Why?
There were so many complains about “Rein isn’t meta now”. How his shield is weak, how he was unable to be as good as other tanks. And of course - “DF AND BRIG MADE HIS LIFE TERRIBLE”.
If that so. Why is he so popular now?
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Rein’s is there to be a punching bag for every to use there stun abilities on him and his team going in as everybody is whaling on him
orisa doesn’t have the HP to be a proper punching bag because people will be reluctant to attack with the stun on her because fortify so they bait it out and than
because y’know less HP then rein she is going to die faster and she also doesn’t have barrier on her hand so she is going to take more damage then say a rein and needles to say being a punching bag isn’t the most enjoyable thing to do
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When I play rein my fun is map and team dependent. If we have 3 supports and are Nepal you already know I’m gonna play Rein like a Genji with dragonblade
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This. Right now his best use is as bait to eat everything, which is quite sad.
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Because GMs know strengths and weaknesses to heroes. They cover Rein weakness by picking Zarya and getting the easiest +40 of their life so they can deal big damage.
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Because Reinhardt wasn’t never bad, he was just out of the meta. Reinhardt was fine and Blizzard was right to not touch him.
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Dive tanks are just worse by comparison. Nothing dies from them with Brigitte being played every game.
Shield botting, to put it simply. Having a 2000hp, movable shield keeps Brigitte’s shield alive, so more Shield Bashing is possible. Neither Orisa nor Winston offer that
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The complaints that I have read is that he is to reliant on other heroes.
But was this not always the case, even in season 1?
He needed teammates behind his shield so he could push and they could kill enemies.
Another complaint that I have read is that he is too vulnerable to CC. He is easy to stun and tend to fly away thanks to knockback abilities.
But he’s the frontline, isn’t he? Of course will he get stunned more than any other heroes. He’s protecting teammates behind a big shield. You want to get rid of it as an enemy.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t Reinhardt need buffs. And he especially does not need a resistance to CC.
But I do agree that Brigitte’s shield bash shouldn’t stun Reinhardt when he has his shield up.
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This is how you play main tank though. Except a good team will help Rein because they need him.
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He is still incredibly unfun to play, Brigitte just makes him OP
yes you’re correct that is where the complains are coming and since season 1 that has been the case but with brig on in the game it becomes much more so
because now rein has some who can consistently stun him every five seconds with little to no risk and that makes him open to taking much more damage unless the team helps him recover
Being popular/necessary and being fun aren’t the same thing. Here’s a good thread that explores the topic:
Because they understand they don’t have much of a choice if they want a chance at winning. That doesn’t mean much more than that…
Honestly the only reason Reinhardt is picked so much is that he’s the only tank that really synchronizes with Brigette
Brigitte has super high pickrate and she is amazing with Rein. And that’s the only place where he is actually useful right now…
For the exact same reason why Reaper was picked at all in season 2 Beyblade meta.
Someone else is overpowered and Reinhardt synergizes best with said OP hero. That says nothing about Reinhardt himself. Remove OP hero, and Reinhardt’s pickrate instantly falls back down
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The reason why Brigitte can stun Reinhardt is because it’s a melee ability. Melee abilities like Winston’s rage punches, Genji’s dragonblade slashes and Doomfist’s rocketpunch can go through Shields.
I don’t think Brigitte’s stun should be seen as a melee ability. Most melee abilities are designed to deal damage enemies, but Brigitte’s melee ability is designed to stun.
Other stuns like freeze, flashbang, sleepdart and hack can only be applied behind his shield. I think this should count for Brigitte’s stun as well.
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I agree very much so I don’t think anybody goes in with the mindset of using bash is “I’m going to damage with this” it’s “I’m going to stun them with this”
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Because of Brigitte. Brigitte creates a triple support brawl kind of meta; Zarya synergies very well with that. But you still need a main tank, and the only one that fits in with that kind of comp (close range, big extended not so organized fights) is Rein. Rein has massive issues but he’s the only main tank that makes sense to play in a Brig+Zarya meta.
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