Does anyone think The Hood Buff will be good?

MaxtheSilent · February 2021

Honest question: Anyone looking forward to this buff? I have him as a 6* ( one of my few) so I was really excited to hear he was getting a buff. I'll be honest, based on everyone's feedback now about his current state I feel like I've underestimated him up until now. Guess you don't know what you've got until it's gone. Anyway I'm interested to hear of anyone thinks this could be a good buff.

Crcrcrc · February 2021

No

odishika123 · February 2021

A buff where a champs utility that was very useful is basically gone isn't a good buff
If anything it's a nerf

Worknprogress · February 2021

I think more people will like him bc the majority of the playerbase isn't that bright and only cares about damage. I also think he's going to be significantly worse for lots of people that already liked him for what he could do

Mobile_P0tat0 · February 2021

I'm interested in trying him, he'll likely play the same role on my team as a synergy champ for ghost regardless of the outcome

Raichu626 · February 2021

He might end up being good, but that remains to be seen. If not for the horrible precedent it sets, I'd be optimistic for now. But I don't really want the Buff to go live, so that optimism is gone

No_oneuk · February 2021

MaxtheSilent said:
Honest question: Anyone looking forward to this buff? I have him as a 6* ( one of my few) so I was really excited to hear he was getting a buff. I'll be honest, based on everyone's feedback now about his current state I feel like I've underestimated him up until now. Guess you don't know what you've got until it's gone. Anyway I'm interested to hear of anyone thinks this could be a good buff.

in your situation (and most peoples...) yes it should be good. We of course don't have the champion to play with and test the numbers and stuff but on paper it looks like a very good buff for the purpose of pulling a character and being able to use it for good damage and good utility.

this buff reduces his utility a bit and increases his damage a bit (we believe) to balance the character. people are upset because some quite specific utility has been stripped away for seemingly no reason, and it does suck for people who have ranked him to fill that narrow gap in their roster, but the vast majority of players who pull hood from now on should be able to actually use him for regular questing rather than him just being tossed on to the bench to be pulled out for occasional synergy purposes or if fate seal is needed and none of the other mystics who handle buffs can handle this unique problem... for some reason.

Cat_Murdock · February 2021

He’s going to be better in some situations. To anyone that didn’t like or use him before, they’re probably going to see it as nothing but a plus (can’t miss what you didn’t have). The player base loves to be distracted by damage. Gonna see a lotta posts once the patch drops of people being excited about Big Red Numbers. But he will be worse in many situations where he used to excel and that’s the issue.

StevieManWonder · February 2021

No_oneuk said:

MaxtheSilent said:
Honest question: Anyone looking forward to this buff? I have him as a 6* ( one of my few) so I was really excited to hear he was getting a buff. I'll be honest, based on everyone's feedback now about his current state I feel like I've underestimated him up until now. Guess you don't know what you've got until it's gone. Anyway I'm interested to hear of anyone thinks this could be a good buff.
in your situation (and most peoples...) yes it should be good. We of course don't have the champion to play with and test the numbers and stuff but on paper it looks like a very good buff for the purpose of pulling a character and being able to use it for good damage and good utility.

this buff reduces his utility a bit and increases his damage a bit (we believe) to balance the character. people are upset because some quite specific utility has been stripped away for seemingly no reason, and it does suck for people who have ranked him to fill that narrow gap in their roster, but the vast majority of players who pull hood from now on should be able to actually use him for regular questing rather than him just being tossed on to the bench to be pulled out for occasional synergy purposes or if fate seal is needed and none of the other mystics who handle buffs can handle this unique problem... for some reason.

His damage was good enough to deal with opponents even in Act 6 at 6r1.

KDSuperFlash10 · February 2021

No

Aleor · February 2021

I was excited at first, but then that licked buff happened

Terra · February 2021

Aleor said:
I was excited at first, but then that licked buff happened

licked?

No_oneuk · February 2021

StevieManWonder said:

His damage was good enough to deal with opponents even in Act 6 at 6r1.

My Howard the Duck can deal with opponents in act 6 at rank 1, doesn’t mean I’m going to level him and rank him up and put him on my team. This Hood buff seems to try to make it so that folks are happy when pulling him rather than being unhappy cause fights take forever with him.

Paddo · February 2021

No_oneuk said:

StevieManWonder said:

His damage was good enough to deal with opponents even in Act 6 at 6r1.
My Howard the Duck can deal with opponents in act 6 at rank 1, doesn’t mean I’m going to level him and rank him up and put him on my team. This Hood buff seems to try to make it so that folks are happy when pulling him rather than being unhappy cause fights take forever with him.

Well if the point of the buff is just to make him be able to end fights quicker, the easier solution was to just give him a little more attack (simply change his attack Stat). I don't see a good reason to change his abilities, it's as simple as that.

BitterSteel · February 2021

No_oneuk said:

StevieManWonder said:

His damage was good enough to deal with opponents even in Act 6 at 6r1.
My Howard the Duck can deal with opponents in act 6 at rank 1, doesn’t mean I’m going to level him and rank him up and put him on my team. This Hood buff seems to try to make it so that folks are happy when pulling him rather than being unhappy cause fights take forever with him.

Your Howard the Duck’s utility stretches to reducing regen rate by 6%

Nigelthornberry · February 2021

No_oneuk said:

StevieManWonder said:

His damage was good enough to deal with opponents even in Act 6 at 6r1.
My Howard the Duck can deal with opponents in act 6 at rank 1, doesn’t mean I’m going to level him and rank him up and put him on my team. This Hood buff seems to try to make it so that folks are happy when pulling him rather than being unhappy cause fights take forever with him.

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Worknprogress · February 2021

Primerprime5 said:
With all the hype Kabam's building up about his damage, he better rival the top killers like CGR and Corvus in that respect. That's literally the only way he can redeem himself.

I'd say it's incredibly likely he doesn't even scrape Sym's damage output let alone the champs you mentioned

Realm_Of_Rah · March 2021

I'm more than happy to distract myself with the damage. Didn't need the pre patch Hood when I've got faster buff control options like Tigra and Longshot. Now I might actually rank him because I often stick him on the team for the Ghost synergy.

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KDoggg2017 · March 2021

I think Hood's fate is sealed. (The buff will probably be good tho).

Legendary_Poey · March 2021

More usable than before.

Terra · March 2021

KDoggg2017 said:
I think Hood's fate is sealed. (The buff will probably be good tho).

He will have gained damage, but at what cost? Loosing that which made him enjoyable in the first place.

Terra · March 2021

Legendary_Poey said:
More usable than before.

Not really. A tiny bit more damage, with 0 utility, compared to what he had before with plenty of utility and respectable damage.
I'd imagine alot of people will be turned off Hood after his so called "buff", even his avid fan users

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The_Sentry06 · March 2021

The only damage mechanic they added were the hex bullets and those are limited by your persistent bullet. I didn't see anything about an attack rating increase so he's gonna probably hit the same with some added damage of heavies.

Jaded · March 2021

Probably best to see how it all plays out. Overreacting is this communities middle name, mine included at times.

This one is a bit crazy.

No_oneuk · March 2021

Terra said:

Legendary_Poey said:
More usable than before.
Not really. A tiny bit more damage, with 0 utility, compared to what he had before with plenty of utility and respectable damage.
I'd imagine alot of people will be turned off Hood after his so called "buff", even his avid fan users

0 utility? He still has most of his utility.

ILLUSION8 · March 2021

Paddo said:

No_oneuk said:

StevieManWonder said:

His damage was good enough to deal with opponents even in Act 6 at 6r1.
My Howard the Duck can deal with opponents in act 6 at rank 1, doesn’t mean I’m going to level him and rank him up and put him on my team. This Hood buff seems to try to make it so that folks are happy when pulling him rather than being unhappy cause fights take forever with him.
Well if the point of the buff is just to make him be able to end fights quicker, the easier solution was to just give him a little more attack (simply change his attack Stat). I don't see a good reason to change his abilities, it's as simple as that.

Agreed. If anything the hood buff soul of have been a value only

Colonaut123 · March 2021

No, I don't think he will. There is no reason for me to rank him up. His utility was his value.

Does anyone think The Hood Buff will be good?

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