@fizzlock

4 months ago

I appreciate your analysis on this! I do disagree on some points: PART I: DISAGREEMENTS A) Mauga can definitely clear high ground. Overrun is a more reliable charge with less offensive bite (dmg reduc and cant be interrupted, at the cost of no oneshot), but you can still walk up to high ground, alternate guns to pull resources, and then Overrun at them to force them down if its not the entire team. It still boops like charge too. Wait for your CDs to come back and then jump down when an opportunity presents itself. You can even still poke up there, unlike Rein. B) I would prefer that cage dissappears on death, but he can also cancel it. The only 2 heroes that can C9 with their ult rn are Pharah and Reaper, but those uncancelable ults only last a couple seconds. Cage lasts 8 seconds. If you place a shitty cage, 8 seconds is a REALLY long time to be punished for it. Maybe if you dont want it to cancel immediately, he can hold down his ult button to make it tick twice as fast. Maybe it shrinks over time, even, and if it shrinks past you you get let out? He should totally get punished for dying in cage though, that would introduce more counterplay to it. C) This one is controversial, but I like the ult disabling Mobility CDs. I would like if Mobility ults can be used. Maybe Mobility that has a secondary effect (i.e., Doom punch/slam, LW Dash, even Genji Dash bc of the dmg) can be used in place just for that secondar effect. Ults like Rampage and Meteor should work without restrictions, though. Side note, allowing Mobility CDs would make Mauga stronger against Cage Fight. Overrun could then leave the cage at any time. What about the Mauga who casts it, can they still use Overrun? Pop cage and walk out of it while the enemies are stuck? Lastly on this point, if you nerf it like you've suggested, the cost should be lower. I feel like this would me much more frustrating for slow comps to play against though, as theyll just get caged far more often. Id rather the cost go up, and keep somewhat strong. D) Cage already DOES have a cast time. I've canceled cage several times now via sleep or rock. If you make the cast too much longer, its gonna be far too easy to cancel. Maybe instead, it keeps the cast time, but it flashes a hologram of the circumferenxe before going up. So, it could be canceled before it hits the ground. Once it hits the ground, its gonna go off, but will flash the edge of it for a split second before arming. This gives a second for people with mobility to dodge it, and gives more counterplay and depth to the ability. PART II: DESIGN A) I understand the frustration with the hero. But nerfing tf out of him numbers wise won't deal with his one-dimensional design problem. Add more counterplay to his kit, then focus on adjusting his numbers and giving more identity to his strengths. B) I'd like to see the devs reduce his close range tankiness and dmg, while focusing on the fact he has range. We dont have a lot of that in the role atm, but have plenty of brawl tanks. His fantasy is pretending to be this hothead, but being cunning and smart underneath the facade. Punish him for inting for no reason, but let him drain resources from afar and maybe Overrun to capitalize on it. C) To do this, maybe just straight reduce his HS multipler when critting with Burning Targets. He can hit the ACTUAL critbox for full damage, but won't auto burn crit for as much damage. This would reduce his "free" damage, especially on Tanks at close range, since his spread would stop you from getting fully HS by most of his bullets. (For this topic, I'll use HS for an actual headshot and Burn Crit for the auto crits he does with Cha-Cha). Also, slightly increase the spread on his one-gun fire to make it more consistent for more players to hit, while also reducing the effectiveness at far ranges for high-level players. Increase the spread of akimbo firing as well to further reduce easy effectiveness on squishies and critboxes if you need to, or even give it the bastion turret treatment where you can't HS if youre firing both guns. Reduce the ammo count or increase reload time. It lasts forever rn. D) Furthermore, Cardiac Overdrive is very strong rn, but if its weak he falls over like tissue paper. I would rather it lose some defensive power and gain something else. Drop the damage reduction. Several other tanks have it, and Queen is the only other one with a fascimile of Lifesteal. Reduce the % Lifesteal a little as well, that number is crazy rn. If its still too strong with teammates, give it the Command Shout treatment and reduce its effects on Allies. To compensate, give him some OTHER form of compensation. Maybe his fire rate increases, giving him slightly more damage at the cost of more ammo, or perhaps he regenerates some ammo based on the damage he does, giving him the ability to sustain damage for longer if he is hitting his shots. I feel like these one-use abilities have become a problem of OW2 design. Ana Nade has some complex counterplay because you can force her to use it defensively instead of an offensive anti, alongside blocking it (though these were more reliable in OW1, where an off tank existed and the supp passive didn't, the design point still stands). I want to see more abilities like that. E) Lastly, I would slightly increase the effectiveness of his Passive. I dont have specific numbers here, this would be something Id want to play around with. But I think having more constant survivability around the Temp HP makes him deal with chip damage a little easier without tearing his supports' hair out. Still shouldn't be too effective once stuck in a huge brawl. PART III: CLOSING We've waited for Mauga for SEVERAL years at this point. He, Ram, and Queen were some of the most hyped-up heroes for the longest timespan. He obviously needs changes rn, but would really suck if he got dumpstered entirely. I want to see more focus on reworking the extreme parts of his kit with a purpose rather than just hard nerfing what he already has. That's my opinion, ty for coming to my TED Talk 💚

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