Before I make my post about the results of two tricking Orisa and Sigma in comp, I’m gonna lay down a little calm before the storm.
Now I’ve heard some people say “I don’t want another Reinhardt” just as I’ve heard “I don’t want another Orisa.”
Also for some people that don’t understand why Reinhardt is popular or favoritized. I think the answer to this will shed more light on my previous statement:
Reinhardt is popular because he has an active play style.
He’s the only real tank whose sole purpose is getting in the enemy’s face, overwhelming them, and bonking them with a hammer. The sfx help contribute to this as does his lore, appearance, and overall attitude.
His play style isn’t something you can get quite the same of with Orisa and Sigma. What I think most people would want for another tank is another Reinhardt. Basically a main tank that has to get up close and personal with the enemy while also dishing out good damage.
What I suggest for such a competitor is a boxer. Or someone who plays sports in some way. They could even make it akin to Megalobox if they wanted. The SFX department could work wonders with this. I’m thinking of a lot of things with this so bear with me
Think a combination of Dudley from street fighter in both appearance and fighting:
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along with his barrier being more of a block. It would be a Barrier like Orisa’s but wrapped right in front of someone and only protects their front. He cannot punch in that stance, only move.
Instead of a charge like Reinhardt, he could have an aerial lunge like Winston but signficantly reduced in range. And if you want to stretch out into other sports, why not have him suplex enemies behind him if he’s close enough
For an ult, a simple disorienting punch with as much range as a pulse bomb. Can be used on one person or multiple if close enough together.
It would blind your vision to white for maybe 2-3 seconds and reduce audio quality so you’d lose two vital senses. And by reduce audio, think sleep dart but you hear less.
Now I know Orisa and Sigma definitely fit to someone else’s favorite type of play style but I think we could use another close up tank.
I also think a good middle ground to Reinhardt, Orisa, and Sigma would be some sort of Captain America. They literally throw their shield out as some sort of disk and it has potential to ricochet and do more damage the closer people are.
All this said and done, my two tricking data should be coming later today or early tomorrow