I honestly think Bastion ruins the game, all they do is sit in the corner and melt your team. I don’t like how much damage he does, I don’t like how much health he has, I hate how he can heal himself, and if you can’t tell I just hate Bastion. Me and my friends were all playing Overwatch together and there was a Bastion on the other team, let’s just say we left mid-round because of that bastion. So if you could please nerf or remove Bastion, I will be the happiest man alive.
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Nerf? You can’t nerf something that is broken. Bastion needs rework.
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That would also be great.
Can’t stand Bastion myself, easily one of the most unbalanced characters in the game in dire need of a rework. One of the best tanks against him is Sigma though bc he can absorb his shots which is huge and his Accretion knocks him out of Sentry form. Other abilities such as Brigette’s Shield Bash, McCree’s flashbang, etc should also be able to knock him out of Sentry form to allow for more counterplay imo.
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Lol @ the OP
20characters
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He just needs a rework, as he is kinda good in low ranks but trash in high ranks
Plus jeff said there was no plans for him, so they don’t know what to do to him in his current state
(Imo)
At least they said people can suggest some changes. Hope they’ll listen to community.
Honestly, his kit is perfectly fine because it matches the type of gameplay they set out to make for him and he managed to fit in that style perfectly. He is a turret that settles down and stops people from blindingly rush in unless they want to get melted in mere seconds. Unfortunately, there are so many ways to undo his turret form and completely outperform everything he does that he’s in the gutter. You can still play him well even now, but his style of defending a point is pretty counterable even though that’s his strength. He has to play like Soldier most of the time so why not just pick Soldier at that point.
They need to either really focus on that one style of his, give him some breathing room, or change his purpose in the game by giving him a rework.
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Also you cant just ‘remove’ a member that exists since day one. Not only would people get furious about their lost progress and loot, it would shake even more in the overwatch development team
I can agree that bastion can and should be in a better position… but to just remove him isnt a choice on the menu
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I agree. His niche needs to focused on or just rework him.
Problem with Bastion is that, without redesigning his entire lore/character, you can’t really nerf or rework turret form effectively.
One change I did suggest months ago was to have his chaingun a wall mounted extra gun on a meter, and remove turret form entirely.
IE; he can use his arm gun normally, press right click and the chaingun comes out for a bit, firing in the same/similar direction to his primary, then recharges over time.
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He is literally the EASIEST to counter. For once, this statement is true, hence why I never say it. Time to get good.
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You’re kind of wrong on that part though. When the whole entire other team is pocket healing him and surrounding him with shields, you can’t counter him.
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In double shield he was a problem.
Now that that’s dead, he’s legit cannon fodder.
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I didn’t think it’s dead, cause that’s what they did in the last game I played.
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One game.
Legit like, he’s just weak as all hell against Hanzo, Junk, ANY flank DPS, McCree, Roadhog, Sigma, D.Va…
He counters Rein Zarya, I think that’s it.
One trip up and they lose all their damage output. Even in lower tier (where me and my friends are) we only have to stun him once to ruin their setup.
Oh, and btw I do like your idea for a rework on Bastion, with the whole chaingun thing
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Bastion’s REAL problem is that he’s a hero stuck in 2017. He doesn’t belong in modern OW.
If he was to work in the newer iteration of the game, he’d need that chaingun mobility type build, rather than a protect the queen style comp every game he’s in.
Aaaaaand probably nerf tank form along the way. It’s nanoblade but better.
My Bastion says “hi” 