Just wondering but what hero in overwatch is pathfinder from apex legends most like. i first thought he was most like lucio cause both have really good mobility and both are supports although pathfinder doesnt really feel like a support
His abilities are basically just widow’s grapple and sym’s teleporter.
You can’t really compare them because the two games are so different, but i’d say he’s most like widowmaker since he can get to hard to reach positions.
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If you play Pathfinder like I do it’s definitely Roadhog.
If not then probably Widowmaker.
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Looks like a Bastion with a Grappling Hook.
Nah if you’re gonna use the teleporter example thats just too close to wraith for me to let it be.
Pathfinder basically has Grapple and a king sized grapple XXL.
He does actually hook people so this makes a lot of sense
well he likes getting to high ground with grapple and the most powerful weapons imo in apex is sniper rifles, so probably widow.
in most fps shooters all weapons that can insta-gibb someone from range in an instant is the best weapon.
Best weapons in the game are the 301 and 99. Not counting supply drop weapons of course. Edit: With the upcoming weapon changes, the Havoc will probably be the best weapon so long as the new hop-ups don’t dilute the pool for Turbochargers.
Snipers aren’t terrible since the buffs, but they’re very map dependent and any player worth their salt is going to be playing in terrain and ranges that make SMGs, ARs and Shotguns far superior.
This is off-topic of course. But Pathfinders kit does suit him the best towards using a Sniper since he has the best access to high ground.
those rifles are the best general weapons since they have good dps, good range and are easy to use, and pretty easy to find.
but if you pit a sniper rifle that can one shot vs a 301 or 99 the sniper rifles is the clear winner since you can’t delete someone instantly with a 301 or 99.
would you rather run a kraber or a 301, just saying.
He’s most like Hammond.
Sniper rifles in Apex can’t one shot. Not without jumping through a huge amount of hurdles at least.
Scout does 30 damage, 60 for a headshot.
Longbow does 55, 110 for a headshot. 138 with a Skullpiercer.
Triple Take does 23 per pellet, 46 per headshot. Max 138 if all three pellets hit.
Kraber does 125 for a body. 250 per a headshot.
With the exception of the Kraber, Sniper rifles cannot one shot someone who has at LEAST a level 1 bodyshield (+50 HP).
HOWEVER, helmets reduce headshot damage by 10/20/25% (level 4 is the same as level 3, only has CDR attached to it).
Meaning that you can survive a Kraber headshot if you have a level 3 helmet and body armour. Which considering that it’s a lategame weapon isn’t exactly difficult. If you’re fighting at a range where Snipers are the best option, then the map design almost always means that even if you headshot someone with a Kraber, if they survive, they can easily duck into cover and heal before you can close the gap to finish them off. If they DON’T survive and they’re running a Lifeline, Gibraltar or Bangalore, 2 of the 3 most popular characters in the game, it’s going to be extremely difficult to follow up on that kill with Lifelines or Gibraltar’s shield or Bangalore’s smoke (especially since you can’t add a Digithreat to a Kraber, so you can’t see through it unless you Bloodhound Ult or Caustic Gas).
Also Kraber v 301 is an easy choice, assuming of course that attachments are included, I’d take a 301 any day of the week. Burst damage isn’t nearly as necessary with due to how slow healing is. I’d much rather the reliability and mobility that the 301 gives.
The Kraber is obviously a good weapon as a Supply Drop, but I’d rather almost any other legendary, even a Turbocharger occasionally, over it.
ok, in this hypothethical, let’s say you could choose to either start with a fully packed kraber or a fully packed 301, you’d rather rely on a gun that can’t kill in a shot.
also looking at the general character that can take high ground pretty eaily with grapple and has a big hitbox not suitable for close ranged skirmishes i’d say the kraber is more beneficial since it has a bigger chance of finishing someone off at range than 301 or r99 have.
i mean i’m not gonna lie my favourite class and weapon combo was the fully kitted prowler on a bloodhound despite the kraber actually existing.
but that is assuming you have a better edge in close combat encounters like the bloodhound had, but blood hound was pretty decent with a kraber or a peacekeeper too.
to compare all these weapons is that r99 and 301 is useful in more situations, the prowler i’m pretty sure beats both of them in a close quarter combat. and the kraber beats them at range, however getting those kitted out and being in optimal range to use them constantly is not a guarantee making the r99 and 301 more attractive. but sure.
now we are just talking meta in a game that isn’t overwatch, now look at the pathfinder and tell me what other character behaves the most like pathfinder in overwatch, a character that has a grapple, isn’t a tank. who would you think that would be? a character that could have a weapon that could guarantee one shot on most of the roster? would that be good?
I’d say Pathfinder’s grapple is more like Wrecking Ball’s grapple, because Pathfinder can “slingshot” himself.
The zipline ultimate has no equal in OW. Sym’s teleporter comes close, but there’s way too many differences: The teleporter has a very short range, people are transported instantly, people can’t take damage while transported, people can’t drop off mid-transport, it’s not permanent, and it’s destructible.
widow can slingshot too, but i guess having a hammond instead of another widow is more fun for everyone.
I played Apex when it first came out, and I didn’t like Lifeline (as a support main through most of my gaming history) but I really did love Pathfinder. His personality is hella cute and that grapple is really fun. Plus setting up zipline networks is awesome.
I’d say he is closest to Widowmaker, I don’t think his zipline is close enough to Sym’s teleporter. The goth chick could make a teleporter though.
Well, true, but Widow’s “slingshot” is more like a conservation of momentum in a straight line. She can’t really “sling” while the grapple is attached.
How can anyone not like Lifeline?! She has a healing version of snowball, and the shield helps when reviving people. Plus she’s the only legend thats in the game because she wants to help people.
That’s a silly hypothetical, since Apex isn’t Overwatch and you can’t choose what weapons you’re starting with.
A significant tuning factor on the Kraber is the fact you can’t pick it up early since it’s a weapon drop exclusive. When you can normally acquire a Kraber, most people are going to be rocking level 3 helmets and armour.
THOUGH, with how they’re changing air-drops (more drops early, earlier drops will have Kraber more often, mid-game will often have the L-Star and late game the Mastiff) the Kraber should get a boost as an early/mid game weapon.
Personally my favourite combo is Octane with Prowler + Mastiff/R99. Though I do think people sleep on Bloodhound a lot, I think he’s one of the best heroes in the game to feed ult charge to in a coordinated team since his ult gives you so much information.
Realistically I was just nitpicking because while Snipers are strong, they’re too situational to be really called the strongest category of weapons. AR’s like the 301 (and soon the Havoc with it’s upcoming buffs) are too strong in literally every part of the game, from early to late, CQC to long-range, to not be considered the overall best weapons.
But back to the relevant topic, I agree Pathfinder’s closest equivalent in OW would be Widow. Sure he has utility, but he’s not teleporting anyone like Wraith (or Symmetra), he’s not chucking down a bubble like Winston (or Gibraltar) and he’s not being toxic like Caustic or your average Genji player, he’s just letting people use his grapple.
true, but overall gameplay by throwing yourself at people doesn’t seem like a pathfinder thing though also being a tank, but i do see more similarities in character between hammond and pathfinder than widow so maybe?
honestly either hammond or widow i think would be fine because grapple.
weapons don’t carry over that well to overwatch anyways from a logistical standpoint.
Widowmaker I think is more thematic, because disagreements on the strength of Snipers aside, the way he uses his grapple is closer to Widow’s than Hammond’s, even if in terms of how the grapple actually works it’s more like Hammond’s and he is generally considered the premiere Sniper if you opt for that playstyle.