Top500 Junkrat main explains in extreme detail why he needs buffs

[BoopBot-1772]

God yeah, exactly. So, business as usual then?

[Arandmoor-1901]

A direct grenade hit will one-shot squishies and drop 250 health targets to 10 health. His problem is that Widowmaker can do the same with a hitscan bodyshot.

His ult is going to get nerfed super, super hard.

[Rytingur-2827]

Well, I guess buffing Junkrat would’ve made their new exciting addition to goats less exciting, and goats is 90% of what the teams have practiced in OWL so we’ll probably have to wait till OWL is over before anything is done with heroes that should counter goats

[Arandmoor-1901]

Actually, Baptist should prove more of a counter to goats than an asset. His ultimate will basically cut their health in half, and a tank heavy comp won’t have the effective range to deal with the damage dealers he’s supporting.

Sure his immortality field is intimidating, but it removes a tank’s primary advantage: they survive longer than squishies. With immortality field everyone survives the same negating that specific advantage of being a tank.

[Rytingur-2827]

I’ve got my doubts about that, the nature of goats is that they ram into your team, so if baptiste were to example use his ult the enemy goats just rushes to the other side and negates their access to the field. It’s possible that with clever use or the sheer damage makes it very unwise to engage it, but even then it’s duration is very short so your team has a very short window of opportunity(get it? Cause it looks like a… nvm) to capitalize on it.
I could also be underestimating it and it’s the tool that’s needed to topple goats, but over all Baptiste’s aoe heal and utility feels more like he’d replace one of the healers in goats rather than be it’s counter

[Arandmoor-1901]

I think he’s going to benefit dps more than he will goats, primarily because he can enable dps at range while GOATS is very, very limited to close range.

He’s going to pair magnificently with a good Ana. That might enable a slambulance comp, but any and all of the above can be countered pretty hard by a baptieste + bastion combo.

[Alexisǃ-1278]

Baptiste is pretty fun imo

[Xtracrizby-1693]

His right click is what I wanted for Junkrat.

Feelssogood man.

[Arandmoor-1901]

From the cut part of Stylosa’s Jeff Kaplan interview.

When we either nerf or buff characters to affect the characters within the 3 and 3 comp to not be played anymore you have to realize that there are mains all over the world who, we are saying to them, ‘We don’t want you playing that character anymore’.

Junkrat

• Frag Launcher
  • Projectile size decreased from 0.3 to 0.2
• RIP-Tire
  • Tire movement speed decreased from 13 to 12

Developer Comments: These changes are aimed at lowering some of the most frustrating parts about playing against Junkrat. Decreasing the Frag Launcher’s projectile size means he will have to aim a bit more carefully to land powerful direct hits and slowing the RIP-Tire’s movement speed gives his opponents slightly more time to destroy it before it detonates.

So…I guess they don’t want us playing Junkrat anymore.

#feelsbadman

[Xtracrizby-1693]

Frankly, in Junkrat case, I think it’s more on the community.

Cause even I have a feeling that Blizz didn’ wanted that nerf to go through, but had to because the lower SR people keep throwing a fit about it.

[Arandmoor-1901]

It wasn’t even the lower SR people because they don’t post on the forums.

It was people in gold and plat.

[Xtracrizby-1693]

I would lean more towards silver and gold.

Though I’ve also seen a fair share of plats too.

[Xtracrizby-1693]

Since the interview thread is already going to the crapper, I’m gonna be
putting what I wanted to say here instead.

While Jeff words does feel like he’s shifting the blame to the community, the community is also not helping as well. I mean, parts of the community got Junkrat primary nerfed, certain heroes can’t be touched due to a perceived ‘high skill floor’ when it really ain’t that high, or simply because they feel that the hero is oppressive.

I’m still gonna point out and think Blizz could’ve taken more proper steps, I also feel that parts of the community are just terrible in trying to say it’s all Jeff fault.

[Inky-11160]

In the end, its up to the devs to decide who they want to listen to and for the most part, they only listen to the rest of us when it comes to nerfs.

Edit: Heaven forbid they listen to us a prevent a bunch of worthless nerfs and buffs to heroes that they think are “working as intended”

[Arandmoor-1901]

Heaven forbid they listen to us

Well, in their defense, everyone loves their own ideas. Sure, they could listen to us, but which “us” are you talking about? I’m sure if we both blind-presented our fixes for any given issue, they would be completely different and where you loved your idea I would hate it (most of the time) and vice versa.

[AlphaOmega24-2931]

No, he is unfun to play against
-Mercy

[Masa-11972]

K now I know you’re trolling lol.

[Arandmoor-1901]

Either that or he’s having a stroke.

Hey CreamGod…do you smell toast?

[Inky-11160]

I’m sure if we both blind-presented our fixes for any given issue, they would be completely different and where you loved your idea I would hate it (most of the time) and vice versa

Pretty sure the bulk of the McCree community agrees with me when I say McCree should be able to roll mid air.

Then Blizzard went and buffed fth.

That kind of thing is what I’m talking about.

[Arandmoor-1901]

Pretty sure the bulk of the McCree community agrees with me when I say McCree should be able to roll mid air.

Point made.

I think that’s a terrible idea.