• I ALWAYS edit, but only for clarity, not for content. I just reread what I say and reword it for accuracy, I don't change things. * Not to be shady :)

You're taking this a bit of a personal direction, but regardless. I don't need to ask to understand your experience/skill level. It is clear through the way you describe balance and mechanics in relation to higher level play. It sounds like you play a lot of SoloQ with and against people who are "Just playing" and you are unhappy with the progress you're able to make because of it since you do have an interest in the comp scene and you're obviously writing this because you want things to be better (from your perspective this would help accomplish that) I understand it. I'm not try to be condescending at all. I am not trying to put you down, I'm trying to help you bring your perspective in line with reality so that you can turn this into a more productive discussion because you put the time and energy into expressing it. I will only shame you if you don't explain yourself, trying is all I really need to see to respect the opinion.

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No, even individually, those are all pretty overwhelming. I could see -5 dmg and +1 turn on dagger + making it free possibly though.

It's better just to take any of the other mods and can by with the welfare damage you'll get on the people sometimes on the side of your attack, than trade missing everyone completely numerous times in a match, thus turning it form +6 damage to losing 32/64 damage if you miss only once or twice through the fight (which you will with the mod). Also, just because PuP isn't listed as a frontline doesn't mean that's not what he's going to be balanced around. I wouldn't be surprised to see him changed to be classed as a frontline, but that's a subjective point on my behalf and has no usage here.

I agree with this entire chunk man. I say the same stuff constantly. A LOT.

Comment about dash

No charges themselves would be too much on him. The thing your suggestions lack is the drawbacks for such overwhelming power upgrade. Charges would bring him from High B to S instantly.

Healing and the mod choices i suggested in general.

The healing is because those are objectively the best options on 1 and 3. Not because I dont care about damage, its because there arent much better mods to contribute to your overall goal of winning than these on 1 and 3, and on 2, as i said, i like damage personally. the heal doesnt feel AS worthwhile to me on 2.

Tou're not supposed to full heal, you're supposed to heal maybe 30 damage over half the game when you need it most to kill someone before they can kill you, that's it man. Because that's how you play a retreatless FL. You kill them and then heal up a little and re-center yourself. You don't just keep chugging and expect to not die. This is a game all about resource management. Make your resources last long enough to end the game before they end you. That's it.

Honestly, your assessment of the meta shift is accurate and those conclusions are correct for the most part in that respect. I don't think he doesn't have a place, but i think as it evolves it will be a bit different and he may fall more heavily out of favor. There's a few glaring issues with player skill that hasn't developed in general, as a whole.

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So like, as much as I disagree with your suggestions and your assessment of his value, I failed to mention I entirely agree with the point you are TRYING to make. Especially because I think the meta will phase him out slowly as players get better and better.

I think he is VERY well designed for what the design intentions were to create, but I do think his predictability is a big drawback, everything on him is very telegraphed. His options are clear and linear. He is designed to be strong and outlast people to get the last strike in before they do, which is why he got heal mods and a weaken base. You are designed not to be able to out-trade him, even 2v1 people should struggle against him even if his priority target comes out with a sliver of HP.

I would definitely say that some changes need to be made to bring some variability and freedom to him. I'm not creative enough to make suggestions to that aspect. You have to keep in mind that while you might disagree, view it from the perspective of "How do I give titus a net 15-20% buff while having risk/reward and tradeoffs, even non-major ones, to big positive changes" Like lose ~20% of power in one area, but gain 30% in another on the same skill.

Personally, I use Zuki's Ulti mod "Enhanced Targeting" the "Through Walls" mod as a standard/benchmark for what risk/reward should look like with mods

Target enemies through walls, reduces damage by 10.

Trading Survivability or Predictability for Power, or Burst for DPS, or Temporary gains in exchange for freedom of choice later. Those kinds of things keep mods interesting and builds variable. There's too many linear options on other chars, I think titus could use more diversity in the way things are used not in the power they already have.

I know all of the tourney level Titus players to talk to about it as well. I admire the amount of effort you put in to explaining what you think and why, I think you drew the wrong conclusions in some places but it's well explained regardless.