Read this article fully, It has valuable information if wondering why certain nerfs should be revoked, etc reasons.
Back in the day, Bastion used to be about relocating etc, You can even see it on a youtube too. But it’s very obvious it’s just a back in the day thing, hence all the Youtube videos were made during the time Bastion had less spread, more time to transistion, etc.
Now instead here is how he now works now he has to sit behind a shield, piss enemies off, etc. This is not nerfing Bastions, It’s pissing players off by being a Shield Gun, Giving Bastion a bigger reason to be nerfed. So he already got nerfed but now his new strategy is going to require him to get nerfed again at some point in the future.
I’ve seen YouTube videos of Bastions absolutely eating people without a shield, and it tells me how badly people wanted him nerfed, They wanted Bastion needed because they couldn’t focus a Bastion outside a shield. This is a Team Game. Basically, people’s inability to work as a team.
You guys say he NEEDS A NERF
But you’re the same people forgetting the easy 3 steps to remove a bastion from the area.
1: Find a safe position for your team to shoot the shield
2: Shoot the Bastion and Shield Tank when shield is down to force them to back into cover
3: Approach point and force yourself into the enemy team, Focus down the enemy Bastion as he is sensitive in a 6v6 where NOBODY can plan to protect eachother but instead to fight the enemies while Bastion is out of protection shoot him out.
Was it that hard? No.
Did the players make it seem hard? Yes.
Why? Because they failed to play as a team in a team game.
BEFORE AND AFTER THE NERF BASTION WAS KILLABLE. READ ABOVE IF YOU HAVENT DONE SO
Outside the Shield without a nerf, Or inside the Shield with a Nerf Players will always complain about Bastion.
Not only nerfing Bastion, But nerfing almost every character DOES NOT PROMOTE TEAM PLAY, BUT DEDUCTS IT.
If you’re uncomfortable with completely reverting Bastion, you could try this:
No need to return headshots if not comfortable with it, But at least turn the low spread.
Change Iron Clad from 20% to at least 27% and up. Increase healing time by at least 20% more.
Start focusing on his DPS rather than Sustainability.
If you want to keep the 300 HP, at least make Tank mode 10 seconds, AND FIX THE SPEED ON THE PROJECTILE its so hard to get used to shooting projectiles after shooting bullets, At least increase speed by 20%.
Make his Recon weapon his Secondary weapon not his main. You buffing recon doesn’t fix his Sentry mode.
As a Bastion main, Players expect TOO MUCH from you yet it is known how Bastion got Nerfed, but people still put pressure and do NOT contribute. And sometimes immediatley ask for a switch.
If you really care about one of the great Defense heroes Bastion, than I do not know what to say or consider about his future progress
Please, We love Overwatch. But nerfing Bastion or any other character does not make this a better team game, It just makes the game require less communication skills and less contribution and promotes slacking on this game.
