We’ve all failed to bring it up forever, all the balance suggestions and rework suggestions never mention it, but Sentry Mode just has to go…
There’s no way to balance it for all ranks, or to stop it from being a God strategy when you’re pocketed and a throw pick when you’re not.
I don’t know for sure what should be done with the rest of his kit, but he’s simply way too dependent on Sentry Mode to be relevant in any way whatsoever. His entire viability leans on Sentry Mode the way that Torb 1.0 leans on his original Molten Core.
It’s obvious to me now that Sentry Mode just can’t stay with him if he’s next in line for a rework, which he most likely is… What are your thoughts on what Sentry should be replaced by? Put a toned down Tank mode in its place and give him a new ultimate? Increase movement speed while repairing?
Why don’t we remove and replace Recon Bastion? Instead of him going on two legs and walking about, he turns into an ATV and rolls around. Attach some sawblades and he can be Carmageddon in Overwatch.
Would be easier to make Tank Mode a basic cooldown ability, yeah? I personally like Recon mode, it may need something new added to it, but it’s surprisingly lethal against any tank that has no barrier, and ruins Pharah.
i like that someone is talking about bastion but i feel like removing sentry mode would make him too different? i mean his kit literally roams around it so it’ll feel weird to have like 50% if not more of him just gone or changed. Maybe other ideas would be more suitable? making his damage less in sentry mode? still being able to break down shields but takes longer and it doesnt melt someone the moment they see him. Somewhat like Wreckingball I’d say? he has fast firing rate but the damage isn’t too crazy. I dont know much about bastion but if i can also help with suggestions then yeah I’d love to!
Bastion deserves some love honestly because he’s been neglected and pushed aside and as a mercy main I understand now how it feels and it tears my heart to see how mistreated bastion is.
I have hundreds of hours on Bastion, Sentry is way too inconsistent for any balance changes that don’t destroy the meta for one rank in favor of another, or make him even more godly with a barrier around him, or more useless without support or barriers.
how about damage reduction but with mobility? He wont destroy people as easily but wont need to be too reliant on team? Or the speed could be slower than his usual speed but at least be able to maneuver on his own so he doesnt need constant barriers around him? As for completely removing his sentry mode, i wouldn’t know what to suggest ahah but i feel like him being less dependent on team while not being too annoying for enemy team to deal with could maybe help him be better? I havent read many suggestions on bastions or seen their experiences but I do hope blizz does something about him.
They would never remove sentry its his most important ability. like at most they would change the way it works but they would never completely remove it. it would be like removing Reinhardt shield or Roadhog’s hook
there’s plenty of glass cannons in the game already. and there’s plenty of ways to make bastion work without removing they’re most iconic ability. like giving them a E since their the only hero who doesn’t have one. i mean the entire point of their character is that they can turn into a turret. you might as well remove bastion if you remove their sentry mode
but that wouldn’t make sense? the whole plot of the last bastion is that they turn into a turret when there is triggered by violence. its the entire point of the character. why are you even maining the character if you want to remove there most important ability, thats like if i was a tracer main and i said “can we remove her blinks and recall? i only like her for her pulse bomb”
she can still build teleporters and she never has been able to build bridges but she’s still a builder. the only thing that they totally get rid of completely was shields, she still has turrets and teleporter cause they important to her as a character
where did you get that? he hates omnics why would he build one?
i mean he still has his turrets and his hammer. and also you said
last time i checked blizzard did n’t get rid of molten core? they made it overload? because they didn’t want to get rid of a good ability? again why do you want to get rid of bastions main ability when you main him. it feels like you never really liked bastion and just want a new hero at this point.