Silent Doomfist - Example of the problem

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Just had this example of completely silent doomfist 1-shot:

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Now I can’t get the image of a Doomfist balance change where he’s forced to scream power at all times during the match out of my head.

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I’ve read that sound doesn’t propagate properly in the vertical plane, but honestly Doomfist has way too much power to not be making noise AT ALL TIMES.

The slam +uppercut combo alone does close to 300 damage.

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Because it’s the nerf everyone has been wanting and okay with.

There are few times everyone agrees on a nerf for a hero, that is one of them.

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Captain E-Shift strikes again.

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I mean Junkrat’s Rip-Tire works the same way, but just like Doomfist it doesn’t happen 100% of the time and doesn’t execute flawlessly every time.

Regardless, Doomfist is a non-factor at the moment and doesn’t need any nerfs.

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Making him more noticeable wouldn’t be a nerf because he can still reliably kill the majority of heroes before they can react, and supports generally can’t outheal his damage

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If him being unnoticeable and undetected is the only thing that’s helping him keep a consistent kill potential then that would affect him quite a bit.

Doomfist lives off of ambushes because if you seem him before he sees you, chances are he’s dead.

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We’ve been saying that for the longest. Once SS charges the sound just disappears.

They really need to fix it because you can hear Rocket Punch when being charged to its max but not with SS.

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But it’s not. His reliability comes from his cooldowns being relatively short, the ability to squeeze in primary fire between any ability, and from gaining shields for every successful ability.

Fair point, but there’s not enough in the game for players to be proactive against Doomfist.

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Damn, while that sucks, that was an amazing doom play right there.

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If you listen closely you can hear the seismic slam right about when mccree says “woah” or when hammond says “landing”. But the sound of you spamming right and left click covers the sound because they sound similar.

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Doom is busted, needed way more nerfs than he got, and gives value far above his skill level.

The fact that he doesn’t alert people to his attacks despite his defenders constant claims to the contrary has been well known for some time.

Blizzard isn’t ever going to fix him or balance him. They want him to continue to reign terror at the lower ranks of the game and be completely oppressive to basically everything.

In essence, doom is there for the doom player to have fun, and if you are unlucky enough to be in a match with one you are there for him to have fun.

Better to just leave the match if it isn’t comp.

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It would be a nerf. A justified, good, and thought out nerf, but the point of making him noticeable is that it gives people more time to react before he can do damage.

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“Just counter him 4head”

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You got outplayed hard. The fact that you’re playing Moira adds to the comical effect as well

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That’s a juicy kill, ngl!

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Like I was confused but mostly impressed.

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Outplayed how? By positioning himself behind his team where a support should be and around a corner where he could make a quick retreat towards a health pack if attacked? What happened was DF player pressed 2 buttons and got an instant kill

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I wanted to have fun, but the enemy team had a Doomfist, so I guess I am playing Moira instead

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