Unpopular Opinion: PTR Lucio is AWESOME

[SHiBA-11655]

I think your the only one with that mindset dude

[SonnyTater-1204]

That is a load of bull. Good Lucio will stand out even more now because there is so much more you can do with the new wallriding system.

Bad players are always going to be bad players. Just because someone can ride a wall doesn’t instantly make them Top500. Get real.

Lucio isn’t even a 3 star hero.

[XecutorAdun-11859]

Hells Yeah!

I don’t think it was cheesy to do the rollouts, but you can still do them to an extent once you get used to the new momentum/wallriding mechanics.

Well, also, getting killed now in PTR is no different than live… You can still wall-skim into battle as quickly as before.

HOWEVER…with all that being said. Lucio still needs a buff. The rest of his kit could still use some love. Especially now since its so easy to lose your ult and Hack destroys you.

That’s actually true, but I think we should wait to see how this new series of buffs makes him overall.

As I mentioned before, you cannot just look at individual parts of Lucio’s kit to gauge the extent of a buff or nerf. You have to look at the ensemble, and it feels amazing overall. There is definitely more maneuverability, and the only time the speed nerf is a factor is when you’re just wallriding without jumping or wall-skimming.

[XecutorAdun-11859]

Well said. This is something I think a lot of people are having trouble with. Good Lucios are going to appreciate these changes once they adapt to them properly. And, combined with the Boop buff, good Lucios are going to be SCARY - even against other Lucio players!

[SonnyTater-1204]

Exactly. IMO, everyone who says this is a bad change is just a bad Lucio to be honest. A good Lucio will look at this and be like…damn, Im OPAF now.

Its just funny how everyone is complaining and they dont even know what they are complaining about. Sometimes I wonder if people are even playing the same game as me. For real though.

[Piltmannen-2326]

It’s a trade-off between slowly circling the pillar on the point and speed boost gained with consecutive wall jumps. Now the good Lucio moves more slowly, but any Lucio can ride around a pillar and be more annoying target for some heroes.

[LuckyOwl-149392]

Its making more sense now, its called “wallride” not corner strafing. lol

[vapeisgreat-1880]

It’s not about the damn rollouts. It’s about moving around the map so you heal everyone on the team, even when they are spread out.

[TurningDrop-1325]

People have complained about his skill ceiling being lowered but the nerfed his speed boost off of walls so I think it will be the same.

Additional Patch Notes

There are a couple changes that are on the current PTR that we missed on the main patch notes. I’ll be including them here as well as any additional changes if we make any for this PTR cycle. Brigitte Shield Bash Cone angle reduced from 90 to 60 Dev Notes: When fighting against Brigitte, it often felt like Shield Bash was able to hit you when you felt like you should have dodged it. On the flip side, when playing as Brigitte sometimes you would hit the wrong enemy in the middle of a fight. …

[IsTheMedia-1302]

I love the new Wall Ride. I was decent at first but now I feel like I do more.

And there is a highly noticeable difference between those who mastered wallride, those who are proficient, and those who were just learning.

I’m still stomped by one of my friend’s efficiency in his wallriding. And my other friend who was just learning on how to corner climb, is still unsure what she can fully do in it.

Sure it’s easier now, but it’s not like everyone is now going to be a wallride god.

[ǂŖÏĊĶǂĊ137ǂ-1569]

300ish hours as Lucio I think. I enjoyed playing the 4.0 version. The ONLY change to Lucio that I’ve absolutely hated was his speed nerf.

[Coda-11530]

I don’t hate the fact that a support has become more accessible for everyone to play. We need more people able to flex onto support and not be immediately terrible.

[Mango-13325]

Not really, I do it all the time

[SHiBA-11655]

G o o d 4 y o u s c o o b

[Ardynuff-2639]

How is this an unpopular opinion ?
He’s flat out awesome now - I don’t think I ever had as much fun playing him before.

[Reapfield-1716]

So it’s funny, unlike most changes, it’s the high skill players complaining about the changes. Though I can see where they’re coming from with this. They probably shouldn’t reduce the dismount speed, the corner riding system already causes them to lose speed when doing certain jumps.

[ThiccBuddha-1468]

I would start using him again if they just restored his auras. That is literally all they have to do to make a new Lucio main.

[Bui-1491]

I agree. I just don’t get why people are upset. He was and still has been used in both competitive and pro play at all ranks, he gets some buffs, easier to wall ride corners and people are complaining about it. I don’t understand it. It’s like when they first made the Valkyrie changes on Mercy and players complained when it was so OP, complaining that it was somehow worse, that they had to tone it down to a 10th of its original version.

[Reapfield-1716]

https://youtu.be/qz-f2Pjft84

It’s a huge nerf for the high skill Lucios. That is what people are complaining about.

[atomahawk-11100]

it’s maybe unpopular in these forums that represent maybe 1% of active players. My guess it will be very popular news outside when he goes live.