Brigitte - Thoughts, Fixes, and more

General Discussion
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Hello I got to say I’m loving the new character! A great new addition.

These are my quick thoughts about the character;

For the most part I think all abilities are good as is but could use some touches to make them better. Let’s start with the primary fire it’s a tad weak for it’s range and I think it could be changed to 40 dmg.

  • Primary: 35 dmg to 40 dmg

Repair Pack’s shield bubble is a nice touch for quick read on who got armor. I think it would be good if an effect remains on the player who has extra armor.(applies to Torb armor too)

  • Extra Armor has special effect until armor is gone.

Inspire I think the only thing to note here is the visuals need a rework. It’s really hard to tell how it works, visually see the range, ect. I think maybe a gold shockwave could spread from her (only seen by teammates) and when a it hits you you get healed.

  • Rework visuals

Shield Bash This one… I don’t think stun is a good effect for this move I would just go with a strong knock back ¯\ _(ツ) _/¯

Let’s now talk fixes / QoL:

I think a simple one can go first;

  1. Let’s put the shield on FP camera
    https://i.imgur.com/PGtOGPz.png

  2. ZOOM OUT that profile pic is way too close
    https://i.imgur.com/hEcsFWh.png

  3. Shield clips into body during emotes
    https://i.imgur.com/bpyi7sC.png

  4. Man that’s a skinny waist! Can she breath, is she okay? All I’m saying is thicken that lower torso, so she doesn’t look like she’s going to snap in two. Doesn’t have to be much just something like
    https://i.imgur.com/0NqIV03.png

  5. Speed up the frame rate on impact for the primary fire. I get it’s a common technique in games to do this for a sense of strength to the hit, but the frame rate lowers too much it’s jarring.

  6. Also a minor thing, it displays Doomfist as the character on the menu. I know this is your replacement for the dead and fallen DF but come on, some people will get mad at the boasting.

Bugs

  1. Shield barrier appears but shield does not expand

  2. Sometimes Torb armor + Brigitte = inf (without taking damage) 150 armor

Other Things

–In Overwatch–

A Diablo Crusader skin

enteraction with Torbjorn, I feel like Torb would be very proud but at the same time doesn’t want her to be hurt.
so maybe:
Torb: That armor is fantastic! Only a true Lindholm could make such a thing, err just be careful sweat heart.
Brigitte: Don't worry dad!

Also since it was Reinhardt that names her, and has been her companion for the past years.

Brigitte: Reinhardt, so good to finally be able fight next to you... Y-you know I've always been inspired by you.
Reinhardt: Stop you're going to make me cry... DON'T GO DYING - your father would kill me, haha

–In Heroes of the Storm–

Johanna gets Brigitte skin

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I agree with all of this except taking away her stun.

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Shield Bash being able to stun is why she’s good against flankers and squishies. Shield Bash combo can kill Tracer without letting her blink or recall and leaves Genji with very low HP.

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Her rocket flail doesn’t need to be 40 damage. At the current 35 damage it takes 6 swings to kill a 200HP hero, at 40 it would take 5. That’s a large change.

She can already combo kill Tracer solo from full HP, and deal 155 damage to anyone else.

Besides, it’s too early to tell if she needs changes.

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yeah and in a fight vs. Moira where they just hold left/right click, Brigitte wins that fight with only being slightly tickeled

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Why would Moira just hold right click? Why wouldn’t she use orbs and fade?

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I’m just comparing their damage output and healing from their passives. Brigitte’s shield can make both Moira’s beam and orb useless.

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Does she have an AOE heal that relies on her doing damage?

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yes “Inspire” dealing damage heals LoS 20m rang, for 80hp over 5 seconds

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While I like the idea of keeping the first person view authentic to the character’s POV, that shield where it is eats up too much screen space. Sombra could sneak up on her uncloaked if she was coming from the right angle.
Sometimes the first person and third person appearances need to be different for game play (see Moira’s running and hand positions for first and third person, one give you an idea of her available actions, the other gives a distinct silhouette to other players)

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I don’t see how, you would have to not be moving, and somehow be blind to the shield’s transparency

plus that was just a mock up, I’m sure if done by OW team they would position it right.

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Good ideas. The healing Shockwave thing especially. She really needs to keep that stun on shield bash though. It’s good for flanker deterant, and we need less characters that are susceptible to getting dove on, not more.

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I love her shield bash.

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Yeah maybe bash stun is fine :thinking:

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This game needs more stuns. There is too much easy movement in this game. Knockbacks are trash.

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added bugs…