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Complex BG metas simply shouldn't happen anymore.
Zuro
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From the title of this post it probably just sounds like I'm salty that I lost a bgs match, and although that is partially true, it also connects to an emerging problem that is simply becoming worse over time.
As we all know, the rate at which Kabam has been releasing defenders has drastically increased compared to previous years. As we used to get an absurd defender every 3-4 months, but now we get 1 or more dang near every month. These champs tend to have very intricate kits, to the point where if you make one mistake it's an instant loss most of the time. And since they are starting to release these champs every single month, it's hard to account for how their kits will mesh with complex node combinations. As a result, they end up feeling even more overturned than they already are.
Don't get it twisted though, obviously there are gonna be metas that supercharge certain champions on defense, but there is a big difference between certain BG metas supercharging certain champs, and champs that get supercharged by dang near every node.
For example look at dark Phoenix, she is already a super unforgiving champ that has very few counters to begin with, so when you add electric defence and cowardice on top of her kit, dang near all her counters are neutered hard besides someone like shathra (who I'm still struggling to pull lol).
It makes the game far less skill reliant and much more luck-based, as all you really need to do to win now is see if you can pull the most absurd defenders. It feels like when Kabam are designing these certain champs, they completely forget that nodes are in the game to make fights harder, and as a result they drastically overtune them on defense.
Like the fact that Serpent wasn't drastically nerfed to the ground when he is literally the Hercules of defenders, will forever remain a mystery. They literally gave him like every ability in the game, plus the fact that there is still yet to be a non-mystic champ that can consistently take him in a acceptable amount of time in BGs is insane (Nefaria is dang near a timeout most of the time).
As we all know, the rate at which Kabam has been releasing defenders has drastically increased compared to previous years. As we used to get an absurd defender every 3-4 months, but now we get 1 or more dang near every month. These champs tend to have very intricate kits, to the point where if you make one mistake it's an instant loss most of the time. And since they are starting to release these champs every single month, it's hard to account for how their kits will mesh with complex node combinations. As a result, they end up feeling even more overturned than they already are.
Don't get it twisted though, obviously there are gonna be metas that supercharge certain champions on defense, but there is a big difference between certain BG metas supercharging certain champs, and champs that get supercharged by dang near every node.
For example look at dark Phoenix, she is already a super unforgiving champ that has very few counters to begin with, so when you add electric defence and cowardice on top of her kit, dang near all her counters are neutered hard besides someone like shathra (who I'm still struggling to pull lol).
It makes the game far less skill reliant and much more luck-based, as all you really need to do to win now is see if you can pull the most absurd defenders. It feels like when Kabam are designing these certain champs, they completely forget that nodes are in the game to make fights harder, and as a result they drastically overtune them on defense.
Like the fact that Serpent wasn't drastically nerfed to the ground when he is literally the Hercules of defenders, will forever remain a mystery. They literally gave him like every ability in the game, plus the fact that there is still yet to be a non-mystic champ that can consistently take him in a acceptable amount of time in BGs is insane (Nefaria is dang near a timeout most of the time).
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