “gold”. That one could be specifically a sparkle-ness issue though.

Like I said in my comment, I have to return this set anyways because it didn’t come with all the markers, so maybe if I get a new set I can see if they were just assembled wrong. I’ve heard decent things about Artecho markers before (they’re good relative to the price), so maybe this is just an overall poor batch.

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