Reaper NEEDS help (he's been F tier too long!) 👺

[SquidwardT-11662]

Once I can get my account back I’ll link your post on the thread.

[Zenkoast-1204]

Higher hit dmg but less hits will make it do the same dmg as it will be stronger vs armor because of less hits. Just increase the dmg to 700

[Dorian-11406]

Did you not see the stats?
Even in triple tank meta reaper was STILL the least played hero in the game.

And think about why that was. That was back when Hog did Reaper’s job better than Reaper. Now Hog’s damage is not what it used to be, and Reaper is superior in that aspect.

Also Reaper was never the least played hero, and never will be. Back then the likes of Sombra, Torb, Bastion, Sym were all lower. I believe even Hanzo had a lower pickrate back then, but I can’t back that up.

[ConOngVang-1351]

No it’s not, Armor literally halves his bodyshot damage because it fires 20 pellets per shot with each pellet deals 7 bodyshot damage and each of the pellets are affected by armor reduction. He can take out D.Va, Reinhardt, Orisa and Winston easily mainly because of their large headshot hitbox that makes most of his pellets hit the head instead of the body.

[Lock2r-4467]

Armor only takes 5 damage off his shot per trigger pull rather than per pellet. So it wouldn’t make much of a difference. Plus, he can already take out armor guys like D.Va, Reinhardt, Orisa and Winston rather easily.

FYI armor only takes off 5 damage if the damage per shot exceeds 10. Otherwise, it halves the damage. That’s why Reaper’s shotguns deal half damage instead of 40 damage ((7-5)x20=40 damage)

[Yourself-11293]

Hi I finally got my account working again, for some strange reason it was restricted but got it fixed. Will link your post now

[Yourself-11293]

Also Reaper was never the least played hero, and never will be. Back then the likes of Sombra, Torb, Bastion, Sym were all lower. I believe even Hanzo had a lower pickrate back then, but I can’t back that up.

I would just like to note, they are lower, but not much lower at all.
I think it’s somewhere around a 0.1% pickrate difference, (and all those heroes were/are F tier) Meaning that reaper is also F tier.

[Bugsy-11164]

Yeah it’s kind of amazing that he hasn’t been buffed (or fixed) yet, considering Junkrat and Hanzo(!) exist in their current state. Rat was nerfed but still a better choice lmao. Hanzo is a god so… yeah.

His spread should be normalized so when I am right up on the enemy theres no “bad rng” that does 50 damage to them instead of what should be an obvious 1 shot.

And everything else you said. /signed

[Yourself-11293]

considering Junkrat and Hanzo(!) exist in their current state. Rat was nerfed but still a better choice lmao. Hanzo is a god so… yeah.

Exactly! People don’t seem to realize that there are too many “better versions” of reaper, so why even bother playing him?

His spread should be normalized so when I am right up on the enemy theres no “bad rng” that does 50 damage to them instead of what should be an obvious 1 shot.

Yep, it’s such an annoying bug that ruins plays with reaper, I really hope they fix it ( or just make it like tracers guns )

And everything else you said. /signed

Thank you! <3

[Bugsy-11164]

I just want my boy back. Reaper is what got me going in this game in the first place.

[Yourself-11293]

His ultimate damage is already a dps loss. He can be killed by other players directly on top of him, mid-blossom, and you want to turn the damage down? If anything, it needs a slight increase.

Exactly, Reapers ultimate has the same damage as MERCYS PISTOL
Yep mercys pistol, the heroes gun who’s supposed to be the most useless at damaging gun does the same damage as a damage heroes ultimate.

[TRIHEXSUB-1381]

Reapers ultimate has the same damage as MERCYS PISTOL

Ok that’s actually pathetic.

Death blossom actually has the least DPS out of every offense ult (not sure about defense, so I don’t use the term ‘damage’ heroes)

[Nox-23390]

So many range buffs for heroes, but Reaper remains with his Beta-teleport-ability.

[Yourself-11293]

Ok that’s actually pathetic.

Death blossom actually has the least DPS out of every offense ult

Agreed, it’s such an awful ult, not to mention HOW EASILY it is countered (stuns, knockback, clicking on his head because he’s barely moving in blossom

(not sure about defense, so I don’t use the term ‘damage’ heroes)

Well, all defense heroes ultimate’s are wayy better.
Torb has molten core which is extremely powerful
Sym has… wait nvm it’s terrible XD
Bastion has tank which one shots body shot
Mei has blizzard which freezes people for a long period of time
Hanzo has dragonstrike which deals insane dps and combo’s well with other ults, and a well placed hanzo ult can get a good amount of kills
Widows ult is very annoying, it almost garuntees a couple of picks AND team information for 16s.

MEANWHILE… REAPER… AN ULTIMATE WITH THE SAME DPS AS MERCY

So many range buffs for heroes, but Reaper remains with his Beta-teleport-ability.

Yep, they seem to love to ignore reaper, don’t they? (and also bastion I won’t forget about him xd)

[Gambler-11647]

Death Blossom can clear entire teams when used at the right moment. The ultimate is not the problem. I still think a fix to Shadowstep and somewhat reduced spread would make him fully viable.

IMO, Blizzard should rework stun mechanic in general. It’s too counter-intuitive, completely useless against some characters/abilities and totally deadly against others. This is not just Reaper’s problem.

The whole ult taxonomy (channeled, transformation, etc) is BS.

[Nox-23390]

I agree on that.
His spread is sometimes to random, it’s like how did I kill that/how did I not kill that?
I don’t really know what exactly to do about Shdow-Step, but someting needs to be done.

[Yourself-11293]

Death Blossom can clear entire teams when used at the right moment.

Not really, it is countered by pretty much most of the roster, YES you can get some good blossoms off, but once you get higher in the ranks people are more prepared. Needs a little buff IMO

I still think a fix to Shadowstep

Yep, shadow step is holding him back agreed, but not completely, he still has a few other problems.

reduced spread

This is what I don’t really agree with though, he’s supposed to be a tank buster, meaning large spread.

IMO, Blizzard should rework stun mechanic in general. It’s too counter-intuitive, completely useless against some characters/abilities and totally deadly against others. This is not just Reaper’s problem.

Definitely agree here, reaper is getting ruined by stuns.

[Attlus-1624]

friendly morning bump.

[ConnieAmore-1171]

imo, reaper needs speed.

dont make him a constant speedy boy but like, probably alter wraith form to be faster, and give it a meter and also a two second cool down so he cant just pop in and out of wraith form cus why not.

[Budzai-2895]

Nope. Reaper isn’t superior in every aspect to Hog.

Of course he won’t be. And you know why? Because he is a bada55 and also a funny meme.
It is like with Genji, no matter how meta he is, people will play him regardless. Why? Because he is a cyborg ninja dude. And that’s cool.