Which Update did You Dislike the Most?

[Alexisǃ-1278]

junkrats primary fire nerf, such a stupid update that makes junkrat unplayable in high ranks, he really thinks that reverted

@Alexisǃ-1278

PRIMARY FIRE
Oh boy, here we go. Junkrats primary fire is, by far, the most inconsistent one in the game. His primary fire size reduction nerf was by far one of the worst things they could have done to him.

Back in April a ptr patch went live reducing his size from 0.3 to 0.2

Tom Powers said this, “Decreasing the Frag Launcher’s projectile size means he will have to aim a bit more carefully to land powerful direct hits.” this was a horrible idea.

how are you supposed to aim projectiles that are very small, that don’t travel in a straight line, and occasionally ghosts through peoples hitboxes because they are so small?

i was reading another thread earlier today by Meldorn (i linked it at the top) that said this:

the current nerf makes Junkrat’s weapon so inconsistent that it is only reliable at close range. His projectile size is reduced by 33%. I’m sure some of you think this change is marginal. However, note that Junkrat had the second largest projectile weapon in the game (second only to Mei’s icicles). When you take a large projectile and shrink it by 33%, the difference is extreme. People who don’t play Junkrat or haven’t tried the nerf don’t understand how brutal the change is. It makes hitting direct shots extremely unreliable.

Note that Junkrat had the second slowest projectile weapon in the game, second only to Symmetra’s alt fire.

When you mix the 2nd slowest projectile with a small projectile size and a 5-shot clip, you’re left with a very inconsistent weapon.

Some say this change just requires Junkrat to aim more. They’re wrong. Making a weapon harder to use–especially when you’re dealing with projectile size and speed–cannot be written off as making it “higher skill.” There comes a point when a gun’s projectiles are so slow and small that nerfing them just makes the gun inconsistent, not “higher skill.”

This is the point Junkrat is approaching. His shots are so slow and small that it becomes random whether or not you hit. It just requires you to spam more. This change makes Junkrat SPAM MORE , because he can’t hit what he’s aiming at. Not because he’s bad, but because what he’s aiming at can just step out of the way of a perfectly aimed shot.