This will be the third time they’ve buffed Reaper’s self sustain, a buff no one asked for, a buff that’s not going to actually fix his issues.
We’ve complained about Shadow Step. It takes to long to use, it can easily bug out on terrain (especially since it lacks sensitivity setting), it has too many stipulations (you can’t be in the air to use it, you can’t be in the air during any part of the cast, you can’t move at all when it’s cast). It’s such a high risk power for almost no reward.
And what’s worse is we have this instead of more combat options. All we have is the shotgun which we can’t use effectively at more than 5 meters (despite that damage falloff starts at 11 meters, seriously you could turn off damage falloff and it wouldn’t even increase its performance).
We need more versatility not more life steal. The only thing 50% life steal does is make Death Blossom worth using on tanks. Which why not just make it so Death Blossom has 50% life steal, then have his normal shots deal 30% life steal but actually give him some god damn combat versatility in his kit.
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It feels like this ability is a forgotten placeholder, at least it explains a lot
rework reaper in to a sniper
All the need to do to Shadow Step to make it exactly like Rogues Shadow Step in WoW.
Shadowstep
25 yd range
Instant 30 sec recharge
1 Charges
Requires Rogue (Assassination, Subtlety)
Requires level 22
Step through the shadows to appear behind your target and gain 70% increased movement speed for 2 sec.
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Idk, I’ve seen it used effectively on a few maps. It’s not amazing but I don’t think it’s the horrible ability people make it out to be. As long as it allows Reaper to kill like one backliner before they can respond and then gtfo with shadow walk then it’s done its job.
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Just make everyone a sniper, probably easier to balance that way
The problem is that it’s super situational. You can’t use it in combat. There is like three maps where you can use it effectively. If you can’t see where everyone else you don’t know if where you’re stepping to will be met with a headshot.
It’s not meant to be used in combat it’s meant to let him have an ability to get on high ground and sneak up on a flank and it does that just right. He’s not supposed to be able to close distance for free HE HAS SHOTGUNS. Not every hero even has the ability to get on any ledge they want. It’s suited perfectly fine for him and is not better because if it was, it’d get rid of counterplay, him being strong up close the counter play is having the ability to deny him getting close if you pay attention and don’t let him sneak up on you.
Because that would be a useful well thought out buff that would boost his skill level and make him more viable but it would take time and they need to kill goats now so people will watch OWL so they slammed his lifesteal into overdrive to patch it and hoping nobody realizes.
I think they should have buffed shadow step to be:
- a completely silent animation
- immune to all damage during the second half of the animation
- able to activate mid-air
Name another ability you can’t use in combat.
When did they change it so you cant use it in combat? idk how many clips ive seen him tele out of a pulse or a self destruct.
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are you serious? It makes you literally invulnerable to EVERYTHING and reloads your gun, you DO NOT have to stop moving to use it as you claim above.
Symmetra’s teleporter, they’re both underpowered though…
They’re talking about his useless teleporting ability, you’re thinking of wraith form.
Kinda further proves their point since it’s so useless it can be forgotten about lol.
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Id believe that if they didn’t just give the Symm teleporter the same mechanic.
Sym teleporter can bring an entire team in higher grounds and escape. Try again.
Reaper’s teleport is legitimately awful, and I agree it’s one of the things they could have looked to improving before buffing the life leech. Reaper’s overall kit is so dated and buffing Wraith Form was a long overdue change, but Shadow Step is still the same janky ability that gets you killed half the time you use it.
Shadow step isn’t great but its not bad if you use it properly
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Shadow Step is terrible, but most of the suggestions here help to explain why nobody in this thread is employed as a game designer.