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Mid defender, no idea why they call him 5/5 he already has a bunch of counters and isn't even in the featured crystal yet.

Do you think he'll get a defensive tune up like Arcade?

I wish but I don't even know what they could do to him defensively to make him 5/5 without turning him into another Serpent on accident because if that happens then there's zero chance he gets buffed offensively as well too. Right now he's definitely not a 5/5 defender it's more like a 4/5 but I'd rather he stays a 4/5 and gets a buff on attack than getting buffed on defense to match the 5/5 but keep him mid on attack.

A 4/5 defender is better for sure, not every single defender needs to be 5/5. I think his combo detonation and evolutionary field should last a bit longer so you could fit multiple SP1 bursts. I still haven't tested him before

Actually the issue is it expires too slowly, they should've kept the combo detonation passive similar to BRB's shocks so you have full control of it and fan re apply it reliably as much as you want.

They probably made it expire slowly because if they made it too fast, on defense it would just detonate and you wouldn't have time to land 15 hits before the timer expires. I think on attack though, you should be able to control its duration compared to on defense.

You're literally changing what you're saying based on people replying o you and acting like you sissy

Mid defender, no idea why they call him 5/5 he already has a bunch of counters and isn't even in the featured crystal yet.

Do you think he'll get a defensive tune up like Arcade?

I wish but I don't even know what they could do to him defensively to make him 5/5 without turning him into another Serpent on accident because if that happens then there's zero chance he gets buffed offensively as well too. Right now he's definitely not a 5/5 defender it's more like a 4/5 but I'd rather he stays a 4/5 and gets a buff on attack than getting buffed on defense to match the 5/5 but keep him mid on attack.

A 4/5 defender is better for sure, not every single defender needs to be 5/5. I think his combo detonation and evolutionary field should last a bit longer so you could fit multiple SP1 bursts. I still haven't tested him before

Actually the issue is it expires too slowly, they should've kept the combo detonation passive similar to BRB's shocks so you have full control of it and fan re apply it reliably as much as you want.

They probably made it expire slowly because if they made it too fast, on defense it would just detonate and you wouldn't have time to land 15 hits before the timer expires. I think on attack though, you should be able to control its duration compared to on defense.

No that's not what I'm talking about, the rate at which it expires in general is fine, but what they should do is make it so it expires faster while you're landing hits. That would make him more dangerous both on attack and defense.

That could work as well potentially, like Bill, and would further encourage the usage of high combo champs like patriot and Yelena

You sound like chat gpt

Now what’s wrong with that?

Because you constantly talk like you know how to play champs and what are good matchups only to completely change what you say when you're corrected but act as if that's what you were saying from the beginning. It just feels like you're giving advice on things by parroting what other people say without any actual understanding sometimes

Photon cheese incoming I'm gonna start saving my Titans as soon as I pull Jean... Anyways yeah underrated, always was after the nerf

I forgot how fast he did photon at equal ranks? But if its like 40s -50s that's a big rip as my next r4 was gonna be Photon.

The problem is unlikely patriot if they dont draft photon on attack, you can just throw zemo on defense, making everyone likely to run him

Same rank was usually around 40, 30 when you got really good crit RNG he was one of the fastest Photon nukes even faster than Mantis. All it took was a couple hits on her block then combo spam as soon as she got rooted and if you got some crits sp1 was usually enough to seal the deal. If she was still alive cause you got very little crits you would just hit on her block a couple more times with the five furies up and she'd die before she could even trigger pure light.
I definitely think he's going to be relevant again, not meta but relevant.

Yeah Photon is cooked ngl. Honestly it might be better if i prioritize r4ing the more newer defenders like Yelena, Zola, etc. Photon is dual use but shes more a defender draft than attacker.

Yeah she's starting to fall off a bit now and Zemo will probably make it worse, I'd even argue she's a bit meta dependant these days. If it's a vanilla meta like the current VT one she gets nuked by so many champs (CB, Okoye, Lumatrix, Sable, FAM etc) she's really not worth max investment like she was a while ago. Yelena and Zola definitely better rank up options.

It's still happening. About 30 minutes ago against kingpin and several hours ago against vox.

Big post incoming

Let's address everyone's points here. It's 2am, so forgive any slight errors.

Mysterium

It was stated that Mysterium would be absent from the build in the first week of the month, yet the overall amount of Mysterium would remain the same throughout the month.
The feedback is heard that you don't like the lack of Mysterium during the first week of the month - that has been passed onto the team a few times now.

Intimidate

Intimidate reduces the Opponents chance of throwing a Special by 30%.
The additional potency listed is for block penetration - if multiple stacks exits, the block penetration increases.
Intimidate simply is not a Special Lock - that effect exists and is different from Intimidate.
If we ever do a Tech version of Titania 2099, there's a solid chance she'd have a Special Lock instead of Falter & Intimidate (no, this is not a WOW LEAKS moment).

I don't understand why multiple people are referencing her Deep Dive.
The Deep Dive states "take advantage of her Intimidate to KO the Opponent," and that's about it, while showcasing her utilizing her heavy attacks after her Special 3 with an appropriate amount of Power on the Opponent.

Silk Lock Knock-ons

This is absolutely a valid concern and something I brought up internally.
At this time, the team feels the changes made to prevent Silk (and others) from breaking the game are too important to revert, even if it's impacting Titania if she happens to push the Opponent red. As an avid Titania user, I fully understand the impact when closing out a fight and you need to continue using your Heavy after your Haymakers have come and gone.
I can poke at this again, but I would recommend using her Special 3 when the Opponent isn't at 3 bars of power.

Further AI Concerns

I understand the AI can be frustrating at times - it can be frustrating often. Don't forget, I'm a very high level player as well and run into all the same AI, I believe the kids call it "clown fiesta moments" that you all do. "Fixing the AI" is a very touchy subject, and as outlined in our previous AI Dev Diary, there are lots of talented people working behind the scenes to try and make this as amazing an experience as possible. That reminds me, we need to get a follow up to that Dev Diary out soon. All that being said, the AI is not "learning" or waiting for debuffs to fall off before using Specials. I understand why it could feel that way, and I've often found myself saying "oh, come on now" when it happens to me. Think about how many fights you do in MCOC per day; if you're on the forums, you probably play a lot. The times when the AI feels bad are, unfortunately, going to be more memorable to you than the times things go smoothly and as expected.

QOL Requests

These requests are larger than you might imagine. Unfortunately, there isn't just a "lock players to the Battlegroup" button we could press to make that happen overnight. There are additional knock-ons to consider as well. What happens if, for some reason, a player needs to join a different Battlegroup due to backup concerns?
Unlikely, I know - but it's something that needs to be considered if that imaginary button did exist.
Fwiw, I understand the request and I agree it would be better if it operated that way.

Conclusion

If you think you're being ignored, or we aren't reading what you're saying - that's incorrect.
Again, it's 2am, and instead of winding down for bed I'm sitting at my desk trying my best to address everyone's concerns and make sure they know they're heard.

We aren't always going to be able to address the same questions or topics in multiple threads when multiple exist.
The forums are huge, and things get lost easily. I think a solution for that could be combining threads more often, but regardless, the point here is that I'm actively scanning the forums all day, all of your concerns are always heard, and passed along where they need to be.

All of THAT being said, goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.

Thanks for the write up ... One thing i also want to point out is that there are other persistent or reoccurring bugs that are was resolved for a couple of weeks but have since returned..
One example is the Kingpin on the AW mutant showcase map. Degen in the node is applying to the attacker again after this was fixed.

I'm suspecting one of the bug fixes mid month brought this back as the code for the degen fix was not tracked into the code push and reverted that segment back.

Can you please look into this again? thanks.

This is happening recently?

Yes last night.
There was a seperate reddit thread on this issue too.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ContestOfChampions/comments/1m8d9mw/taking_degen_dmg_instead_of_opponent/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

*siiiiiigh* how did that get reverted

Okay, thank you - I'll get that sorted.

It's still happening. About 30 minutes ago against kingpin and several hours ago against vox.

FYI.. you can work around it by not being too aggressive. just back off when the degen timer about to expire and keep the number below whatever the threshold is.

Wondering if Battlegrounds is dying and people aren’t playing this mode as much anymore?

GC still not full? I’ve been waiting on matchmaking in GC for well over 10 minutes and it still can’t find me a match?

The mode and the game overall is already too much of a grind?! I don’t have enough time for the mode and the game as it is with real life at the best of times. Definitely don’t have enough time if I have to start adding at least 10-15 minutes waiting for a match each time in order to get objectives to try to keep up with points for Summoner’s Fest milestones?! Let alone the time to then complete the match and everything else in the game?!

The waiting is a joke? Can’t do anything else in the meantime in the game whilst waiting so may as well not play the game if I’m just staring at a waiting screen the whole time?