Ball nerf is going to have the OPPOSITE effect

[SnowManMan11-1206]

no need to worry, he’ll be completely useless in OW2 since he doesn’t have a shield

[Izzy-1702]

I’m not seeing the problem here.

[Balance-11553]

Bah they will come and whine here and remove grapple from ball.

[SilentStorm-1285238]

or soldier just has to be on the high ground lol. (then Boop edge slam) but this is unikely in low elo. [since low rank soldiers dont play high ground. lol
Also ball only has to hit slam boop is a bonus. [yeatle - unranked to gm takes this 1v1 every time]

[GroupUpHere-1996]

@SilentStorm-1285238

UNINTENTIONALLY RAISING THE LEARNING CURVE FOR PLAYING AGAINST WRECKING BALL.

There’s a learning curve for all of them, but if you play the game for a few weeks, you sort of figure them out. I don’t understand why this CAPITALIZED even. Players getting better is a problem now?

[OtherJex-1680]

@Hige-1101

you really think that most low elo players are remotely interested in learning how to play a hero correctly? specially without having someone tell them what they’re doing right or wrong, I like the change but no low elo player will become better at ball because of it

I agree. Low rank players aren’t going to get better at playing Ball. They’re just going to lose the one thing they can do with him and then they’ll be even worse at the hero.

[OtherJex-1680]

So if the ball takes a 1v1 with Soldier he wins… but stops spin2wining.

[Hausos-1889]

If Ball is on high ground and Soldier gets hit by it, then that’s Soldier’s fault for not paying attention.

IE, Soldier still has to play like a potato.

[anon37951205]

This has to be, hands down, the worst argument against the nerf so far. It is a great nerf (from a low rank player who can aim pretty well).

[Nightpire-2804]

I doubt the people that switched to ball last second to stall are actually ball players, just like dps that switch to Mei or Luicio and otherwise never touch the character anyway.

[SilentStorm-1285238]

@OtherJex-1680

I dissagree. Low rank players aren’t going to get better at playing Ball. They’re just going to lose the one thing they can do with him and then they’ll be even worse at the hero.

What you are saying applies to people that don’t actually play the hero. Last minute swappers trying to stall arent actual ball players.

Pre nerf we floated 2200sr and peaked at 2488 (19-21% aim
Post nerf now floating 2400 and peaked at 2700.

[Beesǃ-2610]

So we’re getting mad that people are going to improve at the game?

[RightHandElf-1297]

@Beesǃ-2610

So we’re getting mad that people are going to improve at the game?

See my earlier comment:

@RightHandElf-1297

The people who spin2win by default are just going to spin for 6 seconds and then flounder around for 5 seconds until they can spin again.

[SilentStorm-1285238]

@Poytheon-1466

Spin to win was absolutely a thing before this patch. There are plenty of heroes who don’t have any direct way to stop it

I run into a sombra maybe 1/20 games. That’s like pharah running into hitacan 1/20 games. I hear what you’re saying but…

End of the day you can’t nerf stupid.

However maybe grapple nerf is blizzards best attempt at trying

[Sekiro-11840]

oh no, they made a players actually learn how to play the character properly! The horror!

[SilentStorm-1285238]

@ĿȀŖǠǂ1ǾǂƑPŜǃ-2660

@SilentStorm-1285238

UNINTENTIONALLY RAISING THE LEARNING CURVE FOR PLAYING AGAINST WRECKING BALL.

Then he will just get nerfed again. Simple as that.

END OF THE DAY YOU CANT NERF STUPID

Imagine playing pharah with Lucio moria healers and running into hitscan 1/20 games. This is what it’s like playing Ball.

Lo elo enemy won’t counter. Lo elo team won’t help either.