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Originally Posted by dlk9s
Solider is definitely a noob character since it's the one used in the tutorial.
I think Bastion is a noob character, too, but he's my favorite so far (I say that like I'm not a noob or something). I love being a mobile, self-healing turret.
I picked Soldier to start with and never really stopped. I have about 40 hours on him now and don't think he's that easy to play, he's middle of the pack. Bastion, Roadhog, Winston, Reinhardt, Mercy, McRee, Reaper and D.Va all easier I think.
Most of the reason he's harder than those is that aiming with him is harder, and he has to avoid certain kinds of situations in a way that other classes don't. Other classes tend to have heroes that have a hard counter, but Soldier mostly doesn't. Sure, he's pretty weak against some heroes, but mostly it's about not getting into spots where some heroes can reach you at short ranges and others at long ranges.
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Originally Posted by Quadstriker
I guess more accurately I'd say that I'm not fond of how overtuned some abilities seem to be and the speed kills are recorded with them - but if there's lots of them it can still be "balanced."
It's just too much Rocket Tag for my liking.
But it could be the "I'm new so not understanding wtf is happening" effect.
I think the former is mostly good. You're meant to die often.
I don't think it's rocket tag though, you don't die to one rocket hit. All the one hits are from sniper headshots, ultimates that you can generally see coming, Mei (effectively one shots), flashbangs, and Roadhog. Most of those are very short range and the last two are relatively hard to pull off. Then there're some hero hard counters - Bastion just can't do anything about Genji really.
I had a game yesterday where my team was bad and we were trapped in the short run from our spaceship to the objective doors. McRee killed me 4 times in a row instantly via flashbang + 3 shots to the head. It's pretty frustrating, but it was because I was forced to play in a situation that plays to his advantage and my disadvantage due to the very short range he could engage at. The best plan would've been to just switch to a tank or even Bastion and cover the way in until we're past the chokepoint.
Anyway, I've clearly thought about this game too much. On the other hand, my average hit percentage with Soldier is 40% now, which makes me happy.
Last edited by Sciolist; 05-09-2016 at 03:58 AM.