Bastion rework concept (Less Sentry, More Recon)

General Discussion
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But…

Why would you ever play Bastion then?

Just play Junk if you wanna break shields…

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42

or we can also do the rework idea we came up with from tearing apart my tank rework idea

43

no, he’s got hitscan weaponry, which is why i would play him. he’s also got better survivability.

44

Which rework was that? I’ve seen so many they have started to blend together.

45

Then just play Soldier, and now you have a better heal, speed, smaller hitboxes, burst, sustained hitscan, and even barrier busting.

46

Bastion’s recon form is like Soldier 76 but worse in every way.

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47

My rework tank idea was the one with the DM-like Shield on E

the one i came up with chibi was a variation on that

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48

but bastion would be BETTER than any other character at barrier busting if he got a 25% damage nerf in sentry, but a 50% damage buff against barriers in sentry.

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49

so buff recon, but nerf sentry.

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50

Then he’d be worse at killing anything else.

And i’d never play the game again.

51

again, buff recon, make his gun slightly better than soldier’s

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52

I was thinking of giving him an e for sentry that was a half second lasting shield, CD for 15 seconds. or some other not annoying shields to fight against.

53

Recon needs something unique so it’s not such direct competition with Soldier.

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54

My version of a shield rewards good Bastions, and doesn’t for Bastions who camp.

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55

true. what if he had a passive that allowed his recon mode to actually do recon? i.e., having infrasight within 5-10 meters, or he can see the health of every single thing within a certain range.

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Recon needed something with my suggested changes, but reloading was the only thing i could think of without making him outshine soldiers weapon stats.

Anything to reward good bastions is a-ok with me.

57

but bastion has a bigger hitbox and can’t shoot while healing so if his gun is the same thing, i feel like it wouldn’t be that big of a problem.

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58

Let him see the outlines of enemies through allies, and see their outlines through walls for 1.5 seconds after they leave his line of sight.

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It would have the code idea from widows mine. marking people and having that infrared sight for a few seconds.

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maybe to a certain range, see the outlines of invisible sombras, so she’s got like a soft counter. i’m not sure if she’s “bad” against any characters except maybe mccree, winston, or soldier.

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