Why DAMAGE to Reinhardt's hammer?

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They basically gave him dragon blade damage if he is mercy boosted lol.

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Yeah, that change confused me as well. He’s always been threatening up close, and I can’t think of anyone who has ever complained about his killing potential.

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Laughs in discord orb

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Buffs to his hammer/cleave damage would be awesome, but I don’t think these changes will go live.

That was a very short career as a Call of Duty pro.

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Not in Orisa/Sig comps he isn’t.

They’re trying to buff the pressure Rein puts on the fronline but the problem is that Rein really can’t get there before being out-poked by nigh constant ~200DPS from Orisa/Sig.

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To make rushing more effective. If he’s able to get up close he’s more lethal

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Maniacal laughs at Nano

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Roadhog, Zarya appeal DPS players the most.
Maybe Sigma too but he’s not easy compared to Hog.
Ball is basically Doomfist version of the Tank.
DVA can be Genji/Tracer of the Tank but not a lot of DPS players pick her somehow.

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Maybe devs didn’t want their new fast pass system to be flooded with only Hog/Zarya/Ball players?

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His hammer is already strong so why buff him?
Better nerf Zarya and Roadhog and increase d.Va Matrix

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Never gonna happen lol

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But they should probably try it anyways.

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I think the idea is that Immortality field will die in 2 rein hammer swings so brawl can beat double shield.

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I guess, but that’s a dangerous possibility of just creating a Rein/Sigma/Lucio Rush comp.

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Did anyone not think he was threatening up close?

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Next patch:

Reinhardt can now throw and recall his hammer at will, like Thor

Blizzard Reasoning: PLEASE queue Tank, PLEASE!!!

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that would actually be pretty cool as an alterative to fire strike… but you would be without a weapon other then charge and without ult during the hammers projectile travel time back and forth so it may be a nerf really… though it would look cool…

I mean the thing actually does have rockets on it soo it could kinda make sense lol

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Iirc in internal testing firestrike wasn’t the ability 2, it WAS throwing his hammer and recalling. And it didn’t make it past alpha.

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Sounds fun.

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I think the buff was a “Let’s see if we do this” mentality.

(Someone was bored)

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