Reaper in Ow2 has no role

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They removed more damage than January 2021 where is damage was reduced first from 140 to 110 and then to 120 with the spread reduction

Then for more than a year nothing changed for him until the first beta, back again with that pathetic spread with 108 of damage also less lifesteal and Death Blossom more expensive

Now i have a question, what is Reaper good in Ow2?

The answer is nothing, yeah no tankbuster, still clunky, very easy to counter with less Cc, no secondary fire, no utility for his team, nothing to annoy the enemy team

“But he was so strong in OWL”

Of course they used a Lucio, Zarya, Mercy
“3 heroes for make 1 hero viable”

At this point just take Torb that does 125 of damage, can survive a headshot from Hanzo or Widow, has turret and a stronger ult with no nerfs in this case god knows why not…

Meanwhile more than half of the dps roster does easily more of a pathetic 108 from 1 meter, i really hope they do a rework at this point and show some respect for one of the most important anti hero of Overwatch, for now all that i see is hate undeserved…

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No where did they play mercy to make reaper viable.

It was just zarya and lucio.

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Not Mercy but Ana also for a nano to give him back some damage, 3 heroes for make him work as a second tank, at this point they should make Reaper one of them :man_facepalming:

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Except for 95% of the time all he needed was a zarya, Lucio barely left the ana to fend for her self and mercy didnt even get played

Nano was used with visor tho, Its literally just zarya and reaper with the occasional help from a third persn

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How strong do you expect Reaper to be able to be when you can enable him with tanks & supports?

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Reaper could be a secondary tank with cooperating with Zarya, it was shown in OWL although this strategy was a little bit niche.

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Wouldnt really call it niche when a good chunk of teams were running it

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Yeah it’s either the Winston comps or zarya reaper comps. Those are the main 2

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We’ve seen this before.
-Reaper gets a change to interact with a new meta
(Self healing buff vs goats)
(Closer range vs new game)

-Pros love to play him
(50% Reaper obliterated triple tank)
(Reaper’s survivability is great for OW2 with teammates)

Now, where this is very obviously going to go.
-Devs will overnerf him, then slowly rebuff him over the course of a few patches

Reaper deserves a rework. He is always either trash or overmeta. His kit is too simple and either boring or unfun to fight against.
The dev’s just did all this talk about “skillshots” and game changing abilities. How about giving Reaper something to master?

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Still would love to see my dream Reaper tested

  • Wraith Form - Flies while using the skill so he can approach in any direction
  • Shadow Step - Reverse this ability. Now Reaper marks the ground and activating it returns him to that location.

This way, Wraith Form is his engagement tool or how he positions himself. He gets in, hunts down a target and then after killing them, he skulks into the shadows and disappears (sinks into the floor, laughing), leaving the enemy confused on where he went next.

If they really love him, add one more skill…

  • Right Click: Sends out a chain/wraith hand that pulls reaper to the targeted enemy. If we don’t feel like crying about CC, then instead maybe Reaper teleports the enemy that was hit in front of him :thinking: (no stun, just instant relocation on hit)
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More like “They made Reaper into a Main Dog of Zarya in Ow2” :dog:

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Everyone forgets the healing boost for Nade.

Ana has synergy with Reaper by being able to boost his lifesteal and stop his opponents getting heals.

Ana can Nano him but that’s better used in Visor etc.

Lucio, Ana and Zarya make a powerful comp to boost Reaper without even taking their ultimates into consideration.

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Reaper was nerfed into the dirt long before goats was even a thing, he was nerfed before DIVE was a thing, and he should have been banging against that.

No, reaper was gutted because of bayblade, which was silly, because the real culprit was the speed boost on nano and that was nerfed too.

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I think he was only good in OWL, unfortunate, tho I don’t expect they care.
In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if they nerf him so that he isn’t good in OWL

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If they do that main Torb is the way :man_shrugging::pleading_face:

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Torb has always been the way, embrace it.

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Welcome, brother. Life’s pretty good here. All I want for Torb in OW2 is a little projectile speed buff for LMB, but maybe not even that. :beer: :sunglasses:

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