sounds like a character who is complete garbage lets nerf that character
Has Blizzard given any statement on this?
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none whatsoever its nice he is getting some attention from bigger youtubers though
finally one that actually admitted that there is a hook bug, none of the others have ever done that
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And he has still a higher pickrate than 11 other heroes.
However the nerf was unnecessary. Even if they call it a bug fix.
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They need to compensate for the nerf, give him more ammo and reduce reload time for Piggyâs sake!
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Hog is dead guys. We all have to accept that. Heâs now just a meme pick for ilios well. Thatâs it.
Honestly, Hog 1.0 was a bit broken at the time, and I think most of us agree, although he was fun back then too. He had a very specific role, and he did it very well. His hook needed the nerf maybe, but whatever, itâs always been bugged/broken from day 1, so we were used to it. How many times did Lucio or genji land on our heads during season 1 & 2? How many Anas got away unharmed as they landed a mile in front of us? We accepted it, because he was fun, even though he was an ult battery. Hog may have been a bit OP then, but it was a very sad day when he was destroyed.
Fast forward to today. 7 new heroes added, all with a ton of CC. Stuns, sleeps, boops, rocket punches, shield bashes, you name it. All outclass hog. Power creep happened, and everyone does more damage, has CC, has escapes, etc. Hog 2.0 is now trash. Hog 1.0 would be balanced, if not on the weak side. Power creep has made the hog nerfs unnecessary, and he is now a troll pick.
The thing that really pisses me off though, aside from the casuals who originally complained about hog all quit the game long ago anyway, is that everything that they complained about with hog and saying it was unfun, they added into Brigitte and other new heroes. Brigitte is far better than Hog 1.0 ever was, and she was designed after his nerfs. How is that okay? Why did hog get murdered when baguette is a specifically designed thing? Hog 1.0 would be weak in todays OW, but at least heâd be better than he is currently. I wish theyâd revert him back to he was, right after his hook was âfixedâ. He needs the damage back.
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he needs a lot to become decent at this point
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Seems like a good idea
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Fun fact they donât need to compensate for a bug fix lol blizz is so clever
If there giving him attention chances are he isnt gonna be left like this.
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Then they need to buff him because he is in a bad spot right now, not to compensate.
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He wasnât nerfed. It was a legit bug-fix, he could sometimes one-shot characters from a mid-range distance with his alt-fire that was never intended.
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I donât disagree with changing âunintended featuresâ (quotes because it seems like a lot of things are magically becoming unintended despite being in the game for three years now), I do think itâs in very poor taste to deploy an adverse bug fix on a hero who is already struggling.
Hog needs buffs and fixes. Less RNG on the primary, more efficiency against armor, fewer Hook bugs, less ult feeding, and less CC vulnerability on the Ult
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CCAAASSSUUUAAALLLSSSSS!!!
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Hog uses projectile shotgun pellets, literally the worst combination of damage in the game, so he should have had the projectile benefit of no fall off to begin with. It makes even more sense now that Meiâs icicle was brought in line.
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Fine by me. Iâm fine with other characters getting nerfs for once
Weâre on Hog 4.0 atm. Hog 3 was the best.
I think they just fixed an ancient bug without thinking through the consequences, but keep making noise about it so it doesnât make it to live without adjustments.
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Like I keep saying, as bad as this is, this creates a demand for buffing hog.
Which might be better in the long run.
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Because heâs a tank tho.