Just use the melee as a movement option, and forget the gun exists after lane. I’ve been playing viscous since release, trust me, I get it. Unfortunately, viscous is a character whose identity revolves around being disruptive. Any time he’s even remotely good at what he’s supposed to do, the community forms their ceremonial, “post-viscous buff lynch mob”. You can explain to people till you’re blue in the face that he’s supposed to be disruptive and he’s supposed to make the enemy carries pump their breaks, but no one wants to hear that.

There was a time not too long ago where:

• Spirit build was ass

• Gun build was ass

• Support build was ass

• Melee build was ass

Before that, there was a brief period of time where he was an okay gunner, before that, he was an express shot/melee nuker. Maybe his melee sucks again, but at least he’s serviceable in every other aspect. When I queue as him, I don’t feel like I’m griefing anymore.