Bastion E ability "railgun"

he can resposition he has teamates to cover him a junkrat isnt always used widow is very hit or miss and why would you buff him against his only counter if heā€™s supposed t be flanked to kill and on top of that we have 3 characters that excel and flanking thatā€™s it.

That;s the problem. He needs multiple people to cover his weak spots than doing their job

Which is why his pickrate is always abysmal and the use of him outside of Junkertown is seen as trolling

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I love railguns in general, so this sounds like an awesome idea. If not some manner of alt-fire for Bastion, then maybe as a new hero altogether.

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Yeah why not let him 1 shot squishies with 1 sec of chargeup. And hanzoā€™s change is ā€œopā€ lmfao

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He doesnā€™t even have 1% pickrate. He needs to be touched (not in that way, get your mind out of the gutter :stuck_out_tongue: )

Sure he has the highest dps but he has a crappy way of getting it to the enemy.

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Nah reworked Tank Bastion is best Bastion

Is it hitscan or projectile? Railgun sound like a hitscan but you said it like tank mode shell. If itā€™s hitscan then Oh my god! Thatā€™s OP. If itā€™s projectile how big is it? And Iā€™m assuming itā€™s 60 m/s like tank mode?

For a railgun to even feasibly work the slug has to be moving at many times the speed of sound.

Itā€™s basically his tank cannon but it has to be charged up for full damage. Itā€™s not hitscan.

Shh, people who play Overwatch might not know that. Also they donā€™t have to go that fast if theyā€™re explosive. A railgun is just a way of chucking something through the Lorentz force. Military ones firing them super, super fast and just use basically big blocks of metal because they explode anything they touch whether or not theyā€™re explosive themselves.

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Iā€™d rather see him get a movement ability while in Sentry mode. Something like a combat roll for speed and distance, minus the reload. Put it on a long cooldown so heā€™s not juking all over the place though.

One of his biggest weaknesses is heā€™s a big stationary target. Thatā€™d help him avoid a Pharah missile or Sym orb. Downside is it forces him off the payload and away from his barrier if heā€™s playing pirate ship.

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Maybe he can summon a small 250 health shield on a long cooldown with limited up time?

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Welp. Then itā€™s another version of scatter arrow. Slower speed faster CD. Will probably need some kind of visual effect if itā€™s that slow. And probably a rename seeing railgun kinda feel weird.

Scatter arrow oneshot Orisa, so no, itā€™s not another version of scatter arrow. You also need a direct hit instead of just shooting peoples toes. Thatā€™s much harder with an explosive.

The reason itā€™s called railgun is because itā€™s the only gun in existence I can think of that fires a physical, possibly explosive projectile that also requires being charged up. The visual would probably just be a blue colored tank shot.

You literally pulled this ability from Gigantic (may it rest in peace)

Well, yes I did but Iā€™ve thought about it before that too. Also I played Gigantic just the other day and I still found a game with real players.

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Interesting, but Iā€™m hella tired so imma give actual thought into it tomorrow when I can actually think.

Overall it sounds cool, but once again I have to think on it.

1: junkrat is a mess and I will Never justify his damage output bc itā€™s way to high

2: widow is a sniper and honestly her and hanzo are the ONLY heroes who should have a one shot ability in this game.

Why is it way too high? Why canā€™t you dodge his grenades? (question from me) Theyā€™re getting a size decrease. Please just provide information past this or youā€™re not helping the arguments.

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